Author: ITPulse

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero has commended the leadership qualities displayed by the current board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The monarch, who received the Board of Commissioners of NCC, led by its Chairman, Prof Adeolu Akande, argued that the successes recorded in the nation’s telecom industry couldn’t have been possible if not for the leadership traints exhibited by the regulatory body. “Indeed, the NCC has been playing a pivotal role in regulating and developing the telecommunications sector in the country, and this fact is well established and cannot be overemphasized. I, therefore, commend the leadership…

Bus-hailing service provider, PlentyWaka has extended its operations to Asaba and Warri in Delta State, South-South region of Nigeria. The company with 50,000+ users on our platform and 240,000+ completed rides across Lagos and Abuja since launch, made the announcement today, stressing that it is part of its efforts to improve the daily lives of Nigerians  through safe, convenient and comfortable bus rides. “For us at Plentywaka, today is a better day because it marks the launch of our amazing new ride-hailing service in Delta State starting with Asaba and Warri,” it announced via a newsletter. Explaining why it extended…

Pioneer Nigeria’s Agrictech company, Farmcrowdy on Saturday in Lagos celebrated its 4th anniversary, where it showcased its business success of transforming the lives of over 300, 000 farmers in Nigeria with technology. The company founded with the aim of empowering farmers by connecting them to alternative financing and market access via a crowdfunding platform, also at the ceremony announced that it will expand its service in agriculture beyond financing into using technology to boost the food value chain as well as the launch of a new E-commerce platform and its trading and aggregation platform for smallholder farmers. The expansion, according…

MUYIWA ABDULRAZAQ OGUNGBOYE is the Founder and Managing Director of eStream Networks Limited, an indigenous telecoms company operating in the Internet Service Provider (ISP) space. Starting with just one-technology to render access services, eStream, which now combines multiple technologies from satellite to fibre to LTE, has put in 15 years weathering the storm in the Nigerian market. Ogungboye, who also turned 50 years old recently, fielded questions with Business A.M.’s OMOBAYO AZEEZ, at his Victoria Island, Lagos office, from where he coordinates eStream’s operations across the country. Excerpts: Apart from stakeholders in your industry, the public would like to know…

By Martin Ekpeke The 2020 Ethics Compliance and Integrity Scorecard (ECIS), released by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has ranked the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over and above its sister agencies under the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. In the scorecard obtained by ITPulse, the telecom regulator top the list among three other agencies under the Ministry, which featured in the infra-ministerial agencies’ ranking in ethics compliance and institutional integrity with 81.15 per cent. The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) emerged second with a total score of 74.05 percent; Nigeria Communications Satellite Limited (NigComsat)…

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility has donated some locally manufactured temperature checkers and hand sanitizer machines to the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). The gesture, according to the commandant of the Academy Major General, Jamilu Sarham is aimed at reducing the spread of COVID 19 pandemic, adding that the items were produced locally by the Department of Mechatronics and the center Innovation and Creativity as part of research and development conducted to reduce the spread of the virus. Major General Jamilu said the academy produced 50 sanitizer dispensing machines, which have been…

Just this Wednesday, Google Photos announced it will stop offering free unlimited storage for high-quality photos on June 1, 2021. Photos uploaded after the date will be counted towards the 15GB Drive cap. If the account is inactive or exceeds the 15GB limitation for two years, Google may delete the photos after warning. Users will either need to pay for a recurring fee or look for an alternative if they run out of room. As such change of policy projected to affect more than 1 billion users worldwide, many may start to wonder what they are ought to do with…

Owing to FirstBank’s strength and success of its web products and services, the bank mobile banking application, FirstMobile has been awarded the 2020 Best Mobile Banking App award in the Global Finance Best Digital Bank Awards 2020. Announcing the award, Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher and editorial director of Global Finance said; “This year, a global pandemic accelerated the transition to digital banking, but forward-thinking banks were already on that road. The Digital Bank Awards hone in on the institutions that are leading the shift toward a new world of banking.” According to Global Finance, winning banks were selected based on…

The Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has today elected the Chief Executive Officer of Medallion Communications Limited, Engr. Ikechukwu Nnmani as its new President. Engr. Nnamani, who was elected at the association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) & National Executive Council Elections 2020, held at the Victoria Crown Plaza Hotel in Lagos, will take over from Engr. Olusola Teniola, who has served two tenures as the Presdient of ATCON. Speaking on his agenda for the association and the telecom industry after the electoral committee had declared him President-elect, Engr. Nnamani said he will focus the association’s advocacy towards the…

Pacer Ventures has committed a whooping $3million fund for early-stage startups in Africa that are solving some of the most critical problems on the continent, especially in the area of healthcare, financial inclusion, education and agriculture. Speaking on the funding, Managing General Partner at Pacer Ventures, Gbemi Akande, noted that Africa Africa is expected to account for up to 30% of global consumption of technology and technology-driven solutions within the same period. Thus, there is a need to support startups making meaningful impact on the countinent. “We see a huge opportunity to support early-stage founders making meaningful contributions to their…