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A data and analytics company, GlobalData has posited that the Covid-19 outbreak, which has forced employees in almost all IT and IT-enabled services to work from home will ultimately, have a multiplier effect in terms of reducing costs of both employer and employees. GlobalData added that the new work culture adopted over the last three months has positively impacted productivity and if sustained over the long term, will lower traffic congestion, lower pollution level and decrease the number of workplace accidents. “It’s a win-win situation for both employers and employees and a boon in disguise for some. On the one…

The latest research from Counterpoint’s Refurbished Smartphone Tracker, has indicated that despite the 1 percent decline in the global market for refurbished smartphones, Africa remained one of the regions that still experienced growth. This, Counterpoint believes is a result of the nascent stage of the continent’s economy, where the market remained underpenetrated with many users looking for affordable devices to come online. “Despite a decline in the overall global market, there were several growth markets like Africa,  India and Latin America,” the Counterpoint tracker disclosed. Commenting on these emerging regions, Varun Mishra, Research Analyst at Counterpoint Research, noted the transition…

An Information and Communications Technology specialist, Mr. Olatayo Ladipo-Ajai has been appointed a new country head for Nigeria by Infobip, a global cloud communications platform that enables businesses to build connected customer experiences over customers’ preferred channels. With the appointment, Ladipo-Ajai will spearhead the company’s strategy and bolster communications in the Nigerian region. Ladipo-Ajai boasts of over 15 years’ experience in guiding blue-chip, multinationals, small and medium enterprises in West Africa to acquire cutting-edge technologies and implement them. Coming from a solid IT background, Ladipo-Ajai until recently held the position of executive director for sales at BCX in Nigeria. Prior…

‘A hunter does not have mercy on a sick animal’ (an Akan adage) The thought of the above adage is illustrated by the case of the private university sector in Ghana. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the survival of the universities in this sector, which employs thousands of Ghanaians, was heavily dependent on admission numbers and students’ ability to pay fees. Worse yet, several of these universities were even struggling for students due to the dwindling number of international students coming to study in Ghana. To add insults to injury, they faced a fierce competition from their counterpart public universities who…

The importance of bureaucracies cannot be overemphasized in the workability of any nation, this is even as highlighted by President Muhammadu Buhari in his democracy day speech of Friday, June 12, 2020 wherein he said “ The Public Service of Nigeria remains the bedrock for the formulation and implementation of policies, programmes and projects in the country. This accounts for why it continues to evolve especially as new socio-economic challenges emerge for Government to address”. For people like us who have traversed both the private and public sectors in Nigeria, we have been able to appreciate the fair understanding of…

By Muhammad Yakubu We usually shower oceans of praises on heroes of democracy of our country during special times. Today, designated as Democracy Day by the Federal Government, is likely to witness torrents of such encomiums for our heroes past and present. Unfortunately, this year’s democracy day is being celebrated amidst unprecedented degeneration of security situation in the country. Yesterday, a brother who is well known on this platform(Facebook), Barr Shettima Danazumi forwarded a suggestion that we should use the day to call the attention of our leaders towards the seemingly endless insecurity and unfortunate massacre of people in our…

Following the successful completion of the 5G trial in Nigeria, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it will soon commence the consultation of industry stakeholders to review the policy document for the deployment of 5G in Nigeria in line with its powers under section 57 of the Nigerian Communications Act 2003. Those the Commission has identified are Ministry of Communications & Digital Economy, Office of the National Security Adviser, the National Assembly, Ministry of Health, National Environmental Standards & Regulations Enforcement Agency Consumer advocacy groups, Academia, Nigerian Society of Engineers, Nigerian Medical Association, World Health Organisation, Council for the Regulation…

By Brett Tarnutzer The critical nature of communications networks is being widely recognised by governments around the world in their fight against COVID-19. At the same time, there is a growing understanding that 5G will play an important role in economic recovery from the crisis even after the impending wave of post-pandemic austerity. 5G can spur innovation in sectors at the frontline of fighting the pandemic, such as healthcare, as well as enabling businesses to innovate and reshape their operations to lead to a quicker recovery. By enabling new wireless broadband services at very high speeds, 5G technology will also…

Ahmed Ojikutu, the President of the Computer and Allied Product Dealers Association of Nigeria (CAPDAN), one of the coalitions of associations in Computer village, shares the position of CAPDAN with ITPulse on the leadership crisis rocking the foremost ICT market in Nigeria. “We saw in some quarters that pressmen reported that the Iyaloja General Folasade Tinubu Ojo shut computer village over the refusal to pay her N5 million naira. This news is entirely false. We do not peddle lies and falsehood. The truth is that it was Coalition of associations in Computer village that led their members into a peaceful…

Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has unveiled an updated version of its Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), the first solution designed for both security analysts and IT administrators, available now in Sophos Intercept X Advanced and Intercept X Advanced for Server with EDR. Significant advancements and new capabilities make it faster and easier than ever before for security analysts to identify and neutralize evasive threats, and for IT administrators to proactively maintain secure IT operations to reduce risk. Sophos also published new research, “An Insider View into the Increasingly Complex Kingminer Botnet,” underscoring the use of servers in…