Author: ITPulse

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has stated that this year’s World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC), will take decisions that will advance technologies, which will ultimately benefit the global citizens. ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao, who was quoted in a press release, disclosed this while announcing the international treaty-making Conference governing the global management of scarce radio-frequency spectrum as well as geostationary-satellite and non-geostationary-satellite orbits, which opened yesterday in Egypt. Zhao noted that digital inclusion should provide the chance to improve the lives of millions across the world. Thus, the World Radiocommunication Conference will address some of the leading edge technological innovations set…

One of the world’s leading electronic giants, LG Electronics, last Friday in Lagos-launched an innovative Dualcool premium floor standing air conditioner, which it says is packed with health benefits into the Nigeria market. Speaking at the launch, the company stated that the product is first of its kind to be introduced in the Middle East & Africa region apart from the Korean market, stressing that the LG Dualcool Premium is a life changer because it’s beyond just an Air Conditioner as it is packed with health benefits and other mind-blowing features. “As a global company, LG Electronics has come a…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), today highlighted some of the infrastructural challenges bewildering the adoption of the e-government initiative in Nigeria, stressing that infrastructure is probably the most obvious and tangible dimension of e-government. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta highlighted the challenges, while delivering a keynote address at the Nigerian e-government Conference, organized by Digiserve Network Services at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja-Lagos. According to the former University Lecturer, who was represented by the Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Henry Nkemadu, the lack of adequate Information Technology infrastructure, epileptic power/electricity supply,  reduced budgetary allocation for ICT are…

Terragon, Africa’s fast-growing marketing technology company last weekend brought technology experts together at a free workshop, to discuss the utilization of cloud solutions in driving innovation and growth for businesses in Nigeria and Africa. The essence of the workshop, according to Terragon is to ensure that Nigerian technology players are efficiently scaling and optimizing Cloud solutions for growth. Cloud Computing is the delivery of computing services—including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence—over the Internet (“the cloud”) to offer faster innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale. At the workshop tagged, ‘Building to Scale: Cloud Wars,’ Terragon convened experts…

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, today renamed the Ministry of Communications to Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. This was disclosed in a statement issued and signed by Philomena Oshodin, Deputy Director Press & Public Relations at the Ministry. According to a statement, the name change will properly position and empower the Ministry to fulfill his Digital Economy objectives, and will further expand its mandate to capture the goals of digitalization of the Nigerian economy in line with the Economic Growth and Recovery Plan (EGRP), one of the key agenda of the present administration.  The statement quoted the Minister of…

…. As Africa Digital Heroes Award 2019 holds in Lagos With the rate at which the digital revolution is fast changing the way people interact, interrelate, and how businesses research, produce, deliver products and services, and settle financial transactions in the modern world, Dr. Bayero Agabi, President, Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD), Lagos, has called on the Nigerian Government to establish the Ministry of Innovation and Digital Economy at all levels of governance. In his welcome address on the well-attended occasion, which marked 20 years of pioneering efforts of specialised ICT Broadcast and Advocacy in Nigeria, Dr. Agabi…

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has been awarded the Best Private Bank and Best Retail Bank in Nigeria by the World Finance Magazine and Global Banking and Finance Review. The award came as a result of Firstbank’s commitment and leading role in providing bespoke financial services to its customers and the public in general, through its numerous state of the art and innovative financial products and services. According to Wanda Rich, Editor, Global Banking & Finance Review, in the 125 years of continuous banking operations, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has remained a pioneer in the retail banking development in Nigeria. He said…

No doubt, traffic is one of the major challenges for commuters in Lagos. The traffic is largely caused by a lack of space and cramped environments, including high traffic areas. Thereby allowing people in the city to stressed-out daily, giving away a large chunk of man hours. But Google says there are technological tools available for Lagos road users to use to help smooth their journeys and make life a little easier. They are: First and foremost, how real is the traffic situation?: Who says you have to hit the road at 07h30 or 17h00 sharp? With just one tap,…

KPMG Nigeria has advised financial institutions in the country to be wary of the digital transformation sweeping the banking industry, especially with the coming of Fintechs. The advisory company, who stated this while making a presentation at the Digital Summit, organized by Inlaks in Lagos last week Friday, posited that with the coming of digital transformation, the fraud typologies are also changing. According to Mr. John Anyanwu, Associate Director, KPMG Nigeria, who delivered the presentation titled ‘Cybersecurity Threat to Digital Banking: A Global Perspective’, noted that digital transformation is changing fraud typologies. “Digitization comes with numerous opportunities, but it also…

For the last four decades there have been thousands of news reports announcing the coming of widescale automation and the wonders of expert systems. But what was so often heralded as a revolution has turned out to be very slow to progress and largely confined to assembly and processing operations in the automotive, food and electronics sectors. Are companies outside these sectors frightened of automation, or are there other forces at work? Let’s look back to see where the origins of the digital age took root. Projects like the high speed Cadbury flow wrapping machine in 1987 was as advanced…