Author: ITPulse

A Nigeria based Information Technology service provider, Layer3, last week at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, hosted leading IT professionals from across Nigeria to discuss the country’s need to take charge of the data it generates, and drive the adoption of cloud technologies by Government, Security Agencies and Indigenous businesses. Speaking at the event, which was hosted in collaboration with VMware, a global leader in cloud computing and virtualization, the Chief Executive Officer of Layer3, Oyaje Idoko explained that countries across the world were increasingly holding data generated by their citizens in data centers located within their borders. “The whole…

By Hashim Suleiman Let me refer you to Uncle Dele Momodu’s Pendulum of Saturday, 26th October 2019 wherein he professed about Tinubu’s destiny over 2019 presidency. He pointed out reasons why he felt Tinubu has a date with destiny regarding becoming the president in 2023. One of the key reasons, which I also agree with, is Tinubu’s capabilities of identification and management of critical human resources. This happens to be one of the formidable strategies, which has eluded a lot of Nigerian politicians who, despite their humongous resources cannot command credible followership and loyalty. We witnessed the examples in how…

In line with its commitment to deepen financial inclusion and drive its digitization agenda, one of Nigeria’s most innovative financial institutions, Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, yesterday in Lagos, launched what it tagged the Stanbic IBTC @ease wallet. Speaking at the launch, the Executive Director, Personal and Business Banking at Stanbic IBTC Bank, Mr. Wole Adeniyi,  noted that the product is set to provide a unique range of financial services to the informally served, the underbanked and the unbanked on various structured platforms with the last 10 digits of a phone number. “The Stanbic IBTC…

As part of efforts to improve performance, services and scalability that are critical to today’s evolving Information and Communication Technology industry, the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), has acquired Switches capable of  25GE and 40GE ports for its entire network in Lagos. The Chief Executive Officer of IXPN, Mr. Muhammed Rudman, who disclosed this in a statement in Lagos, said the upgrade of the switches will help the company address the current and anticipated needs of its members. “The essence of upgrading our core switches is to keep up with global trends and to ensure that the expectations of…

The global smartphone business returns to impressive growth for the first time in two years, with Samsung and Huawei leading the pack. According to Strategy Analytics, with the total number of 366 million smartphones shipped in Q3 2019, Samsung was up to 8 percent, while Huawei was up by 29 percent, doubling its share of the global smartphone market in the past three years. The figures show that Samsung shipped 78.2 million smartphones worldwide in Q3 2019, jumping 8 percent annually from 72.3 million units in Q3 2018, lifting its global smartphone market share from 20 percent to 21 percent…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has disclosed that transactions done in the physical bank branches in the last three years averaged less than 10 percent compared to over 90 percent on virtual channels. This was disclosed by the Deputy Governor, Central Bank Of Nigeria, Mr. Shonubi, Folashodun, who was speaking on a topic titled ‘Bank Branches and the Future: The Regulator’s Perspective’ at the Digital Summit, organized by Inlaks in Lagos recently. He said the ratio is a confirmation that digital and virtual banking has taken over the financial services industry in the last few years. Speaking further, Folashodun…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has charged tech startups across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria to be more innovative in churning out solutions that can address local societal challenges. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, gave the charge today at the Library Auditorium, American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola, Adamawa State, at a two-day Emerging Technologies and ICT Innovation Forum with the Theme: ‘Developing Nigeria’s Tech Eco-System Imperative for Improving Local Content’. Danbatta, who was represented at the forum by Dr. Chidi Diugwu, Deputy Director, New Media, and Information Security, noted that it has become…

The Federal Ministry of Communication has a new name. It will henceforth be known, called and referred to as the Federal Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy. When the news broke last week that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) had approved the name change, there were plenty of cheers and jeers. In itself, there is nothing wrong with a name change. In fact, this change takes cognizance of an emerging global trend. It shows an awareness of the growing significance of the place of digital technologies in modern societies. It also seeks to take advantage of the development. At face…

To fully embrace the possibilities that digital technology has to offer both the private and public organisations have to be willing to use agile approaches in which requirements and solutions evolve over time. Through adaptive planning, evolutionary development, early delivery, and continuous improvement, agile development methods encourage rapid and flexible response to change. These were the thoughts of speakers at the maiden Mobile and Disruptive Technology Forum (MoDiTECH2019) organised by TechEconomy.ng in Lagos recently. Participants at the Forum were exposed to how industry leaders are using disruptive technologies such as Mobile Internet, Automation of Knowledge and Work, Internet of Things…

The Cyber Security Expert Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) said it calls for urgency for the Nigerian government, led by President Muhammadu Buhari to follow the steps of other nations like the United State of America and declare October as a Cybersecurity awareness month. The umbrella body of all cybersecurity experts in Nigeria said such a declaration will stamp its efforts at creating awareness among the citizens, and ultimately, help address the challenge of cybersecurity, which is believed to be one of the biggest concerns facing modern enterprises and organisations today. “As we round up the National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Campaign,…