Author: ITPulse

Gradually, the COVID-inspired lockdown has begun easing up. As we return to normalcy, the question is this: When all this is over; when sickness and deaths subside, when ventilators and face masks are back in storerooms, when health workers no longer fear for their lives in the line of duty, and when families and friends gather once again; what lessons would we have learned as individuals or organisations? COVID-19 has shaken even the strongest of us, raging beyond ideology and boundaries. However, despite the uncertainties, some individuals and organisations have borne great responsibility for the health and wellbeing of others…

The Internet Society latest report, which illustrates how better connectivity represents a key opportunity for countries to continue to develop more resilient digital economies, has pointed out that  Internet Exchange Points will continue to play a critical role in expanding Internet access and lowering connectivity costs in Africa. The report ‘Anchoring the African Internet Ecosystem: Lessons from Kenya and Nigeria’s Internet Exchange Points Growth’, also explains the steps African countries can take to bring faster and less expensive Internet connectivity to the continent. The report reveals how a vibrant Internet ecosystem is critical to bringing faster, and more affordable Internet…

Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami has assured Nigerians of the effective implementation of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)’s Strategic Management Plan (SMP) 2020—2024, which was launched online yesterday. He said the new Strategic Management Plan (SMP) 2020-2024 will be a pedestal to drive the implementation of the Federal Government’s digital economy vision, stressing that the launch demonstrates the Commission’s serious improvement in performance matrix and its efforts in accelerating the implementation of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) and the National Broadband Plan (NBP) 2020 – 2025 of the Federal Government. “I feel…

GlobalData, a data and analytics company has posited that there is no significant evidence to show that the COVID-19ravaging Covid-19 has in any way disrupted innovative projects in the telecom industry. Rather, the crisis is only serving to underscore the logic of digital transformation, which is accelerating telco ambition to go further and faster, with the short to mid-term prospects for telco innovation looking good and have arguably ‘improved. “What is now becoming abundantly clear is that none of the umbrella or ‘macro’ telco innovation projects – digital transformation, automation, big data, AI, software-centric networks and cybersecurity – have been…

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), has launched the 2020 Guidelines on Child Online Protection (COP), saying the guideline is a comprehensive set of recommendations for children, parents and educators, industry and policymakers on how to contribute to the development of a safe and empowering online environment for children and young people. ITU said the essence of the guideline is to develop a safe and empowering online environment for children and young people that respond to new challenges and significant shifts in the digital landscape. “The Internet and related digital technologies have opened new ways for children to communicate, learn and…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), will by 10.00 a.m., tomorrow Tuesday 23rd June 2020, launch a 5-year Strategic Management Plan (SMP), which will help in creating a seamless strategy to augment its effective management and regulation of the Nigerian telecommunications sector. The telecom regulator revealed this in a statement signed by its Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Henry Nkemadu. According to the statement, the SMP will leverage the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) as well as the new National Broadband Plan (NBP) 2020 2025 Roadmaps. Also, it will cover the guiding principles and act as the operations manual…

One of Nigeria’s financial services group and holding company, FBN Holdings Plc, has won the 2020 Best Corporate Governance in Nigeria Award by the World Finance, which is renowned for its comprehensive coverage and analysis of the global financial services industry, international business, and the global economy. This makes it the second consecutive year FBN Holdings Plc is winning this award largely to its strong corporate governance practices and outstanding leadership in the Nigerian financial services industry “Winning the award in quick succession is a demonstration of not only the strength of our corporate governance practices but also its resilience.…

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, the Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the CEO of MTN Nigeria Plc, Mr. Ferdinand Moolman, and the Executive Vice Chairman of Globacom Limited, Mrs. Bella Disu, have been named among the “Top 10 Tech Leaders in Nigeria 2020”, a recognition program of the annual World Digital Exhibition (Worldex). Worldex is a technology trade fair, which is organized annually by Alford Conferences Limited. It seeks to link up Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with the rest of the global technology community. The annual event is…

The Nigerian government through the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has in the last five months assessed and cleared 62 Information Technology related projects worth over a trillion naira. The Director-General of NITDA, Mal. Kashifu Inuwa disclosed this in a speech, which was delivered by the Director IT Infrastructure Solutions, Dr. Usman Abdullahi, at a virtual meeting organised by a subsidiary of the Agency, Office for Nigerian Content Development (ONC). According to Inuwa, the assessment shows that about N64, 878,725,488 were for software and software-enabled projects. An indication that shows that more can be achieved with a deeper collaboration…

You scoured the internet. You found the item you wanted. You typed in your info. You clicked purchase, and just like that you… have no idea what happens next until your package arrives. More often than not, it isn’t the wait for a package that frustrates customers — it’s the lack of communication between the time of purchase and the receipt of their item. For business owners, providing tracking can boost customer satisfaction and drive repeat sales. Thankfully, package tracking is easy. You just need the right tools, and we’ve compiled a concise list of precisely what those tools are…