Author: ITPulse

As part of efforts to ensure that the growth of its clients is not dented, CWG Plc has decided to develop engagements with its traditional customers to a level where they are seen as the business partners. Mr. Olusegun Ajayi, CWG’s Business Solutions Manager, who disclosed this in online interaction with selected journalists earlier this week, noted that seeing the customers as business partners has made CWG a critical stakeholder in driving the growth plan of their numerous customers spread across Sub-Saharan Africa. “Over time, our engagements with some of our traditional customers have developed to become a business partner…

By Martin Ekpeke Contributions from Nigeria’s telecommunication sector to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2020 were far and above Oil & Gas, hitherto Nigeria’s main source of income. According to the Guardian Newspaper, Nigeria’s telecommunications and information services sectors contributed N2.3 trillion, representing 14.30 percent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), crowning the sector the enablers of the country’s growth, despite the economic impact of the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic. A breakdown of the contributions shows an upward movement from N1.821 trillion in the first quarter of the year to N2.272 trillion, indicating there was…

Three deserving Nigerian startups with proposals for a digital solution that can help contain the impact of COVID-19 pandemic in the country will be given an N9 million research grant by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The selection of the three companies followed a careful and painstaking evaluation of 282 entries in the NCC COVID-19 Virtual Hackathon from digital innovation Startups and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) by an evaluation committee set up by the Commission. The Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta, has since extended invitations to operators and other industry stakeholders to participate virtually in the Grant/Prize Award…

The Association of Telecomm Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has described telecommunications consumers in Nigeria as development partners in the journey of developing the country’s Digital Economy. The Executive Secretary of ATCON, Mr. Ajibola Olude made this description today during the 2nd Webinar Series on Sustainability, Business and Human Rights with the theme ‘Consumer Protection Amidst the Pandemic –Business and Human Rights Implication’, which was organized by the International Network for Corporate Social Responsibility (IN-CSR) and the National Human Rights Commission. Speaking on the topic ‘The role of telecommunications companies in protecting consumer rights’, Ajibola noted that consumers are the lifeblood…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in partnership with Data Protection Compliance Organizations (DPCO) has resolved over 790 issues relating to data protection. The Director-General of NITDA, Mallam Kashifu Inuwa revealed this during a professional development workshop, which was aimed at ensuring developed data privacy in the country and was organized by NITDA earlier this week. “We participated in about 93 events hosted by DPCOs and other stakeholders all in a bid to deepen understanding and to improve compliance. Hosting of the first Data Privacy Week, where we promoted data privacy protection through all media, Resolved 790 issues relating…

The pan-African financial institution, Ecobank is accelerating its partnership with Fintechs and other partners across Africa via Sandbox in what can be en as a major milestone in its open banking strategy. The Sandbox, which is now live and accessible on request to the African Fintech community, is coming after a successful pilot run with selected Fintechs in early 2020. It allows Fintechs to access Ecobank’s Application Programming Interface (APIs) for the development of innovative solutions. According to Mr. Eddy Ogbogu, Group Executive, Technology & Operations at Ecobank, Sandbox will position the annual Ecobank Fintech Challenge beyond competition to a…

Both the Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta and the Commission itself, yesterday got three separate recognitions for keeping Nigerians and businesses connected since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. While Danbatta was awarded ‘Human Rights Telecoms Defender’ and ‘Icon of a Greater Nigeria’, the Commission as a corporate entity received the ‘Human Rights Guard’ award. The ‘Human Rights Telecoms Defender’ for the EVC and ‘Human Rights Guard’ for the Commission were presented by Wheel of Hope Human Rights Foundation (WHHRF), a frontline Nigerian Non-Governmental Organisation. While the ‘Icon of a Greater Nigeria’…

Leveraging technology has become essential for corporate growth and success in today’s fast-paced, technologically advanced society. In order to improve corporate operations, spur development, and enhance the entire customer experience, leaders must keep up with the most recent trends and tools. In this article, we’ll examine the major technological advancements and trends that can be used to advance a company. Experienced team leader in business analysis and project management Korede Titilayo Akinsanmi discusses knowledge gained from her work at Diamond Bank, where she successfully executed technology-driven initiatives that resulted in significant cost savings and improved productivity. Technology is critical in…

Mr. Chris Uwaje, the Founder and Chairman of Mobile Software Solutions Limited, has called on African nations to prioritize investment on Science and Technology, stressing that Africans now live in the Digital world and cannot continue to blindly steal the future of their children. Uwaje, who is popularly known as ‘Oracle’ took this position in a Keynote presentation at the ongoing 2020 virtual edition of the Digital Africa Conference and Exhibition. He said the digital battle of the future will be very fierce and fought with the greatest weapon known to man, which is knowledge, data, information, emotions and communications.…

One of Nigeria’s Internet Service Providers, Smile Communications Limited has decided to test the country’s smartphone market with a voice-over 4GLTE smartphone, which it tagged SM-A955Z that offers the best of 4G LTE mobile data and voice services. A check on the smartphone, which sells for N35, 000 shows that the phone is running on Android 9 Pie Operating System and was released earlier this month. The network type is 2G/3G/4G VoLTE and has a display of 5.45-inch, 1280 x 720 pixels resolution. Other key features in the phone are Helio A22 Processor with 5MP Selfie camera, 8 MP triple…