Author: ITPulse

Galaxy Backbone Limited and the Eko-Konnect Research and Education Initiative (Eko-Konnect) have signed a joint venture agreement to collaborate on a backbone network for research and education as a critical step towards the development of robust national infrastructure that provides reliable high-speed connectivity, access to research outputs, teaching, and learning materials for tertiary education in Nigeria. Galaxy Backbone will provide datacentre services and a fibre-optic cable transport network through which Eko-Konnect will interconnect campuses and provide a number of  “above the net” scholarly communication services including a real-time collaboration platform, trust and identity framework, develop relevant cloud services and pilot…

Barely 72 hours after the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami said he had written all the state Governors in Nigeria to comply with the Federal Government N145 Right of Way charges, report emanating from a national Newspaper said 13 states, including Lagos, have hiked the cost of Right of Way (RoW) for telecoms infrastructure. The Minister had told journalists at a press conference attended by all agencies under the Ministry in Abuja on Friday that he has written to all the governors in Nigeria on the need to comply with the National Economic Council (NEC) resolution…

The promoter of the InnovationBed Africa Initiative and the United Nations World Summit Awards (WSA) Eminent National Expert for Nigeria and Grand Jury member Mr. Amos Emmanuel (mNCS, FIIM) has concluded plans to partner with the 36 state governors in Nigeria, including the federal capital territory to promote innovation capacity development local hubs among youths across the country as well as emphasize the use of numerous home-grown ICTsolutions already springing up from numerous heroic innovation hubs, institutions by struggling, restless nation-builders from predominantly candle-lit shanties determined to fix the gaps prevalent in various sectors of their society. The President of…

A team berthed to step up the awareness creation on every issue that has to do with the concept of the digital economy in every sector of the Nigerian economy has given the reason why it has become necessary to carry out a nationwide campaign to sensitize every Nigerian on digital economy. Tagged Digital Economy Media Support Volunteers (DEMS Volunteers’), the team noted that the awareness campaign is in line with the paradigm shift, which gave rise to the renaming of the hitherto Federal Ministry of Communications to include Digital Economy by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari. A communiqué issued by the…

The year 2019 has come and gone. Thus, ushering in 2020, a year experts believe will alter the web infrastructure space from the establishment of the 5G technology to the growing Cloud influence. The United Kingdom-based Vincentas Grinius, CEO of Heficed, a network infrastructure provider, highlights web infrastructure industry predictions for 2020 and discusses how these trends will impact the sector as we know it. Here are the predictions IPv4 vs. IPv6 debate will intensify IPv4 is the fourth version of the Internet Protocol, and as for this day, it’s the most commonly used version. Yet, with the internet rapidly…

In a new year, everyone expects everything to be different. This may not always be the case. One thing is clear, however, while 2019 may have passed it would cast a shadow over 2020. The information communications technology (ICT) sector in Nigeria remains, perhaps, the most vibrant sector in the economy. Information from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reveals that the contribution of ICT to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) surpassed that of oil and gas in the second quarter of 2019. The sector contributed 13.85 percent to total nominal GDP, which is much higher than the 11.22 percent…

Professor Muhammed Bello Abubakar, today officially resumed work as the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Galaxy Backbone, Nigeria’s digital Infrastructure and shared services provider, which is charged with the responsibility to develop and implement a national network and data infrastructure platform for public and private institutions. Abubakar was announced recently by President Muhammed Buhari as a replacement for Mr. Yusuf Kazaure,  who has been at the helm of affairs in the last five years. Addressing the Media and members of Staff of GBB today, Professor Abubakar assured that e will work towards achieving the vision of the Minister of…

The maiden edition of the Digital Church Conference’, which is being championed by ChurchPlus, a church management solution that is specifically designed to ease the process of church administration and management, will hold in February 2020 in Lagos. The theme of the conference is “Disruptive digital technology and the Church”. Speaking to journalists about the proposed programme, the Founder of ChurchPlus, Mr. Peter Ihesie, said, “We are excited to introduce this conference”. Ihesie disclosed that the aim is to bridge the gap between the Church and technology by exploring digital disruptions in churches and how the Nigerian church can leverage…

First Bank of Nigeria Limited said it has refrained itself from making further comments in the case of the attempted robbery that happened last week in one of our branches in Abuja until the relevant authorities conclude their investigations. In a statement signed by Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Firstbank urged all to cooperate fully to enable seamless investigation that is being carried out by the Nigerian Police. The statement reads:  “We are aware that a customer service executive assigned to us by one of our vendors, is helping the police with their investigations into the attempted robbery…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has described the listing of telecom operators on the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE), as one of the heights of regulatory excellence it achieved in 2019. The Commission in a document obtained by ITPulse, noted that the listing of the telcos last year went down in history as memorable achievements in the country’s telecom industry as the yearnings of most Nigerians to have increased stakes in the telecoms sector got an unprecedented boost. “One of the remarkable achievements of the NCC in 2019, which has not only impacted the industry but also bolstered the entire economy…