Author: ITPulse

While there could be a potential upside in most sectors of the world economy, the impact of the raging coronavirus (COVID-19) on the IT services sector will be deep, immediate and long-lasting. According to a report by GlobalData, data and Analytics Company, there is little optimism for IT services. “The coronavirus will put incredible strain on the world economy, which will be effectively halted for three months or more. Many companies will not survive this initial phase. For IT services companies asking where new business will come from in 2020, the answer is painfully bleak: there will be none,” said…

A leading data and analytics company, GlobalData has predicted that many technology companies across the world may not be able to survive the crisis posed by the emergence of the Coronavirus, also known as Covid-19. “The coronavirus (COVID-19) is by far the most significant theme to affect the technology industry in 2020. It will put incredible strain on the world economy, which will be effectively halted for three months or more. Many companies will not survive this initial phase. Almost all others will suffer a significant drop in revenues,” it said. It advised that telecom equipment companies must minimize risks to…

While calling for a harmonised action by telecommunications regulators and operators in Africa that will help to combat Coronavirus Pandemic, the African Telecommunications Union has given some guidelines it believes will prevent the spread of the deadly disease. According to ATU, a specialised agency of the African Union in the field of telecommunications, regulators across the continent should implement the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to enable authorities to effectively prevent and mitigate the spread of Covid-19 The ATU, through the Secretary-General, Mr. John Omo, believes that these set of guidelines, which every Member State should consider will assist in combating…

The Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA), an umbrella body of all ICT Journalists in Nigeria has urged companies and establishments both in the private and public sectors to improve on their ICT architecture to enable their workers to work seamlessly from home during the COVID-19 crisis period. The Group in a statement signed by its Chairman, Mr. Chike Onwuegbuchi, believes that this is the time when most company’s technology platforms will be tested, following the directive for people to maintain a relatively good social distance as a measure of curbing the rate of infections from the virus. The statement…

The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), has introduced its Online Assets Declaration System (OADS) for public servants, saying it is part of effort towards ensuring that the government anti-corruption fight achieves maximum results. Speaking at a forum with stakeholders during the week, the government agency said the initiative was created to ease the rigours involved in assets declaration by public servants and to avert corrupt practices in the public sectors. “Technology advancement has been prominent for the past two decades. Today, the world is transforming from analogue systems to electronic processes to enhance efficiency and better results. Therefore the Bureau…

In a bid to help control the spread of the COVID – 19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced some proactive measures that will help protect its employees, customers and other stakeholders. The measures, according to the bank include the deployment of temperature measuring tools; hand sanitisers; face masks and adopting social distancing including utilizing virtual meetings. The bank added that it has also canceled owned and partnered planned events in the interim; suspended staff travels and have put measures in place to identify and communicate to staff who are arriving from affected countries to self-quarantine following…

The management of PlentyWaka, Nigeria’s premier bus hailing service provider, is suspending its operation from today, Monday 23rd of March, 2020. The suspension, according to the technology company is part of its efforts to protect its riders and prevent the potential spread of the COVID-19 Pandemic. “After careful deliberation of our duty in the face of the COVID-19 Pandemic and as part of our best efforts to protect our riders and prevent its potential spread, we hereby notify the general public that we will be suspending Plentywaka operations across all routes starting tomorrow, Monday 23rd of March, 2020,” a statement…

New data gathered and released by New York-based Atlas VPN, has revealed over 66 percent of parents across the world are not aware that their children are facing regular cyberbullying. The data shows that these parents are not monitoring their children’s time spent on social media, even as Scientists at BMC Public Health found that using social media for longer than 2 hours per day increases the risk of cyberbullying. “Statistics on parental control over media consumption show that only 34% of parents limit time spent on social media. Research also shows a positive correlation between time spent on social…

The confinement of millions of people across the world at home due to the rising cases of Coronavirus pandemic has also caused an increase in the demand for data services by 30 percent. According to a report by London based Heficed, an IP lease, monetization and management services company, due to the pandemic that has come with a lot of restrictions, people are moving most of their activities to the digital space, which has tremendously increased global usage of the internet network. “Internet infrastructure has experienced significant growth in demand due to the increased amount of people confined to their…

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has given his expert opinion of the Television White Space (TVWS) framework being developed by the Nigerian Communications Commission. According to the Minister, the framework, which is being supervised by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy will enhance the delivery of the digital economy agenda of the Federal Government. While speaking during the Industry Stakeholder Forum on the Guidelines on the use of TVWS in Nigeria, organised by the Commission at its Head Office in Abuja yesterday, Pantami said the TVWS Guidelines is in sync with the…