Author: ITPulse

By Martin Ekpeke The 2020 Ethics Compliance and Integrity Scorecard (ECIS), released by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has ranked the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over and above its sister agencies under the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. In the scorecard obtained by ITPulse, the telecom regulator top the list among three other agencies under the Ministry, which featured in the infra-ministerial agencies’ ranking in ethics compliance and institutional integrity with 81.15 per cent. The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) emerged second with a total score of 74.05 percent; Nigeria Communications Satellite Limited (NigComsat)…

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility has donated some locally manufactured temperature checkers and hand sanitizer machines to the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). The gesture, according to the commandant of the Academy Major General, Jamilu Sarham is aimed at reducing the spread of COVID 19 pandemic, adding that the items were produced locally by the Department of Mechatronics and the center Innovation and Creativity as part of research and development conducted to reduce the spread of the virus. Major General Jamilu said the academy produced 50 sanitizer dispensing machines, which have been…

Just this Wednesday, Google Photos announced it will stop offering free unlimited storage for high-quality photos on June 1, 2021. Photos uploaded after the date will be counted towards the 15GB Drive cap. If the account is inactive or exceeds the 15GB limitation for two years, Google may delete the photos after warning. Users will either need to pay for a recurring fee or look for an alternative if they run out of room. As such change of policy projected to affect more than 1 billion users worldwide, many may start to wonder what they are ought to do with…

Owing to FirstBank’s strength and success of its web products and services, the bank mobile banking application, FirstMobile has been awarded the 2020 Best Mobile Banking App award in the Global Finance Best Digital Bank Awards 2020. Announcing the award, Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher and editorial director of Global Finance said; “This year, a global pandemic accelerated the transition to digital banking, but forward-thinking banks were already on that road. The Digital Bank Awards hone in on the institutions that are leading the shift toward a new world of banking.” According to Global Finance, winning banks were selected based on…

The Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has today elected the Chief Executive Officer of Medallion Communications Limited, Engr. Ikechukwu Nnmani as its new President. Engr. Nnamani, who was elected at the association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) & National Executive Council Elections 2020, held at the Victoria Crown Plaza Hotel in Lagos, will take over from Engr. Olusola Teniola, who has served two tenures as the Presdient of ATCON. Speaking on his agenda for the association and the telecom industry after the electoral committee had declared him President-elect, Engr. Nnamani said he will focus the association’s advocacy towards the…

Pacer Ventures has committed a whooping $3million fund for early-stage startups in Africa that are solving some of the most critical problems on the continent, especially in the area of healthcare, financial inclusion, education and agriculture. Speaking on the funding, Managing General Partner at Pacer Ventures, Gbemi Akande, noted that Africa Africa is expected to account for up to 30% of global consumption of technology and technology-driven solutions within the same period. Thus, there is a need to support startups making meaningful impact on the countinent. “We see a huge opportunity to support early-stage founders making meaningful contributions to their…

The latest research from Counterpoint’s Smart Automotive service has aluded that three-quarters of all new 270 million cars that will be shipped in the next five years will be connected, even as half of all cars shipped in 2020 will be connected. Though, the data only represents the global passenger car shipments with embedded connectivity and does not include connectivity via smartphone, it noted that the global connected car market will experience a boom, with the US and China together accounting for two-thirds of all connected car shipments in Q2 2020. “The market saw a healthy growth of 18% YoY…

An e-commerce platform that empowers businesses to showcase their products and services online and get paid instantly, Paylink has sealed a partnership deal with the University of Ibadan (UI) in the Small and Medium-scale Enterprise Fair (UI SME Fair) which would hold at the International Conference Centre of the university on Thursday, November 12, 2020. The partnership, according to Paylink will help bring to fruition the dreams and aspirations of Nigerians, especially millions of Small Medium Enterprises spread across the country and ultimately, boost employment and grow the Nigerian economy. “As an organisation committed to the development of the Nigerian…

After enjoying a run of uninterrupted supply of personal computers (PCs), laptops and other digital devices for nearly a quarter of a century, the world is currently in the middle of a major supply chain crisis that has seen global manufacturers struggle to meet growing demand. The situation is exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, a global health challenge that began in late 2019, spreading from Wuhan, China where it originated to virtually all corners of the globe. With the onset of the pandemic, supply of laptops, PCs and other hardware components had taken a huge bashing. Global data released two…

Excitement is sky-high among bargain-hungry shoppers as Konga Yakata, the Black Friday sales of Nigeria’s e-commerce giant is known, kicked off in the early hours of today, Wednesday, November 11, 2020. Already, thousands of eager shoppers expectedly kept vigil on the Konga website – www.konga.com to be the first to grab the special commencement deals. The 2020 edition of Konga Yakata runs from November 11 till December 12, 2020. Further spicing up the opening day of Konga Yakata 2020 is its coincidence with the globally celebrated Singles Day – a day of mega shopping frenzy which originated in China. Traffic…