Author: ITPulse

In the dynamic world of technology, where Kolade Odusanya, a stellar DevOps engineer, seeks to excel, the pursuit of high availability in a microservices architecture is a paramount endeavour. He has consistently proven himself both capable and innovative in the face of problems associated with microservice architecture. Understanding Microservices Architecture Microservices architecture, the paradigm of breaking down complex applications into smaller, independent services, lies at the heart of Kolade’s pursuit. These services, operating autonomously, bring flexibility and agility to the development and deployment process. However, as applications burgeon, maintaining high availability becomes a pressing challenge. Scaling Challenges and Solutions Scaling…

Bus-hailing service provider, PlentyWaka has announced a slight increase in their bus fares on all routes within Lagos State, starting from Monday, 11th of January, 2021. The increase, according to the company is to allow them to keep up with the maintenance of their vehicles, improve their services and continue to sustain the high cost of daily operations. “There will be a slight increase in our bus fares on all routes within Lagos State. We understand that this might involve you adding a little extra to the funds in your Wakapurse, but do not be alarmed as this is just…

The 2021 edition of Eko-Konnect Users Conference will virtually from 19-21 of this month, Chiamaka Oziri, Head of Marketing and Communications at Eko-Konnect has announced. The announcement, which came via email message also note that the conference is a great way to kick off the year with two sessions daily dealing with important issues for the research and education community, especially as the Covid-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed how people live and work. Meanwhile, the President of the Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani will lead expert speakers and thought leaders from Nigeria and worldwide to focus on how the community can use technology…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has explained that the ongoing integration of National Identity Numbers (NIN) to individual SIM Card is not about the disconnection of Telecom subscribers from their networks. Rather, the exercise is for the general safety of all Nigerians and will also help in vital exercises like National Budgeting, Policy Planning, Social Intervention programs and many more. The NCC it has decided to make this clarification based on some erroneous media reports that the exercise will lead to the mass disconnection of telephone subscribers. In a statement signed by its Director of Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, the…

Research data analyzed and published by Comprar Acciones, has indicated that the strong demand for the iPhone 12 range of smartphones is expected to enjoy robust performance going into the first quarter of 2021. The researchers noted that over 51 million of the smartphone, representing 38 percent will be shipped, a significant increase from the previous estimate of 47 million shipments. With this prediction, Apple is planning to increase iPhone production by almost 30 percent in H1 2021. It has asked its suppliers to make up to 96 million devices during the period. Meanwhile, checks have revealed that iPhone 12…

A combination of a new Strategy Management Plan (SMP) and continuous driving of Information and Communications Technology innovations for growth can be said to be some of the activities that defined the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) regulatory prowess last year. While the telecom regulator unveiled the new Strategic Management Plan (SMP) 2020-2024 as a pedestal to drive the implementation of the Federal Government’s digital economy vision, the year 2020 saw a consistent commitment to investing millions of Naira to drive Information and Communications Technology (ICT) innovations in the academia, while also supporting innovative ideas among young Nigerian tech innovators. From…

Accra Institute of Technology (AIT) [www.ait.edu.gh], has been ranked the top private University in Ghana and one of leading educational institutions in West Africa. This was after it was announced the winner of the three most prestigious awards at the just-ended 2020 UMB Ghana Tertiary Awards in Accra. The awards are ‘The Most Outstanding Institution in COVID-19 Times Award’,  ‘The Best Technology University Award’ and ‘The Best Educator of The Year Award to the President of AIT.’ As one of the ECOWAS sub-region’s top education centres, AIT is home to thousands of Nigerians and other West African students. Accra Institute of Technology…

By Hashim Suleiman By their pseudo names and hidden identities, one will simply identify where such vituperations like the one posited by one Shaka Momodu through his article posted on Thisday newspaper of 1st January, 2020 are coming from. You would understand it to be related to the position of some mischievous industry players who’s interest is other than national interest. Such positions could also be of those who are hell bent on frustrating the emergence of the new class of politicians who don’t  bow to mediocrity. The writer pointed to why people would be asked to gather to pick…

The Nigerian government through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has approved has approved  a SIM Replacement  Policy for subscribers whose SIMs have been lost, stolen, misplaced or damaged. The approval, which is based on recommendations from the Technical Committee headed by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami and charged with the operationalization of the process to ensure an expedited linkage of all SIM Registration Records with NIN, is subject to the following conditions: i) That the subscriber present a NIN; ii) That an effective verification of the NIN is…

The African ICT Foundation (AfictF) in Nigeria has appointed Mr. Peter Oluka, the Editor of Techeconomy.ng, one of Nigeria’s biggest online Information and Communications Technology news platform as its Executive Director, Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM). Peter Oluka is a Technopreneur, Public Speaker, Speech Writer, amongst other Public Relations interests. He is the Editor, TechEconomy.ng;  Co-founder of Njalo.ng and GrassRoots.ng, online marketplace and news platform, respectively. He worked as Senior Correspondent, Nigeria Communicationsweek. He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Information Management (IIM-Africa) and was awarded the Records and Information Management Best ICT Reporter of the Year by…