Author: ITPulse

The UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, which work to stimulate local digital economies by creating jobs through digital skills has launched two virtual programmes called the Innovative Teachers Fellowship Programme and the Future Females Business School Programme. The launch of these programmes is in response to the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the education sector in Nigeria coupled with the need to support gender inclusive economic growth. According to the Tech Hub, these programmes will help entrepreneurs build financial sustainability and adaptability into their business models. Speaking on the launch, the UK-Nigeria Africa Tech Hub Country Director, Honey Ogundeyi said,…

The spending on Data Center system is expected to drop 10 percent to $188 billion in 2020, even as global IT spending is also expected to shed $300 billion in 2020 while cloud spending will surge by 6.3 percent. According to Gartner, a research and advisory company, cloud system infrastructure services are estimated to grow from $41 billion in 2019 to $63 billion in 2020.  It also projected that SaaS solutions will generate $104.7 billion in 2020. The figure was $102.1 billion in 2019 and is set to grow to $121.0 billion in 2021, and further to $140.6 billion in…

The Computer Professionals (Registration Council) of Nigeria (CPN), has announced the appointment of Mr. Muhammad Bello Aliyu as the New Registrar/Secretary to Council. In a statement in Lagos, CPN disclosed that Aliyu was appointed at its 93rd Regular Council meeting which held at the CPN Centre of Excellence, Abuja, on Wednesday 28th October, 2020. The statement noted that the apponitment, which is for a single 5-year tenure, was based on the recommendations of the Screening Committee of the Council, which reviewed and interviewed applicants for the position. Meanwhile, a check has shown that Mr. Aliyu, who hails from Sokoto State,…

Don Pedro Aganbi, a pioneer Nigerian ICT Broadcaster and convener of the hugely popular annual Titans of Tech Conference and Expo has been inducted into the ICT Hall of Fame at an award ceremony for ICT icons organised recently by Titans of Tech Conference and expo in Lagos, Nigeria. Dr. Aganbi was honoured for being among the pioneering technology broadcasters on television in Nigeria spanning two decades and for his passion and consistently in the forefront of innovative programmes that gives value to the  industry, including hosting the longest running and hugely popular Titans of Tech Conference and Awards (16…

FPG Technologies & Solutions Limited has been awarded ‘Cyber Security Product Company of the Year’ and ‘IT Solutions and Consulting Company of the Year’ at the 2020 Beacon of ICT Award. Organized by Communications Media Limited, Publishers of Nigeria Communications Week, a leading Nigeria’s ICT Magazine, the  BOICT awards distinguishes organisation’s and individual’s contribution to ICT advancement in Nigeria and is considered by experts as the most significant ICT award held in Nigeria. Receiving the award, Joy Ehibor, Head, Marketing and Customer Service said the award is an acknowledgment of the exceptional and excellence technology solutions we deliver to the…

The Lagos State University (LASU) celebrates Oladimeji Shotunde for his sterling academic performance, as he recently set a new CGPA record in the 37 years of establishment of the institution, in which no student had ever achieved in the history of the University. Dimeji Shotunde was recently listed to have graduated as the overall best graduating student of the Lagos State University LASU Ojo Campus, after he emerged with a cumulative grade point average CPGA of 4.95 from a total CGPA of 5.00 scale academic performance. The 22 years old, who hails from Abeokuta South L.G.A, in Ogun State, graduated…

Global Original Equipment Manufacturer, Ericsson has predicted that by the end of this year, 5G network subscriptions will be upped to 200 million across the world, even as more than 1 billion people will have access to next generation coverage within same timeframe. These projections and predictions are contained in the Ericsson’s latest edition bi-annual Mobility Report report. According to the report, real traction for 5G, with the pace of introducing new functionality increasing in network and device domains, despite uncertainties caused by the ongoing Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. “By the end of 2020, 15 per cent of the world’s population…

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has expressed worry over what it described as Internet connectivity gaps, which has persist in rural areas, particularly in  least developed countries (LDCs). Referring to a new report titled ‘Measuring Digital Development: facts and Figures 2020’, the ITU noted that despite virtually all urban areas in the world covered by a mobile-broadband network, 17 per cent of the rural population live in areas with no mobile coverage at all, and 19 per cent of the rural population is covered by only a 2G network. “How much longer can we tolerate the significant gap in household…

The Head of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), E-Business Desk of New Telegraph Newspaper, Mr. Samson Akintaro has been named the Most Outstanding ICT Reporter of the Year at the 2020 edition of the Africa Digital Award (ADA). At the award ceremony, which was held in Lagos at the weekend, Akintaro emerged the winner after a thorough assessment of the quality and depth of ICT reportage by ICT reporters in Nigeria across publications. ADA is a Pan-African award that recognises outstanding contributions to the development of the ICT industry. Attended by the creme de la creme of Nigeria’s ICT Industry…

Nigeria’s based Digital Encode, a consulting and integration firm has been declared Cybersecurity Company of the Decade and Compliance Advisory Company of the Decade at this year’s Beacon of Information Technology (BoICT) Lecture/Awards held on Saturday at Eko Hotel Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. Apart from being declared Cybersecurity Company of the Decade and Compliance Advisory Company of the Decade, the company’s Co-Founders – Dr. Adewale Peter Obadare & Dr. Oluseyi Akindeinde win Cybersecurity Personalities of the Decade; Nigeria CommunicationsWeek Men of the Year Awards. At the award, organized by Communications Week Media Limited, Dr. Adewale Peter Obadare delivers 2020 BoICT…