Author: ITPulse

The 2020 first half-year unaudited financial results of CWG Plc, Nigeria’s leading Information and Communication Technology solutions and services across West, Central, and Eastern Africa have shown an impressive 36.3 percent revenue growth. The result is an indication of the company’s resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially when compared to the first half of 2019.  A breakdown of the results shows positive growth across key financial metrics and reflects CWG’s leading position as one of the best ICT solution providers within the West African sub-region. According to the figures, the Group reported a Profit before Tax of…

The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mal. Kashifu Inuwa, yesterday argued that Information and Communications Technology (ICT) will play a key role in the post-Covid-19 pandemic, which is presently ravaging the world and has forced people and organization to observe social distance and most of the time stay at home. The NITDA boss, who stated this at the sectoral virtual forum, organized by the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) added that already, ICT is playing a major role in the global effort at returning to the new normal, explaining that COVID-19 has triggered an…

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami is already working with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to resolve the over N17billion that commercial banks in Nigeria are owing telecommunications companies. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, who stated this yesterday at the sectoral virtual forum, organized by the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), disclosed that the money is being owned the telcos following the regulator’s suspension of its Determination on Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) Pricing last year. “Commercial banks in the country are owing telecommunications companies…

The President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) Engr. Olusola Teniola has given insight into why the association decided to organize the Sectoral Virtual Forum, which has in attendance over 180 stakeholders across government, regulators, industry players and the consumers. According to Teniola, the Sectoral Virtual Forum, which focuses on ‘Meeting the Interests of Government, Consumers and Telecoms Companies in the Era of Covid-19 and Post Covid-19 Pandemic for Digital Economy Development’ was organized to see the interdependence and collaboration among the government, telecom and ICT Companies and Nigerians. “It should be emphasized that interdependence and collaboration…

Nigerians who are willing to pursue a career or learn a skill in Information and Communications Technology have been called to apply for the new online session of CWG Academy, which will start on Monday, August 10, 2020. The call was made by Mr. Taiwo Lapite, Head of Brand and Marketing Communications, in a statement, disclosing that the session is expected to last for six weeks. “The new online session of the CWG Academy, training and capacity arm of CWG Plc will take off by August 10, 2020. We urge all Nigerians willing to pursue a career in ICT to…

The Chief Executive Officer of Medallion Communications Limited, Mr. Ikechukwu Nnamani has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to channel 30 percent of the N15trn consortium it announced recently to boost infrastructure development in Nigeria to build telecom infrastructure. Nnamani, who as speaking today at the Sectoral Virtual Forum 2020, organized by the Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), argued that it would be unfair for the apex bank to concentrate the N15trillion into building transportation infrastructure, leaving the telecom sector, which is presently contributing 10.88 percent to the National Gross Domestic Product (GDP). He noted that…

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami today disclosed that the biggest interest the government is poise to protect at all time is that of the consumers of Information and Communication Technology, who should be seen as Kings. The Minister, who stated this while giving a remark at the Sectoral Virtual Forum 2020, organized by the Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) believes that when the interest of the subscribers is protected, the industry would be seen to be moving forward. “Protecting the interest of the consumers, particularly the poor masses are top of our priority…

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has noted in its new report that the digital gender divide is blocking women from becoming equal stakeholders in society and ultimately, putting entire communities at greater risk during emergencies. The report ‘​ ​​​​​​Women, ICT and Emergency Telecommunications: Opportunities and Constraints, which was released in collaboration with the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC), highlights that equal access to information and communication technology (ICT) can save lives in emergencies, including during pandemics. The report revealed that as shown in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, women are more vulnerable and more likely to die than men, stressing that…

Social media giant, Facebook has introduced an accelerator programme tagged Commerce, which will empower entrepreneurs and startups to solve relevant, meaningful problems and build products that billions of people can use and benefit from. The programme, which opened the application for the cohort of innovators until August 31st, 2020 will help connect, train and grow entrepreneurs, especially in the critical period of Coovid-19 to enable every business to sell online by doubling down on commerce. “We’re always looking for ways to provide even more value for startups through our programs, and that’s why we are excited to announce the launch…

In furtherance of its mandate to protect the interests of consumers and support a robust telecommunications sector, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has revised its Determination on Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) pricing published on the 23rd of July, 2019. The telecom regulator disclosed this today via a statement signed by its Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde. According to the statement, the revision was necessitated following a protracted dispute between Mobile Network Operators and Financial Institutions on the applicable charges for USSD services and the method of billing. “As a responsive and effective regulatory authority, the…