Author: ITPulse

  Nigerians have a penchant for excuses. We manufacture them like it’s going out of fashion. We have excuses for everything. We excuse everything. It is almost an unwritten part of our culture. It is not surprising therefore that people in government gleefully take advantage of our knack for making excuses. They make promises that they have zero intention of keeping. And they have little cause for worry, because the citizens will gladly make excuses for them. Excuses have become our sorry lot. One would think that businesses would be an exception, that they would models of efficiency and reliability.…

  Donald Trump, President of the United State of America has assured that the Chinese technology giant, ZTE will be rescued from any possible close down of its operations as a result of the sales ban of some critical technology to the company. Trump gave the assurance via Twitter, saying he is working with President Xi Jinping of China to save telecom giant. “President Xi of China, and I, are working together to give the massive Chinese phone company, ZTE, a way to get back into business, fast. Too many jobs lost in China,” Trump said on Twitter handle @realDonaldTrump…

  As part of efforts to promote childhood literacy in Nigeria, audit, tax and advisory firm, KPMG has launched the Family for Literacy program, (or KFFL) in Nigeria, starting with a  donation of over 4,000 brand new books to 1,215 Lagos State primary school pupils. The program kicked off on the 8th of May in Lagos state’s St. Jude primary school and continued on the 9thwith visits to St. Mary primary school and St. Mary Convent primary schools in CMS Lagos. The launch of the  KFFL in Nigeria is part of KPMG’s commitment to improving society and the communities in…

  By Kester Omu A cyber security expert, Mr. Remi Afon has raised the alarm that the 2019 general election may be compromised, going by the nefarious activities of cyber criminals and the proliferation of fake news in the country. Afon, who is also the President of the Cyber Security Expert Association of Nigeria, raised the alarm while speaking to Journalists on the sideline of the Cyber Secure Nigeria Conference, held at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Lagos two days ago. According to him, going by the revelations that people were influenced using the alleged Cambridge Analytical campaign,…

  The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), has adduced reason it gives the Nigerian Communications Commission‘Approved Employer Professional Development Award.’ Presenting the award  to Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of NCC at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja, Thomas Isibor, the Country Head, Association of Chartered Accountants, said the  Award was in recognition of the continuing professional development opportunities provided by NCC to its staff that are members of ACCA. He added that the Award is given to NCC in recognition of its high standards of staff training and development. “We are recognizing NCC for the investments it…

  Buying a car in Nigeria with the present economic reality is not easy, and so losing it in the hands of criminals will be very painful. A car tracking device is extremely important 1. Monitors the location of your vehicles- This comes in handy when you have kids who are learning to drive, under the care of a driver or when your car is stolen. 2. Tracks fuel consumption- This depends on the type of device you want to install. 3. Provides information about your vehicle(s). Location (with street address), speed, driving behaviour , including where the car has been…

  By Martin Ekpeke Some cyber security experts and analysts have decried the absence of data protection law in Nigeria, emphasizing that as it stands today, it is not yet a crime for anybody to compromise other people’s data. The experts, who gathered in Lagos at this year’s Cyber Secure Nigeria Conference, organized by the Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) argued that the absence of the data protection law has paved ways for criminals and other organizations to freely compromise other people’s data without being held accountable. According to the President of CSEAN, Mr. Remi Afon, the government’s…

  By Martin Ekpeke The Nigerian Communications Commission INCC), has stated that though, it is not a security agency, it has always created an enabling environment to assist security and law enforcement agencies in investigating telecommunications related security incidents. The Executive Vice-Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta stated this today at the Cyber Secure Nigeria Conference, organized by the Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) in Lagos. Danbatta, who was represented by the Commission’s Zonal Controller, Mr. Henry Ojiokpota highlighted that the telecom regulatory body had in various ways combated cybercrime and cyber security development. One of such ways…

  Ausso Leadership Academy, Nigeria’s foremost business professionals and entrepreneurs mentoring institution  has concluded its first entrepreneurial masterclass, a 3-weeks long intensive hands-on training program. The masterclass was structured into 3 modules with each designed to help the delegates imbibe proven principles of business growth and sustainability. These include mission leadership, business model generation and business sustainability and growth. The founder and Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Mr Austin Okere, while speaking at the closing ceremony, restated that the motivation for the establishment of ALA is to offer the Business Executives and Entrepreneurs what he would have advised his younger self, and the second…

  The first Edition of the CFA’s Startups Hangout for 2018 was held on May 5, 2018 at GRA, Ikeja. The theme of the Hangout was: Building The Right Relationships and Partnerships. CFA’s Startups Hangout, is a forum where Start-ups meet up with successful and experienced entrepreneurs, with a view to learn from them, skills to help them grow their businesses, pitfalls to to avoid in the course of running their businesses, by tapping through the experiences of these successful entrepreneurs, as well as network and synergize with one another. The May 2018 Edition featured three successful entrepreneurs, who spoke…