Author: ITPulse

Nigeria’s based e-Commerce platform, Konga has been crowned the Company of the Year award in the just-concluded People of the Year Awards, 2020 organized by Business Hallmark Newspaper Group. According to Business Hallmark Newspaper, Konga received the award as a result of its expertise in establishing e-Comerce presence across Nigeria through its massive retail rollout, adding that Konga was equally the sole e-Commerce brand recognized at the well-attended ceremony, which featured several other notable brands and personalities across Nigeria. ‘‘To date, (Konga) has processed well over 15 million orders and remains the only e-Commerce platform in Africa that operates an…

The Lagos State Government through its Office of Innovation and Technology has sealed a partnership deal with the Eko Innovation Centre to hold the second edition of the Art of Technology Lagos 2.0. According to a statement by the Lagos State Government, the 2-day conference promises to bring together the best of tech minds from across the globe and is scheduled to hold physically and virtually on the 3rd and 4th of December 2020, is in line with its SMART City agenda of making Lagos a 21st century economy. Themed ‘Smart Data, SMARTER Lagos,’ AOT Lagos 2.0 will facilitate multi-stakeholder…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given some explanation why American microblogging and social networking service, Twitter temporary suspended its handle @NgComCommission, which has also been restored. According to NCC in a statement, the account was temporary suspended Following multiple Online staff Internet Protocol (IP) logins and not because it violated Twitter rules as being speculated in the media. “Twitter suspected attempt to hack the Commission’s Twitter account, hence the decision to immediately suspend the account to protect the account and its followers from any security breaches or compromises,” the statement issued by NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu…

Nigeria’s bus-hailing platform, PlentyWaka has won the award for “The Most Promising Tech Startup of the year” at the Nigeria Technology Awards 2020 (NiTA). The award happens to be the first award being won by the company since it started the journey a year ago with a vision to ease the hassles of daily commute in Nigeria, where  it has been able to complete over 240,000 rides, launch in 3 major cities, leading to over 50,000 amazing wakarians on its platform. The award was received on behalf of the team by our Co-founders: Johnny Enagwolor and John Atumeyi Shaibu. “Special…

In a significant boost for Nigeria’s technology sector, Cynthia Alabi, Enterprise Sales Manager at Uber Technologies System Nigeria Ltd, has been named Tech Business Development Manager of the Year at the 6th Nigeria Technology Awards (NiTA), 2020. The award recognizes Alabi’s outstanding contribution to the tech industry, her humanitarian efforts, and her role in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is incredibly encouraging,” Alabi said in an interview. “It’s not easy thinking of new ideas, advocating for businesses, and pushing innovation in tech every day. Being recognised externally means a lot.” NiTA, hosted by Beta Media Group in partnership with nonprofit…

The President of the Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON)  Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani has commiserated with Dr. Isa Pantami,  Minister of Communications and Digital over the death of his 13 years old Daughter. In a statement, ATCON said it the early demise of Aisha Isa Ali Pantami who died yesterday at the age of 13 is shocking and painful to hear, but stressed that in all things the will of the Almighty must be respected. “We love her to be with us but God prefers to have her with Himself. Our sincere condolences to the Honourable Minister and his…

Global cybersecurity company, Kaspersky has released its 2021 cybersecurity threats predictions, stressing that the turmoil experienced in 2020 will bring along many structural and strategic changes, not just in our daily lives but in the realm of targeted attacks too, not in the least due to the now broadened attack surface. Kaspersky believes that new attack vectors, such as the targeting of network appliances and the search for 5G vulnerabilities, will happen alongside multi-stage attacks and positive actions against activities enabling cyberattacks, such as zero-day sales.  The targeted threat predictions for 2021 include: More countries using legal indictments as part…

West Africa’s MainOne has inked a deal with Microsoft to provide the Microsoft Cloud services with a secured, reliable and high performance experience relative to what is currently available in the market. The deal will allow MainOne to leverage the Microsoft Azure Peering Services to offer enterprises improved performance in accessing Microsoft Cloud applications such as Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Teams, and other SaaS products. The new Microsoft Azure Peering Service will ensure that enterprises increasingly reliant on Microsoft Cloud services currently accessed over the public Internet enjoy consistent performance via secured routes for an improved end user experience. The…

The 2021 threat report published by Sophos, one of the leaders in in next-generation cybersecurity, indicates that ransomware and fast-changing attacker behaviors, from advanced to entry level, will shape the threat landscape and IT security in 2021. The comprehensive report, which provides 3d view of cyberattack trends from SophosLabs researchers, as well as from Sophos’ Threat Hunters, Rapid Responders and Cloud Security and AI Experts, also gives a three-dimensional perspective on security threats and trends, from their inception to real-world impact. Three key trends analyzed in the Sophos 2021 Threat Report include: The gap between ransomware operators at different ends…

As part of a move to honour cybersecurity professionals in Africa, the Women in Cybersecurity Awards Africa 2020 (WICA Africa) has awarded the “Cybersecurity Diversity Company of the Year Award” to Digital Encode Limited, a leading consulting and integration firm in Africa. The award, according to WICA Africa is to recognize Digital Encode for its outstanding role in promoting and mentoring women in cybersecurity across Africa. “The award is a means to honour Digital Encode as a company that values and incorporates diversity in their security team,” said Cephas Okoth, the founder and editor, Cyber in Africa, headquartered in Nairobi-Kenya, while presenting the award to Digital…