Author: ITPulse

The Minister of Communications, Dr. Isa Pantami has warned all parastatals under the ministry of communications to desist from the habit of rejecting Corps Members posted on National service. The Minister, who issued the warning in a press statement signed by Mrs Philomena Oshodin, a Deputy Director, Press Unit at the Federal Ministry of Communications, noted that instead of rejecting the corps members, the parastatals should comply with the provisions of the law regarding the NYSC scheme and train them on entrepreneurship. “The attention of the Federal Ministry of Communications has been drawn to the recent spate of rejecting Corps…

Mrs. Ibukun Awosika, Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria Limited has been penciled to speak on “Gender Empowerment” at the plenary of the 25th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES#25), presently holding at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. The Chairman of Firstbank will speak largely based on its partnership  with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) to host the event, which is the Silver Jubilee edition and is themed “Nigeria 2050: Shifting Gears”. According to the premier bank, it is partnering Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) as part of its continued commitment to create an enabling environment and opportunities for the promotion of sustainable growth…

West African country, Ghana is set to host local government officials from across Africa to a 2-day forum that seeks to deliberate on ways forward for the grassroots administration. The continental conference, which is being packaged by Nigeria’s B2B event company, InstinctWave, will bring  together top local government policy makers, practitioners and other stakeholders to discuss policy developments, share and learn about new ideas and innovative solutions and products to help councils and local governments improve their processes and services. According to the organiser, the conference also provides a unique international opportunity for local government policy-makers and practitioners to meet…

The maiden edition of the Mobile & Disruptive Technology Forum (MoDiTECH 2019), scheduled to hold on October 24, 2019 in Lagos State, Nigeria is gathering momentum as the organizer unveiled keynote and other speakers. In a statement issued and signed by Mr. Peter Oluka, Founder/Editor in Chief of Techeconomy, the organizer disclosed that the Founder & Vice Chairman, CWG Plc, Mr. Austin Okere will present the keynote, while the Minister of Communications, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami is the special guest of honour. Other special invitees expected at the Forum are the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC),…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has disclosed that the country’s telecom Subsector has remained a major actor, contributing massively to the country’s  national economy  in the last few years. The Executive Vice Chairman of  NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta stated in a remark he delivered last Friday at the 2019 annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Pulishers (GOCOP), in Lagos. In the remark, delivered on behalf of Prof. Danbatta by Mr. Omoniyi Ibietan, Head of Online Media & Special Publications at NCC, the telecom regulator noted that the Nigerian telecoms industry, in the past 18 years, has recorded tremendous…

Submarine cable provider, MainOne, today announced it has finally landed the submarine cable in Grand Bassam, Cote d’Iviore, which is the final leg of the ongoing expansion to reach Senegal and the West African country. This follows the issuance of a submarine cable landing license to the connectivity company by the government of Cote D’Ivoire few months ago. Making the announcement in a press release today, MainOne said the landing of the cable in Cote d’Iviore is notable because it is the first commercial cable in service to deploy spectrum sharing capabilities guaranteed to deepen infrastructure sharing and lower the…

There are two possible ways: either you have a smartphone in your pocket right now, or you are reading this text on it. And that is the main reason why your website should become the BFF with mobile devices. 1. Start Small (Screen) If you are just planning to create a website, congratulations, you can start that the right way! And the best way is to start with a mobile-first approach. If you still doubt that, let’s check the latest Mary Meeker Internet Trends 2019 report. Data about daily media usage shows that people in the US spend 3.6 hours…

Today, it’s just hard to predict exactly the next disruptions in the technology ecosystem and trends that will transform human lives more so as these powerful disruptions are dismantling the entire industries and creating new frontiers. Disruptive Technologies such as Mobile Internet, Automation of Knowledge and Work, Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud Technology, Advanced Robotics, Autonomous and Near-Autonomous Vehicles, Next-Generation Genomics, Energy Storage, 3D Printing, Advanced Materials, Advanced Oil and Gas Exploration and Recovery, Renewables and are improving the quality of life for people and redefining business models such as Agritech, e-Billing, e-Commerce, e-Governance, e-Payments, transportation, smart city, etc. Therefore,…

The GSMA has highlighted four key enablers that are critical for mobile internet connectivity to flourish, warning that there is no silver bullet that will result in universal access. GSMA, which represents the interests of mobile network operators worldwide, is highlighting these enablers on the background of the four billion people across the world who are still offline, unable to benefit from the social and economic development opportunities of the internet. “Connecting everyone to the internet is in the world’s interest, as a platform to reduce poverty and improve livelihoods. The Mobile Industry has a critical role to play in…

The GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index has revealed that a proportion of Nigeria’s population is covered with 41 percent of 4G network, 76 percent of 3G networks and 89.8 percent of 2G networks. Nigeria scores 47.7 percent in the Index, which measures the performance of 150 countries, accounting for 98 percent of the world’s population, against the four key enablers of mobile internet connectivity. The Index noted that mobile download speeds in Nigeria is 16.5 percent, mobile upload speeds 14.7 percent while mobile latencies is 55.2 percent. Meanwhile, in terms of quality of supporting infrastructure such as electricity access and servers…