Author: ITPulse

The Chairman of Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh has advised young entrepreneurs in Nigeria to be focused and ignore people he tagged ‘Executive Blackmailers’, stressing that such blackmailers feed and train their children with money criminally earned from the act of deceit. The Zinox Boss gave the advice on Saturday during the fourth annual digital entrepreneurship case study forum, which happened virtually this year with the theme – Salient issues that may distract Entrepreneurs in Africa. ‘‘Most of these people are mature blackmailers who feed and train their children with money criminally earned from blackmail. Please, you must stay focused…

What did (the various territories that were later to be amalgamated into) Nigeria look like in 1894? How about a hundred years later in 1994? And what could Nigeria look like in the year 2094? History provides elaborate answers to the first two questions. Answers – accurate or near-accurate answers, that is – to the third, however, will rely entirely on the ability to predict/envision the future and work to invent and create the predicted future. With a continuing shining legacy of nation building – supporting innovative financial, commercial and other developments in Nigeria and even Africa – one bank…

By Hashim Suleiman The outing at the GITEX, 2020 in Dubai showcased clearly how much Pantami had been much ready for leadership and is simply showcasing it without stress. He looked the part, the show was classy and you had a semblance of a nation that was ready to communicate with the world as far as digital concerns are the matters. One thing you can give to Pantami and could help you understand his person better is the fact that he understands the importance of media in all his activities. Let me tell you for free that America is as…

GlobalData, a data and analytics company has advised companies in the midst of the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic not to delay ambitious digital transformation instead of sticking with what they comfortable with. GlobalData in its latest report titled Tech, Media, & Telecom Themes 2021 believes that delay would be a mistake as history has shown that companies that tech-enable their businesses during a recession tend to become more resilient to future shocks. “Targeted, tactical digital transformation will be vital for companies to survive in the new world. This is good news for IT services, infrastructure and application software companies, which have…

Fuge a fast-growing e-commerce organisation that offers multi-oriented business services for a diverse range of customers in the Nigerian economic market, has launched Visa application service. Announcing the launch of the website in Lagos, South-West Nigeria, Managing Partner of Fuge, Mr. Rex Moses said the website is the latest market place for hitech gadgets. He listed some of the amazing products on Fuge to include: affordable wears and accessories, hotel reservations, logistics and cryptocurrency management. According to him, Fuge was launched to eliminate the gap between quality and affordability noting that Fuge is a secured place that offers elite customer…

A survey of Internet users across 12 countries of the world has shown that over two thirds of people (67%) are not confident that politicians have a good enough understanding to regulate the Internet. The online survey, carried out by YouGov on behalf of the Internet Society is coming on the heels of government plans around thw world to implement tighter controls over major technology firms like Google, Twitter and Facebook. According to the survey, nearly two in five (39%) people have turned to the Internet for services during the pandemic that they would never previously have accessed online. This…

A new report by Atlas VPN, has revealed that most of the cybersecurity incidences across the world happened as a result of information released by insiders. Specifically, the report findings show that 65percent of organizations suffered from one or more insider attacks in the last 12 months, while 41percent of businesses experienced between 1 and 5 insider attacks in the last 12 months, as of June 2020. Other revelations from the data analysed indicated that 12percent of respondents saw between 6-10 insider attacks in the last year, over 7 percent of company representatives stated that they experienced more than 20…

In today’s world the influence of data and technology for brands and the society at large cannot be overemphasized as deployment of artificial intelligence, artificial realities and many others play a key role in the society. Many advanced countries are well known for their data management and usage of technology to make every of their operations from governance to business seamless. Remarkably, data-driven smart cities have raised the quality of life for people around the globe. Achieving a smart city has been the dream of many African countries in order to meet up with the rest of the world. Nigeria…

Stakeholders that will attend this year’s e-Waste Dialogue will focus and examine the economic importance of waste generated Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) coming from the likes of mobile phones, computers, TV-sets, and fridges among other electronic devices. According to ITRealms, the organizer of the event, which is scheduled to hold Thursday, December 17 at Welcome Centre Hotels, along international airport road with the theme: ‘e-Waste in Nigeria: Challenges and Opportunities,’ this year’s Dialogue become imperative as the electronics waste being generated in the country have continued to grow. “Electronic waste has become one of the fastest growing waste streams…

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami has instructed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to stop the sales of SIM cards in Nigeria pending an audit of the SIM registration database. According to a statement from NCC, signed by its Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, the instruction is in line with the Federal Government desire to consolidate the achievement of the SIM Card registration exercise of September, 2019. The statement disclosed that the objective of the audit exercise is to verify and ensure compliance by Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) with the set quality standards and…