Author: ITPulse

The organizer of the Better Life Billionaire Promo (or “BLB Promo”), a novel initiative of NNB Capital & Investments Limited, a financial and investment advisory firm, has assured Nigerians that the maiden edition of the promo is set to change many lives in the country. Speaking to Journalists in Lagos, the Director of the Campaign, Mr. Celestine Achi, noted that the BLB Promo is not only novel in its idea, butalso its prizes are unprecedented as participants stand the chance of being one of 10 people to win N5 million each, every week or the lucky winner of the N200…

.…Secycone 2019 to hold alongside recognition awards Techcode Nigeria,an indigenous Cyber security company is organizingthe second Edition of its flagship programme – South-East Cyber Security Conference (SECYCONE 2019) in Collaboration with South-East Chambers of Commerce. The Conference and Exhibition is aimed at promoting Cyber security due diligence, audiences’ knowledge, awareness and understanding of the issues around Cyber-crime in the South East Nigeria. The three-days event which will hold from Wednesday 16th– Friday 18th October, 2019 at Kobb Civic Center GRA Enugu, Enugu State, will attract Cyber Security professionals from various industries within and outside the South-Eastern Region, including, Financial Services…

The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has raised some concerns that the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is gradually taking the regulatory roles of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on communications matters within the regulatory purview of the NCC. The concerns were highlighted in a letter, dated July 30th, 2019 and addressed to the Executive Vice-Chairman of NCC. The letter, which was signed by Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, Chairman of ALTON draws NCC’s attention to some subsidiary legislation(s) and framework(s) issued by NITDA. The letter notes that such legislations and frameworks amount to double regulation, which has…

The last part of ITPulse assessment of Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) leadership in the last four years. Check out part 2 here, which was published two days ago. Restoring quality of service delivery plus investors’ confidence Under Prof. Danbatta’s watch, the Commission has stepped up stakeholder engagement and collaboration both within the private and public sectors of the economy to address salient issues affecting the industry and it continues to make remarkable inroads in this direction. The Commission’s timely interventions in Ogun, Kano and Kogi States among others, to resolve cases…

The Group Chief Executive Officer of CWG Plc, Mr. Adewale Adeyipo has described big data as the oxygen of any digital economy and will promote a technology-driven process, which is used to analyse data and present actionable information that will assist businesses and other corporate end users make informed business decisions. Adewale took this position recently in a written discussion aimed at audience of the Fourth Edition of the Information Communication Technology & Telecommunications (ICTEL) Exhibition, organized by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) in Lagos. “Data is the oxygen of any digital economy and it is today’s…

By Martin Ekpeke The Nigeria’s insurance industry has remained much the same for decades, largely due to a risk-averse culture that has been resistant to change. But this is about to change with the coming of Insurtech, a technology that lies behind the creation, distribution and administration of insurance business, riding on smartphone apps and wearables. The technology will disrupt the industry in such a way that both investors and insurees’ confidence will be regained as claims processing tools, online policy handling and automated processing will ride on the Insurtech initiative. It will also be useful for collecting and analysing…

Investment in startups, comprising of Seed A funding rounds accounted for 75.6 percent of the total investment volume in the second quarter of 2019, GlobalData, a data and analytic company has said. The breakdown shows that US and China collectively accounted for more than 60 percent of early state funding and more than 70 percent of growth/expansion/late stage funding (comprising Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Series G, Series H, Series I and Series J) volume in Q2 2019. In the report, it also shows other key countries that attracted a significant number of early stage…

For the third year running, Nigeria Telecom & Information Technology Awards (NTITA) is set to honour individuals and corporate organisations, who have distinguished themselves in the last one year. The industry event, which is being organised by Instinct Wave in partnership with the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), is scheduled to hold in Lagos on 28th September at the at the plush Oriental Hotel, Lekki. According to the organisers, 2019 NTITA would reward and recognise not only the products and diverse innovations that keep the ICT & Telecom sector thriving, but also the companies and people who make…

Nigerian nationals in the United Kingdom and Germany have been given opportunities to register and get their National Identification Number (NIN). This is made possible as VFS Global, launch new centres in London and Leicester in partnership with Dantata Universal Services for the convenience of Nigerians in the United Kingdom. New National Identification Number enrolment centres will also be opened in Berlin and Frankfurt, Germany on 12 August 2019. ” The launch of our new National Identification Number enrollment centres in UK and Germany to support the initiative by the National Identity Management Commission, Nigeria highlights our efforts to offer…

The devaluation of China’s currency that is rattling global financial markets has revealed that Bitcoin is now becoming a safe haven asset, Nigel Green, Chief Executive and Founder of deVere Group asserted. The analysis from the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations comes as investors piled into the Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies this week amid growing trade tensions between the U.S. and China. The Chinese renminbi fell to under 7 to the U.S. dollar on Monday – the lowest in more than a decade – igniting drops in stocks and emerging market currencies and driving…