Author: ITPulse

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said the listing of MTN Nigeria on the country’s stock exchange market has continued to bring economic gains to Nigeria and Nigerians in terms of boosting market capitalisation and yielding dividends to shareholders. Specifically, the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta said the situation, where investors raked in approximately N1 trillion in price appreciation and dividends since April 2020, according to market analysts is one of such gains. The listing of MTN Nigeria on the Nigeria Stock Exchange is one of the regulatory action taken by the Nigerian Communications Commission a…

An Assistant Director with the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIR), Mr. Igho Orienru, has said that the Personal Effectiveness measure of how well one performs and how well one gets others to perform at their best consistently is relative to improved internally generated revenue (IGR). Speaking at the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, (CITN) capacity building webinar on for active members and associates in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Mr. Igho, who was the facilitator at the webinar disclosed that personal effectiveness is getting the best returns on invested personal resources. “It is about doing the right thing at the…

Some of the students who participated and completed the last session of the CWG Academy have recounted their experience during the 12-week intensive and hands-on training programme, describing the period as memorable and awesome. The students believe the Academy, which is the training and capacity building arm of CWG Plc, has prepared them to face the future with confidence and excel, especially in the Information and Communications Technology industry. Narrating his experience, an alumnus of the academy who has been able to secure a job with one of Nigeria’s leading financial institutions through the Academy, noted that the experience from…

The Inspector-General of Police in Nigeria, Muhammed Adamu has yielded to the pressure by Nigerians on Twitter, calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to end activities of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS). In a statement signed by DCP Frank Mba, Force Public Relations Officer, the IGP said the police has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force, including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk…

As enlightenment and awareness campaign activities kick-off to mark this year’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called on Nigerians to be cyber security-conscious. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, who gave the call in a statement issued by the Commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, noted that being cyber security-conscious will guarantee online safety for Internet users, stressing that being conscious is everyone’s business and not reserved for a group of people. Danbatta believes that as Internet users across mobile networks in Nigeria, which currently stand at 149.8…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has inaugurated the Local Organising Committee, (LOC) for the 13th edition of the e-Nigeria Conference, Exhibitions and Awards, the flagship IT event in the country.   The international IT conference, which is scheduled to hold from November 24-26 this year, provides platform for creation of digital awareness, development of appropriate framework and setting of goals to ensure best practices in order to encourage appropriate positioning of Nigeria in the global information society. Inaugural the committee at the NITDA head office in Abuja, the Director General of NITDA, Mal. Kashifu Inuwa noted that e-Nigeria is…

One of Africa’s premier Information and Communication Technology firm, 21st Century Technologies (21CTL)  and Konet have announced the commencement of a leading edge, hyperscale data centre project  which is acclaimed to be the largest  in West and North Africa. This is as the technology company, recently completed its two massive data centres in Lekki, Lagos.  The most ambitious data centre sited in Ikeja Lagos Nigeria, is designed above Tier IV standard and will house  DDOS Security scrubbing infrastructure which will be made available to all customers, boasting  features as energy efficiency, green facility and explosive proof surveillance camera .  The…

The management TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s technology, lifestyle and solutions distributor company has adduced reasons why it decided to launch its Tech Experience Centre same day Nigeria is celebrating her 60th Independence Day. According to TD Africa, the successful launch of the Centre the same day Nigeria is celebrating her 60th Independence is a display of faith in Nigeria by global tech giants, who have taken up spaces in the experience center. “The launch of the Tech Experience Centre today is a declaration of faith by global tech leaders in Nigeria. Certainly, it was not a dream that came easy,…

Apart from social problems such as theft, vandalism and community issues bedeviling the deployment of telecom infrastructure and ultimately, boost services in Nigeria, a telecom expert, Mr. Wole Abu has also identified the government’s bureaucracy as a challenge. Mr. Wole, who spoke to BUSINESS METRICS in an interview, noted that while operators can quickly work around and sort out with communities, government agencies who issue permits do not work at the same pace. Thus, slow down the deployment of infrastructure. “One of the challenges to quick deployment is the government angle. We can work quickly and fast but you have…

The deployment of technology to run government is gaining momentum across the world, as countries increasingly recognize the value it brings to the table and strives to improve the lives of their citizens by implementing or refining such platforms. A situation, many experts have attributed to the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic, which they believe has only strengthened the need for electronic governance, forcing governments to invest in technologies to provide remote services. Governments across the world are becoming more open to remote collaboration; they are shifting data from bare metal servers to cloud, and experiencing positive influence thanks to digitization of…