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Experts, who should know have advocated for massive investment in cloud computing both from the private sector and government, stressing that the adoption of cloud computing in Nigeria will drive the growth of about 41 million Small and Medium Enterprise and enable rapid governance on the part of the government. The experts, who gathered virtually at a webinar hosted by CyberCloud, an indigenous service provider, argued that with coronavirus pandemic still raging, companies must device mean to continue to serve their customers adequately. Those in attendance at the virtual meeting with the theme: “The New Normal: Future of Cloud Computing…

There are strong indications that the Nigerian Senate will confirm the reappointment of Prof. Umar Danbatta as the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for another five-year term in office. This follows the commendations of his last five years reign as the country’s chief telecoms regulator from the Senate Committee that screened him last week. According to insider information, Danbatta had during the screening demonstrated his deep knowledge of the industry, by extensively analyzing his scorecard since he assumed office as the EVC of NCC on August 4, 2015. This was reciprocated by the Committee members, who…

By Comrade Mustapha Ya’u Gumel  On the 20th August 2019, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, assumed duty as Director-General/CEO, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), at a relatively young age of 39. He is one of the few young Nigerians to have that privilege in recent history. I was opportune to pass through the same Secondary School with Kashifu, between 1995 and 1997, having joined the School a year earlier than I did. Science Secondary School Kafin Hausa was and is still ranked as one of the best Science Schools in Jigawa State. The School’s admission process was and still is…

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has decided to give its Verve Cardholders in what it described as Free Fuel Promotion between Monday, 6 July 2020 to Friday, 24 July 2020 between 6 am and 6 pm daily. The bank is carrying the Free Fuel promo in collaboration with Verve International and Oando Plc. In a statement, Firstbank said the promo gives for a minimum of N3,000 fuel purchase, 5 extra litres of fuel for FREE instantly at selected Oando Fuel Stations across Lagos every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday for every FirstBank Verve Cardholders. The Oando fuel stations where the promo…

The Kaduna State government has decided to partner with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to train 75, 000 of its citizens on various aspects of Information Technology in order to enhance human capital development in the state. The partnership was sealed during a courtesy visit by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Pantami alongside the Director-General of NITDA, Mallam Kashifu Inuwa to the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasiru Elrufai last Saturday. In a meeting today with the officials of the state government led by the Commissioner for Business Innovation and Technology, Mr. Idris Nyam…

As part of its strategic push to meet the new broadband target of 70 percent in the next five years, the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has decided to organize what it described as a sectoral virtual forum by August 2020. In a statement issued and signed by Ajibola Olude, Executive Secretary of ATCON, the umbrella body of all telecom professionals in Nigeria, noted that the forum would address the need of telecom and ICT Consumers in the COVID-19 and Post COVID-19 Pandemic cum Digital Economy era. The statement added that ATCON is providing a veritable platform for…

In this interview via Zoom Video Conference with ITPulse’ Martin Ekpeke, the Chief Executive Officer of CWG Plc, Mr. Adewale Adeyipo, stated that though CWG Plc has in place a ‘Work from Home Initiative’ since last year, not meeting his colleagues physically in the last four months due to Covid-19 pandemic is not a great experience. What are your thoughts about Covid-19 in the last five months? Covid-19 has taught us some lessons we could not have learned ordinarily. In the last five months, we have suddenly realized that the gap between the rich and the poor, the educated and…

By Olatayo Ladipo-Ajai Although Nigeria is an emerging market in many aspects and industries, customers in this region like those across the globe have increased their service level expectations which depend on communication. It is especially true for the contact centres that provide customers with support and services – whether it be in the banking sector, retail sector or even the insurance industry. However, couple this demand for communication with an increased need to accelerate digital transformation strategies and the requirement for streamlined robust technology solutions becomes apparent. Advancing Customer Experience (CX) through technology solutions is key to achieving customer…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has called on eligible Nigerians to apply for its technology innovation and entrepreneurship scheme, a capacity building programme for Hub managers, young Nigerians and innovative startups to spur digital job creation and economic growth. The technology innovation and entrepreneurship scheme was set up to address the challenges of capacity deficiency among Hubs and Startups in Nigeria. NITDA believes that startups suffer from issues of capacity deficiency such as ability to support start-ups, poor infrastructure and high cost of running their operations, especially amidst COVID19 Pandemic. As such, there is the need to build…

The news media is inundated with reports that the prices of data and telecommunication services are expected to crash 40 percent by 2025. This, according to Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, is based on the steps taken by the Federal Government to attract huge local and foreign investments. According to the Minister, the government has addressed two critical challenges in the telecommunications industry, particularly Right of Way (RoW) charges and infrastructural protection and development. He explained that these activities are part of the policy measures taken by the present administration to promote the digital economy…