Author: ITPulse

The Senate today said it will probe the controversy surrounding the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) network in Nigeria, whether truly it is hazardous to health as claimed in some quarters. The country’s upper legislative chamber disclosed this during the plenary after a motion was raised by Senator Uche Ekwunife, drawing the attention of the senators to the status of the 5G network in the country. Ekwunife said her motion was borne out of the need to assure Nigerians of their safety by asking the Federal Government to postpone the launch until a proper investigation was carried out. Thus, the…

The Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) today donated some medical equipment to the Lagos State Government as part of an effort to halt the spread of the Coronavirus Pandemic. The President of ATCON, Engr. Olusola Teniola, who presented the items through the Lagos State Ministry of Health, noted that the association is proud of the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu because of his notable efforts at curbing the spread of the Coronavirus outbreak in Lagos through the Lagos Ministry of Health. “It gives me much pleasure to be present at the Lagos State Ministry of Health today,…

One of Nigeria’s premier financial institutions, Firstbank says investment in technology over the years has produced fruits, especially during the five weeks Covid-19 lockdown, declared by the Federal Government. The Chief Executive Officer of FirstBank, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, who stated this while welcoming its customers from the lockdown period, also assured that stringent measures have been implemented to ensure its branches and locations across the country operate in line with the health and safety guidelines issued by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control to mitigate the spread of coronavirus. “We are glad that our investment in technology over the years…

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has opened a global competition platform for innovators and ecosystem builders to present their ideas and projects, empowering them to transform their communities into thriving digital societies. Tagged ‘Innovation Challenges 2020’, the platform is part of efforts by the global telecom body to mitigate the challenge of the COVID-19 outbreak, which has continued to wreak havoc across the globe, threatening lives, putting increasingly more stress on global value chains and testing countries’ resilience and readiness for digital transformation. Thus, the ITU Innovation Challenges, which is unique in bringing together all stakeholders needed to nurture an…

After over six weeks of shutdown due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, the management of PlentyWaka, Nigeria’s premier bus-hailing platform today announced the resumption of full operations from Tuesday, 5th of May 2020 from 6:00 am – 6:00 pm daily. The announcement was made in the light of the recent announcements made by the Federal Government on the controlled easing of the lockdown starting from Monday, 4th of May 2020, coupled with the Lagos State Government’s directive on the mode of operations for transport businesses. According to an email, the resumption will attract a 20-25 percent increase in regular fares this…

The global smartphone shipping in the first quarter of 2020 has recorded a sharp decline of 16.8 percent on the year-ago total, with Apple decline being the least out of the big three. According to Strategy Analytics, the unprecedented decline, where total shipments of 274.8 million units were recorded in the first quarter, is been attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. Strategy Analytics revealed that no vendors were spared the austerity, disclosing that Xiaomi atleast managed to tread water thanks to its Indian presence. “As expected, the global smartphone market delivered its worst performance since records began. Demand for smartphones slammed…

Employees of Interswitch Group, integrated payment & digital commerce players has raised a whooping N75 million to complement the company’s N230million as part of a coordinated effort from public and private sector perspectives to address the spread and mitigate the negative impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria. The employees were inspired to make a difference as far as playing their part in fighting the scourge. Thus, a voluntary contribution in an employee-led effort that will amount to N305million that Interswitch has contributed towards the COVID-19 response. According to the Founder and Group Chief Executive Officer of Interswitch, Mitchell…

Pan-African Information and Communications Technology company, CWG Plc has highlighted the role it is playing to support the Federal Government’s Digital Economy quest, which is being promoted by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami. While commending Dr. Pantami for the novel idea which he says will ultimately lift Nigeria from being dependent on Oil & Gas, CWG, touted as the largest system integration in Nigeria, disclosed that as an enabler of business and economy growth, will be able to provide an enabling ICT Infrastructure to drive the Government’s Digital Economy. “The fundamental part of any institution,…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), through its subsidiary, Office for ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIIE), has called on Nigerians, especially software developers, to apply for opportunities to participate in the “Nigeria COVID-19 Innovative Challenge”. Making the call in a statement signed by Mrs. Hadiza Umar, Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations, NITDA noted that the Nigeria COVID-19 Innovation Challenge is an online innovative challenge set up to meet the challenges mankind is facing as a result of the Coronavirus. The Challenge is organized as part of NITDA’s strategic initiatives, which is aimed at identifying and showcasing innovative technology…

Those who know have predicted that the Nigerian telecommunications sector will continue to keep the country afloat in the post Covid-19, despite the negative impact of the virus on the economy. Specifically, they fingered three factors, which include investments made pre-covid-19, social media culture and data growths and ultimately, listing of MTN and Airtel on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, which they attributed to the foresightedness of the Nigerian Communications Commission, led by Prof. Umar Danbatta. First to point this out is Nairametrics Financial Advocates, a financial resource company, with special focus on investor advocacy and business intelligence. According to Nairametrics,…