Author: ITPulse

By December 30 this year, any telephone subscriber in Nigeria without valid National Identification Number (NIN) to update SIM registration records will not be able to make or receive calls. This is part of the decisions taken by the Nigerian government to improve the integrity and transparency of the SIM registration process and ultimately, consolidate the achievements of last year”s SIM registration audit. in a statement issued by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director  Public Affairs at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), this decision followed the earlier directive on the suspension of new SIM registration by network operators by the Minister of…

In its efforts in using technology innovations in the fight against insecurity in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has won two prestigious international awards. The awards are the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) Golden World Awards (GWA) 2020 and the African Public Relations Association’s (APRA)Certificate of Excellence. While the NCC won Golden World Awards for its harmonized emergency number, 112 and the construction of Emergency Communications Centers (ECCs) in 36 states of the Federation and the FCT with 19 states already operational and additional 5 ready for activation, the APRA’s Certificate of Excellence was given to the Commission for its…

An Atlas VPN analysis, which is based on Risk Based Security data has revealed that while no economic sector is guarded against cyber breaches the healthcare sector suffered the most in 2020.  According to the analysis, in the first three quarters of 2019 and 2020, the healthcare sector had 343 breaches, while in 2020, it faced 341 breaches, which account for 12% of breaches this year. “Data breaches are growing in severity, with fewer breaches exposing more records than ever before. Businesses should take note of this and make cybersecurity one of their top priorities next year. It is always better to…

As Small and Medium Enterprises are cutting their expenditure and struggling to survive the business climate occasioned by the outbreak of Covid-19 in 2020, Kaspersky has suggested some cybersecurity postures these companies need to take even with low security investments: These postures highlighted by the global cybersecurity company in its latest report titled ‘Investment adjustment: Aligning IT budgets with changing security priorities’, include always keeping team aware of IT security risks such as phishing, web threats, banking malware and others that can target employees in their daily working routine. Kaspesky noted that there are dedicated training courses which teach security…

Despite the overall Information Technology cuts across the world as a result of the ravaging Covid-10 pandemic, a great number of companies, especially the Small and Medium Businesses have increased their budget for cybersecurity. According to a new Kaspersky report titled ‘Investment adjustment: Aligning IT budgets with changing security priorities’, investment in cybersecurity grows from 23% in 2019 to 26% in 2020 for SMBs, and from 26% to 29% for enterprises. The report, which was based on a survey of more than 5,000 IT and cybersecurity practitioners also noted that 71% of organisations expect their cybersecurity budget to grow further…

Across the world, there has been a surge in online gamblers. People are spending their time betting on sports, as well as playing traditional casino games. But the laws and regulations are different in various countries around the world. Of course, Nigeria has its own laws when it comes to gambling. The growing online gambling industry means that the laws are having to be adapted to accommodate this. Nigerian gambling regulation Gambling was once viewed as an antisocial activity in Nigeria. But the introduction of Chapter 22 of the Criminal Code Act meant that some types of gambling were legalized…

Stakeholders in the Nigerian educational sector have been urged to adopt approaches that will promote interest of students in technology education. The Nigeria British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) and Education First Nigeria Limited (Edufirst) gave the advice at the 2020 Edutech Conference held recently with the theme “Jobs, Education and Technology: The New Normal”. Speaking at the conference, the President and Council Chairman of NBCC, Mr. Kalowo Falowo noted that the situation of things occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the weakness of education system in Africa. Thus, education managers must ensure that they build on already made progress…

The Chairman of Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh has advised young entrepreneurs in Nigeria to be focused and ignore people he tagged ‘Executive Blackmailers’, stressing that such blackmailers feed and train their children with money criminally earned from the act of deceit. The Zinox Boss gave the advice on Saturday during the fourth annual digital entrepreneurship case study forum, which happened virtually this year with the theme – Salient issues that may distract Entrepreneurs in Africa. ‘‘Most of these people are mature blackmailers who feed and train their children with money criminally earned from blackmail. Please, you must stay focused…

What did (the various territories that were later to be amalgamated into) Nigeria look like in 1894? How about a hundred years later in 1994? And what could Nigeria look like in the year 2094? History provides elaborate answers to the first two questions. Answers – accurate or near-accurate answers, that is – to the third, however, will rely entirely on the ability to predict/envision the future and work to invent and create the predicted future. With a continuing shining legacy of nation building – supporting innovative financial, commercial and other developments in Nigeria and even Africa – one bank…

By Hashim Suleiman The outing at the GITEX, 2020 in Dubai showcased clearly how much Pantami had been much ready for leadership and is simply showcasing it without stress. He looked the part, the show was classy and you had a semblance of a nation that was ready to communicate with the world as far as digital concerns are the matters. One thing you can give to Pantami and could help you understand his person better is the fact that he understands the importance of media in all his activities. Let me tell you for free that America is as…