Author: ITPulse

The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mal. Kashifu Inuwa has argued that the digital economy being championed by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, is today the fastest growing economy in Nigeria and indeed the world. The NITDA DG, who made this assertion in a speech he delivered at the groundbreaking ceremony of the National Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre in Abuja, also believes that to sustain and consolidate the growth, Nigeria needs to ignite innovation and entrepreneurship in the digital space. “Digital economy is mainly driven by rapid business innovation, using digital technology to…

Nigeria through the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, yesterday took another step in strengthening its digital economy agenda with the groundbreaking ceremony of the National Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre (NDIEC) in Abuja. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, while performing the groundbreaking, said the centre is another giant leap towards the development of Nigeria’s digital economy and diversification of its economy. He disclosed that the centre will be based on the ‘live, work and learn’ concept, adding that the activities of the centre align with 6 out of the 8 pillars of National Digital…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and its sister agencies under the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy is seeking collaboration with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in relation to the Finance Act 2020. The collaboration becomes necessary going by the inter-agency committee set up by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami to discuss critical areas of synergy for the implementation of key provisions in the amended Finance Act 2020 as they affect the operations of the agencies in the ministry. The inter-agency committee is chaired by the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications…

Organizing your workday can be very tricky. Whether you belong to a big or small enterprise, getting through the gamut of workday tasks will always have its challenges. With the popularity of remote work gaining a strong foothold in today’s “new normal,” managing your workload while making sure that everyone stays connected and on top of things has become twice as hard. It can be a bear trying to get everyone on the same page. Too many tasks, meetings and collaboration, new information coming in daily, new employees joining, old ones leaving, trying to preserve and update knowledge within the…

2020 was a game-changer for businesses globally. Businesses were confronted with the harsh reality of a global pandemic. The difference between businesses that succeeded and those that didn’t lay in their ability to understand their customer needs quickly and adapt. The question that is still on everyone’s mind is how their brands can stay relevant to their customers. A report from Nigeria’s Statistics Bureau showed that the economy contracted by 6.1% year on year by Quarter 2 of 2020 alone. This decline is Nigeria’s steepest recorded in the past decade. In addition, a report by The International Food Policy Research…

The Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) through its Research & Development Team has highlighted some measures when implemented will help to tame the rising wave of cybercrimes in Nigeria this year. The umbrella body of all cybersecurity experts in Nigeria gave the highlight as part of its 2021 cybersecurity recommendations, given the upward surge in the adoption of Information Technology and the increased dependency on online systems and networks to support remote work, largely to the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic.  CSEAN believes that the surge in the adoption of and dependence on IT presents an increased attack…

An information technology (IT) firm, Sawtrax Inc has introduced and deployed a highly encrypted mobile app for the propagation of the gospel, member engagement, church management and outreaches. Tagged iGOSPEL, the mobile app becomes inevitable following the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic, which has led to the dwindling of physical attendance in churches.  Speaking on the importance of iGospel mobile app for churches and religious organisations, Susanne Gongul, the Head of Partnerships Sawtrax argued that as the world copes with the scourge of the covid 19 pandemic, the Church of God, its superintendents  and congregation need to take advantage of technology to…

By March 25, 2021, the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) will host and engage with Key Stakeholders in the Nigerian Telecom & ICT Sector on the New National Broadband Plan 2020- 2025. The virtual structured engagement, according to a statement signed by ATCON’s President, Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani is geared towards realizing the new 70% of Broadband Penetration target. The strategic objectives of the engagement is to compliment the various strategic activities already embarked upon by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy and to achieve the set target of Broadband penetration in Nigeria with great speed. Other objectives…

Africa’s digital revolution has been hailed as one of the continent’s most historic changes in the past decade. Despite challenges with infrastructure, prevalent poverty, poor health system and weak governance, the 21st-century African business is thriving through sheer innovation and local knowledge by leveraging digital technology. However, before this digital explosion, several African companies had been silently pioneering innovation on the continent. One of those pioneers of this digital revolution is SystemSpecs, a 29-year-old Nigerian technology firm that has evolved from very humble beginnings as a five-man start-up in the early 1990s to a technology giant with hundreds of staff and…

The management of Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB), Nigeria’s owned long-distance connectivity solution provider, has adduced reasons why it decided to hold a 4-day management retreat in Gombe State. The retreat, according to GBB was meant to ensure that Galaxy Backbone prepares itself adequately for the challenges and opportunities of not just the COVID era but also the digital transformational changes going on in Nigeria and across the world. The 2021 Management retreat deliberated on a five-year business plan anchored on six strategic pillars. These pillars include Government Policies, Data Sovereignty, Financial Sustainability, Customer Satisfaction, Operational Excellence and Improved Capacity and…