Author: ITPulse

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Danbatta, yesterday disclosed that Federal Government has come up with various initiatives on youth empowerment, especially through provision of digital skills and literacy. The NCC Boss stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, where he urged the people of the state to continue to support the Federal Government’s initiatives toward ensuring peace and stability in the country. Danbatta, an indigene of Kano, who commended the Emirate and the entire people of Kano for their unwavering support to the…

Social media has demonstrated incredible potential for good. In just over a decade, it has quietly but surely emerged as the most engaging digital technology tool. Social media connects people in amazing ways enabling coordination, cooperation and collaboration. All social media platforms are equal, but some have proven to be more equal than others. Twitter is in this category.   Twitter is known for its immediacy, speed of reach and high levels of engagements. Twitter again showed why it is the platform of choice for protest. The #EndSARS protests began and were sustained on Twitter.   For over two weeks,…

The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mal. Kashifu Inuwa has argued that there is a need to have Nigerians acquire digital literacy in the country’s pursuit of digital economy. The NITDA DG stated this at the closing ceremony of the first phase of the capacity building for members of the Digital Transformation Technical Working Groups (DT-TWGs) of the Federal Public Institutions held at the e-Government Training Centre, Public Service Institute of Nigeria, Kubwa, Abuja earlier this week. According to him, digital Literacy is a pre-requisite to digital transformation of the Nation’s economy. Hence, the need…

The Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has blamed the network disruption being experienced by Nigerians on the #EndSARS Protest across the country, explaining that the network issues leading to the present poor voice and data services is not intentional. In a statement titled ‘State Of The Nation And Telecoms Operations’ the umbrella body of all licensed telecom operators in Nigeria said it was compelled to issue, ALTON explained the outage being experienced on their networks in the last few days is as a result of a compounded power and other operations-related issues. This has resulted in congestion…

Smile Nigeria has urged Nigerians especially the youths to remain steadfast in their quest for a better society but to always eschew violence. The company noted that it is the responsibility of everyone to ensure that peace and progress reign. It therefore reiterated its commitment to be of service to Nigerians at all time. Towards this end, Smile has unveiled different platforms and e-channels through which customers can always recharge. The platforms include MySmile App, Smilevoice app, Quickteller and a host of other banks e-channels. To recharge via MySmile app the customer needs to  Launch “MySmile App”, Click “Recharge “…

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami has described the Emergency Communications Centers being built by the Nigerian Communications Commission across the country as critical to the security of lives and properties of Nigerians. Dr. Pantami stated this yesterday at the 7th phase of the virtual commissioning of digital economy projects for a digital Nigeria by agencies under the Ministry at the NCC’s Communications & Digital Economy Complex, Abuja. “The NCC’s ECC project is critical to enhancing the security of lives and property of Nigerians,” he said. The Minister had commissioned the projects executed by the Nigerian…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has assured that the government is working hard by embarking on necessary regulatory measures that will help to actualize the 70 percent broadband targets as contained in the national broadband policy in the next five years. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta gave the assurance while speaking at an engagement forum with relevant industry players and agencies under the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy to discuss ways for achieving accelerated implementation of the new Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NNBP), 2020-2025. “As the telecom regulator, we have embarked on necessary regulatory measures…

The digital economy as we know it refers to the economic activities enabled by digital technologies that connect people, businesses and processes With a shift away from physical commerce, consumers are increasingly taking their daily activities online. This shift has resulted in new opportunities for emerging digital entrepreneurs to reap the dividends from digital and grow in the digital economy. The digital economy as we know it refers to the economic activities enabled by digital technologies that connect people, businesses, and processes. It’s the hyper-connectiveness of this economy that allows the ecosystem to grow, and redefines how typical businesses are…

Globally, the spending on Blockchain is expected to hit $4.1 billion in 2020, increasing from the $2.7 billion recorded in 2019 and an estimated growth ration of nearly 50 percent. According to StockApp data, Blockchain is expected to maintain a 46.4 percent Compound Annual Growth Rate over the next five-year period of 2020 and 2024, even as the International Data Corporation (IDC) also states that the total spending on blockchain solutions will be nearly $18 billion by 2024. Meanwhile, another report from Markets and Markets indicates that the global blockchain market is estimated to be worth $3.0 billion in 2020.…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has highlighted some steps it has taken so far to support the deployment of infrastructure in Nigeria by all the licensed Infrastructure Companies (InfraCo) In a statement signed by its Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, the telecom regulator said it is reviewing the InfraCos framework and funding options. Thus, has constituted a committee recommend sustainable funding options for effective implementation of the proposed national fibre project. The setting up of the committee, according to the statement was sequel to the requirements of the new Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NNBP 2020-2025) and reports of…