Author: ITPulse

The Director of Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD), Dr. Bayero Agabi has called on the Nigerian Government and the National Assembly to increase Cyber Awareness and responsibilities at all levels of government. Bayero stated this at the recently held First Legislative Conference on ICT and Cyber  Security, which was organised by the Senate Committee on ICT and Cyber Security. The Conference was part of events marking the 2017 Cyber Security week. At the event held at the Zeus Paradise Hotel, Abuja, Bayero spoke on the need to encourage cyber responsibilities by Internet users through advocacy and Public Education.…

  Being a paper the Nigerian Communications Commission presented at the Telecom Executives & Regulators Forum, which was organized by the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos today. The paper was presented by Bako Wakil, Deputy Director, Technical Standards & Network Integrity on behalf of the Executive Vice-Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta. Greetings and observation of Protocols. I will be addressing the following in my speech: What is broadband in Nigeria? Industry context Nigeria Broadband Initiative Conclusion Seated here are industry giants in the persons of the CEOs of leading ICT companies who will flesh…

  The Institute of Information Management (IIM), the premier Information Management Institution in Africa, has announced plans to engage key stakeholders on issues bothering around Information deficit, sharing, exchange and misinformation between the government and the governed at the 2017 National Summit, Induction and Investiture Ceremony in Abuja, holding on the 18th of November, 2017 at the Nigerian National Merit Award (NNMA) House, Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, Nigeria. The summit is also expected to discuss the implications of engaging information management experts in information management, dissemination and exchange, application of effective technological platforms and the most suitable way to…

  In line with its commitment to support the growth of businesses in Africa, especially entrepreneurs, Google has announced the launch of its Launchpad Accelerator programme, which will provide a major boost to African entrepreneurs. “As part of our promise to support African entrepreneurs earlier this year, we’re excited to announce Google Developers Launchpad Africa, our new hands-on comprehensive mentorship program tailored exclusively to startups based in Africa,” Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in a statement today. Building on the success of Google’s global Launchpad Accelerator programme, this initiative will operate from a new Google Launchpad Space in Lagos, the…

By Kester Omu Pan-African and Nigeria’s largest system integration company, CWG PLC said the thriving success stories about the company in the last 25 years, can be attributed to its expertise in building innovations around products and platforms to service its clients, which cut across Financial Institutions, Telecom and Government. The Group, Chief Executive Officer of CWG Plc, Mr. James Agada stated this last week, during a dinner to mark the Company’s 25 years Silver Jubilee Anniversary celebration in Lagos. Innovations, he said, have exposed the company to discover some sectors of the Nigerian economy, which are yet to be…

Massive open online courses have made it easy for people to gain access to quality education materials and training designed for international audiences. Thankfully, a few Startups in the Edutech space, or creating similar platforms, targeted at Primary and Secondary school students. Recently, I was with Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji, Founder, Passnownow.com and we had a discussion on the provision of quality education, through technology. Toyosi stated that she is worried about the poor state of education that is currently persisting in the country. This, according to her, is the because, we are looking for people to effectively and conscientiously run…

  Progress is progress. The latest World Bank annual ratings reveal that Nigeria has made progress in the ease of doing business indicators. The country is now ranked 145 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business list. The new ranking is a 14 percent improvement on the 169th position Nigeria had in 2016. A statistical analysis, properly conducted, is a delicate dissection of uncertainties, a surgery of suppositions. – M.J. Moroney Expectedly, this new ease of doing business ranking is seen as a cause for cheers in several quarters, particularly in government and among those who have business to…

By Patrick Hogan Ten years ago, few would have imagined that employees could work entirely remotely or that an entire business infrastructure could exist on the internet. With the adoption of cloud computing, a service that allows companies to access processing and data storage through the internet, these business models are becoming a reality. with cloud computing, almost any device can work. Employees can often connect via their mobile phones. Older computers and employee-purchased phones can both connect to cloud services. This new business model enables IT staff to focus their efforts on tasks other than monitoring the computers in…

By Kester Omu A group known as Broadband 2018 Coalition has expressed worries and concerns over Nigeria’s decline on the broadband adoption and internet use index: Affordability Drivers Index (ADI), which presently ranked the country 13th place out of 58 countries surveyed from 12th place ranking Nigeria earned in the 2015-16 Index in the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4aI) 2017 report. In a statement, the group believes that the poor rollout of broadband infrastructure in tandem with the Nigeria Broadband Plan 2013 – 2018, is largely responsible for the drop, urging the federal government to expedite action in the implementation…

By Martin Ekpeke Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that, by enforcing the policy on  Treasury Single Account (TSA), Nigeria as a country has been able to save N4.7 billion every month since May 2015 when he assumed office. Buhari, who stated this while declaring this year’s eNigeria Conference, organised by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) earlier today in Abuja, said apart from consolidating over 20,000 accounts, resulting into about N4.7 billion monthly savings, the TSA policy has also facilitated transparency, accountability and ease of transactions and payments between Government and businesses as well as Government and citizens.…