Author: ITPulse

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has given Galaxy Backbone Limited the permission to upgrade all ICT Infrastructure of Federal Government Ministries, Departments & Agencies in a move to boost the provision of Local Area Network (LAN) and other digital services. The approval, which was announced today at the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting, is in line with ensuring that Nigeria is transformed into a Digital nation and was pursued vigorously by the Minister of Communications & Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami in his strides to make Nigeria a digital nation in the near future. Galaxy Backbone (GBB), an agency…

The Nigerian government said it is giving priority and working on providing digital health solutions as a way of addressing the menace of the current Covid-19 pandemic. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, who stated this yesterday on the occasion of the presentation of grants to winners of the digital solutions hackathon for Covid-19 by the Nigerian Communications Commission, also stressed that the difference in making the Nigerian health sector smarter lies in innovations. “The importance of ICT innovation accentuating solutions in the health sector, especially at this time of a global pandemic is becoming evident.…

The Director, Research and Development at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Henry Nkemadu has adduced reasons behind the Covid-19 Hackathon competition, which was organized by the Commission. He said the competition was organized as part of NCC’s commitments to fostering innovations in emerging technologies as the telecommunications ecosystem is very dynamic with technology continuously playing a key role in economic growth and sustainability of the modern world economy especially with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. “It is for this reason that the Commission initiated the NCC Virtual Hackathon 2020, in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, to challenge Nigerian…

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta yesterday narrated how the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami challenged the Commission to pursuit digital solutions in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Prof. Danbatta, who disclosed this in his welcome speech at the occasion of the presentation of grants to winners of digital solutions to Covid-19, said the challenge by the Minister spurred the Commission to yield to the calls by many stakeholders to find local solutions to Nigeria’s local challenges. “The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami’s ideas…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has attributed the rise in the number of uptakes in different types of telecommunications services to lockdowns and restrictions occasioned by the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic. The NCC took this position yesterday by its Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta in his welcome speech at the occasion of the presentation of grants to winners of digital solutions to Covid-19 Hackathon in Abuja. “Telecommunications/ICTs have taken the centre stage in the provision or advancement of solutions about how best to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. This may be the reason why the number of uptakes in different types…

Following the cutting off of Internet access to civilians in Belarus and introducing the ‘Clean Network program’ and banning Chinese apps such TikTok and WeChat by the Trump administration, the Internet Society, has decided to launch the first-ever regulatory assessment toolkit that defines the critical properties needed to protect and enhance the future of the Internet. The global nonprofit organization that promotes the development and use of an open, globally-connected and secure Internet, said the Internet Impact Assessment Toolkit is based on the newly-published paper, Internet Way of Networking (IWN): Defining the Critical Properties of the Internet, that explains how…

The management of Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS), trading as 9mobile, one of Nigeria’s Mobile Network Operators has appointed Stjepan Udovicic as its new Chief Commercial Officer. According to Alan Sinfield, Chief Executive Officer of 9mobile, the company is happy to welcome Udovicic into its fold, especially with his wealth of experience. “Stjepan is a thoroughbred professional with a can-do spirit which is at the core of who we are at 9mobile. We are an adventurous brand, always pushing the limits of innovation, so Stjepan has come right into his home. I am confident he will play a significant…

Nigeria presently occupied the first position with a total investment of US $747 Million investments from Venture Capitalists, which goes into its flourishing Technology Start-ups and Hubs. The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mal. Kashifu Inuwa, who disclosed this in a recent interview, noted that Nigeria is closely followed by Kenya with a total investment of US $564 Million and Egypt that attracted a total investment of US $211 Million. “Nigeria is indeed among the top three countries in Africa, attracting the largest investment from Venture Capitalists for its flourishing Technology Start-ups and Hubs,” a visibly…

Alake Suleman is 45 years old. He is popularly referred to as Baba Kareem. He is the definition of a journeyman. He is a certified ‘labour’ on construction sites, a respected grasscutter cum gardener and an itinerary real estate agent.   He never had a bank account in his first three decades on earth. He is not lettered, and cannot read or write in English. The compound where he lives is not connected to the mains, so he doesn’t have a utility bill, never had.    He used to send money to his mother in the village through interstate transporters…

The Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy will henceforth supervise the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), a statement by Uwa Suleiman, Spokesperson to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami has said. The statement, which was released earlier today noted that President Muhammadu Buhari approved the transfer of NIMC in an effort to ensure that synergy and effective ministry supervisory mechanism is put in place to coordinate, monitor and track the progress of the Federal Government’s digital transformation initiatives. The approval for the transfer, according to the statement is based on Mr. President’s consideration for the…