Author: ITPulse

The Lagos State Government has announced five hardware and five software teams that will participate in the final hackathon design event slated for 16th through 18th September 2020, when the governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu will announce the overall winner from each competing entries in hardware and software categories at the Grand Finale, at the Eko Innovative Centre, No. 50 Awolowo Road, Victoria Island, and Lagos. The Lagos Smart Meter Hackathon is organized through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to provide affordable electricity meters to the populace by facilitating the design and production of meters to…

Leading consulting and integration firm in Nigeria, Digital Encode Limited has received Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) licensee that will aid the company to help organizations elevate and benchmark performance across a range of critical business capabilities, including service excellence, data management and cybersecurity. . With this development, Digital Encode is now a qualified organization within a global CMMI Network that are licensed by the Institute to help other organizations and individuals to adopt and utilize their products such as the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) or the Data Management Model (DMM). Commenting on the development, the Co-founder and Chief Operating…

The 2020 Human Resources Pulse Survey Report released by KPMG has unearthed some findings that will shake the workplace, even as the Covid-19 pandemic is still ravaging the world. Highlighting some of the findings in a statement, KPMG’s Head of Global People and Change Center of Excellence, Robert Bolton noted that COVID-19 thrusts HR to the forefront of business productivity, workforce models and culture mobilization. He urged HR must swiftly transition from putting out the fires of the immediate impact of COVID-19 and its aftermath and switch to playing the long game of shaping the workforce of the future for…

The commercial cloud revenue of Microsoft during the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2020 (FY20 Q4) which ended on June 30, 2020, increased by 30 percent beating Google and IBM combined. According to the research data analyzed and published by StockApps.com, Microsoft’s commercial cloud revenue totaled $14.3 billion, Intelligent Cloud revenue was $13.37 billion, marking an increase of 17 percent YoY and surpassed analysts’ expectations of $13.11 billion according to FactSet. The Intelligent Cloud segment includes products such as Azure, Windows Server and GitHub among others. More Personal Computing, which includes Xbox and Surface, was up 14 percent. Productivity…

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has admitted that himself and the Commission he oversees have been challenged to do more going by the avalanche of commendation and awards in the last few years. Specifically, Danbatta, who was awarded a National Service Excellence Award for his transformational leadership in deepening access to telecommunications services across state constituencies of Nigeria in the last five years by the National Association of State Assembly Legislators (NASAL), noted that the award was both an encouragement and a challenge. The Director, Public Affairs at NCC, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde,…

The Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar has decided to partner the NIGCOMSAT-1R Satellite managed and operated by Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd under the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy of Nigeria. The partnership will allow the NIGCOMSAT-1R to broadcast an SBAS (Satellite-Based Augmentation System) signal over Africa & the Indian Ocean region, providing the first SBAS open service in this part of the world. According to the Managing Director of Nigcomsat Limited, Dr. Abimbola Alale,  the partnership with ASECNA and Thales Alenia Space take a crucial step towards the provision of satellite navigation services in…

The management of Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC has launched an account reactivation campaign aimed at giving its customers with dormant accounts the opportunity to enjoy the best financial solutions. At the launch, the bank urged all customers with dormant and inactive accounts to reactivate them to enjoy fantastic product offerings and exciting benefits. “This campaign is another demonstration of our unwavering dedication to serving our esteemed customers better. Their convenience is paramount to us, especially during this period when we know a contracting economy will negatively impact a sizeable number of Nigerians.  We believe it is a good time for…

Information revealed by the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has shown that over 1,500 COVID-19-related calls were received and processed through the Commission’s Emergency Communications Centres (ECCs) in the peak of the pandemic in Nigeria. While speaking at the commissioning of another Emergency Communications Centre in Owerri, Imo State last week, Danbatta stated that the ECCs played a remarkable role by providing a platform for members of the public to seek lifesaving information or support and reporting COVID-19 related cases. “I am happy to report to you that over 1,500 COVID-19-related calls…

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has highlighted some of the initiatives that the Commission is deploying to protect and empower consumers of telecom services. Some of such mechanisms, according to Danbatta are the declaration of 2017 as the Year of the Consumer, the introduction of the Do-Not-Disturb (DND) 2442 Short Code, the introduction of the NCC toll-free Number 622; the stringent provisions of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) Registration Guidelines, issuance of direction on forceful subscription and data roll-over. The former University lecturer, who highlighted these initiatives in an interaction with senior editors…

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in partnership with Japan and Saudi Arabia, has launched Connect2Recover, which will reinforce affordable and reliable connectivity in beneficiary countries as they adjust to the “new normal”, occasioned by Covid-19. The essence of the Connect2R​ecover​ is to help countries recover from COVID-19 by expanding access to affordable and reliable connectivity, especially in selected countries in Africa which are some of the least well connected and likely to be hit hard by the pandemic in socio-economic terms. “ITU and the wider international community is transitioning from aiding countries with their immediate response to COVID-19 to helping…