Author: ITPulse

One of Nigeria’s telecommunication companies, 9mobile, is set to hold the maiden edition of a health talk series themed “Covid-19 and the new normal: Staying mentally healthy in the face of the challenges”. The session, which will be streamed live on the Instagram page of Instablog9ja on Thursday 25th March 2021 at 7 pm, is part of efforts to cushion the mental health impact of COVID-19 and curb the increasing rate of depression. The program will feature Hauwa Ojeifo, rights advocate and Executive Director at She Writes Woman, who is popularly tagged as the voice and face of mental health…

The management of Polaris Bank has adduced reasons why it decided to partner with the Golf Section of the prestigious Ikoyi Club 1938 to sponsor the Unity Golf Tournament, an Open Amateur Golf tournament that is expected to parade about 350 golfers who are members of registered Golf Clubs across the country. According to the Acting Managing Director/CEO of Polaris Bank, Mr. Innocent C. Ike, sponsorship of the tournament underscores Polaris Bank’s conviction on the role of sports, particularly golf, in enabling national unity, and socio-economic development. “We are pleased to associate with the Ikoyi Club 1938, an iconic brand…

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has hailed Mohammed Babajika, Director, Licensing and Authorisation Department at the Commission following the recognition by the League of African Development Students (LEADS) as ‘’Africa’s Patriotic Personality’’. Prof. Danbatta said the recognition is a reflection of how well the Commission, through the department, has delivered one of its important functions of issuing operating licences to all telecommunications service providers in Nigeria for economic development, as contained in section 31 of the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA), 2003. According to LEADS Africa, Babajika was considered worthy of the award…

Fouani Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary company of Fouani Group was established in Nigeria 20 years ago with the aim of serving the Nigerian market with the latest, the best, and modern technologically driven electronics. The partnership with global electronics giant LG has made the company a household name as they offered the best of LG products at unbeatable prices in the country. The partnership played a key role in the evolution and growth of Fouani Nigeria, as it is being recognized as one of the biggest Electronics stores in Nigeria. According to Mr. Dong Youn Kim, Managing Director, LG Electronics…

By Hashim Suleiman So many people who nag and complain about the non-workability of Nigeria or desire to relocate are only lazy and don’t understand how to benefit from Nigeria in my opinion. And this is why I had since believed in President Buhari’s assertion of Nigerian youths being lazy. As imperfect as Nigeria’s system is for which I don’t even believe it will ever become to what the people I described above want of it, so many Nigerians are becoming great and living well albeit with some patience and contentment which form the basic attributes of living a good…

In a bid to boost broadband penetration in the South-Eastern States, the Anambra State Government has decided to convene a stakeholders’ forum with the theme: “Facilitating Broadband Access in Anambra State through a Favourable Right of Way Regime”.  The forum is scheduled to hold on March 30, 2021, at 02:00 pm (West African Time); with Federal and State Government officials, members of diplomatic corps, investors, industry associations and other are expected participants. This is coming after the Anambra State Government, under the leadership of Chief Willie Obiano,  had in June 2020 waived the charges for Right of Way (RoW) for…

Ericsson has announced the appointment of Ms. Sena Erten as Vice President and Head of People for the Middle East and Africa and a member of the market area leadership team.  Ms. Sena in her new role will work to realize the company’s people vision in the market area, inspire and guide the business towards a world-class employee experience that is people-centered, adopting the latest digital technologies, and leading the way in driving our company culture. Apart from that, Ms. Sena will drive Ericsson’s people transformation in the region through innovative leadership, attracting and retaining the best talents and helping…

Mouth-watering deals, unmatched discounts, daily Flash Sales, Treasure Hunts, free shipping and exclusive app-only deals are among the many exciting offers lined up for customers of Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-Commerce giant, as it brings together the biggest global brands in the market on its platform for a much-anticipated campaign. Known as Battle of the Brands, the exciting campaign kicks off on Friday, March 26 and will run till Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Exclusive to Konga, Battle of the Brands will see shoppers treated to the biggest offers and deals from an array of top brands dominating segments cutting across…

A new report ‘Understanding Nigeria’s Protein Deficiency status and evaluating campaign activities’, has identified and attributed the protein deficiency among Nigerians to poverty and unemployment, which was recently put at 33 percent by the National Bureau of Statistics. Tagged the Nigerian Protein Deficiency Report 2020, which was conducted by Ipsos Nigeria Limited, a leading market research company, noted that historical, data show that Nigeria has a gap in its protein consumption when compared to other global economies, adding the country is ranked below the bar in global food security index with a protein per capita – daily intake lower than…

The Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Engr. Gbenga Adebayo today disclosed that the N42 billion indebtedness to Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) by Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) over the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) has not been forgiven or wished away. Engr. Adebayo, who was speaking on Arise TV, rather said the issue of the 42.2 billion indebtedness will be sorted out by both the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) by Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), stressing that what is more important is the resolution of the protracted dispute by suggesting ways forward. “What is important at…