Author: ITPulse

A new survey by Kaspersky has revealed over 25 percent of Nigerian parents find something in their child’s social media account potentially dangerous, with 34 percent saying their child has seen or listened to something that seemed suspicious to them, be that videos (68%), music (43%) or photos (25%). Kaspersky attributed the trend to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced families to spend their free time mostly at home, arguing that staying at home usually also means spending much time using different Internet-connected devices. “For clear reasons, children’s growing online activity can cause lots of worries to their parents.…

That the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy,  Dr. Isa Pantami, got the nod of Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, instructing or directing security agencies to physically protect telecom infrastructure is only an attempt in the right direction, but ultimately not a guarantee or a solution to the problem. What the Minister got is a mere DIRECTIVE. But what is needed to secure the telecom infrastructure, owing to their critical nature to the country’s economy and security is an Executive Order written and signed by the President and backed by law. Such an Executive Order will do better than some directives…

Nigeria’s FirstBank Plc said it has reinforced its technology in such a way that Nigerians, irrespective of location in the country open the FirstBank account through their mobile phones, without visiting any of its branches nationwide. Firstbank said this reinforcement in its mobile banking infrastructure is in furtherance of the need to deepen financial inclusion in the country, enabling account opening to be carried out on its *894# USSD banking, FirstMobile (self-service telephone banking), its website – www.firstbanknigeria.com <http://www.firstbanknigeria.com/ as well as the Bank’s staff, through the Direct Sales Executive (DSE) application installed on their mobile phone, ATMs and the…

The GSM Association, an industry organisation that represents the interests of mobile network operators worldwide has identified some challenges bewildering the growth of Agric technology solutions in Nigeria. GSMA in one of its reports titled AgriTech in Nigeria: Investment opportunities and challenges, noted that though Nigeria has seen a rapid growth of agritech companies offering digital solutions aiming to address the challenges faced by smallholder farmers and to improve their livelihoods, business environment, an ecosystem unable to support long-term growth remain a challenge. The report noted that while some agritech start-ups have transitioned into established companies, only a handful have…

The GSMA is inviting leading EdTech start-ups from Nigeria, Indonesia and Côte d’Ivoire to a webinar discussion, where the impact of mobile technology services in helping to provide educational services to those that need them in the context of COVID-19 will be looked at. COVID-19 has closed schools for millions of students worldwide, and the pandemic disproportionately threatens developing countries – not only as a health crisis but also as a devastating social and economic crisis. But the webinar will opportunity for the global audience to hear from the founders of EdTech start-ups and see the significance of their work.…

The entertainment industry in Egypt has seen the entry of Telecoming, a digital services monetization technologies provider as a boost that will bring digital mobile entertainment contents to the citizens. The arrival of Telecoming into the Egyptian market means a further step in its strategy to enhance its presence in Africa. With a penetration rate of mobile devices around 94% and more than 100M users, Egypt is one of the most attractive markets for digital services development. In the coming months, Telecoming will invest 0.5M€ in the region. In the first stage, Telecoming will distribute Real Madrid official contents through…

Following a surge in the number of complaints from consumers regarding Data Depletion and Poor Quality of Data services, Nigerian telecom regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) decided to investigate the complaints and ensured resolution as necessary. After the investigation, which is in line with the Commission’s mandate of protecting, informing and educating consumers, NCC provided responses to the 29 frequently asked questions on Data consumption, depletion and usage. The investigation provided steps that can be followed to avoid wastage of Internet Data by Nigeria, explaining that there are a number of things Internet subscribers can do to manage their…

The Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) and President of the Internet Protocol version Six (IPv6 Council Nigeria), Mr. Mohammed Rudman has been slated to chair and speak at the ITREALMS Webinar as part of the 2020 Digital Rights series. The webinar will be hosted ITREALMS Online, on Saturday, June 6, 2020, by 11 am and would be anchored on “Role of IP in 5G v COVID-19 Debate” as the theme. Revealing this, the Editor-in-Chief of ITREALMS, Remmy Nweke, said at the weekend that the webinar has been slated in commemoration of the World IPv6…

The African ICT Foundation has called on institutions, organizations, startups and individuals who have expertise in the creation of intelligent drones, intelligent robots, or other applications that are related to Artificial Intelligence to apply for partnership. The Foundation, while making the call in a statement issued and signed by its Executive Secretary. Mr. Bassey Emmanuel said partnering with the Foundation will afford these sets of individuals and groups the opportunity to expand and ultimately attain greater height in their technology innovation pursuit. “Are you an institution, organization, startups and individuals who have created intelligent drones, intelligent robots or other applications…

Pay TV platform has increased subscription rates of its viewing bouquets, saying it is in compliance with the new VAT rate from 5 percent -7.5 percent. “A slight increase has occurred on GOTV subscription fees. Please take note of this increase as you pay or renew your GOTV subscription,” one of its electronic payment partners, Quickteller disclosed via email. For subscribers, who pay N3, 200 for the Max Bouquet, they are expected to pay N3, 280 starting from June 2020. Joli which used to be N2, 400 will henceforth be N2, 460. While Jinja has been increased from N1, 600…