Author: ITPulse

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the demonstration launch of Fifth Generation (5G) network in Nigeria by MTN Nigeria is a reflection of the Government’s commitment towards deepening broadband access across Nigeria. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, who stated this last week at the demo launch of 5G in Lagos by MTN, also affirmed that 5G will be the bedrock of future communications. According to him, 5G launch is a testament to the support of the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy to the Nigerian Communications Commission and the private sector. Danbatta, who…

In a bid to connect Nigerians who are interested in investing in agro-business, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has launched a platform tagged Smart Agro Business. According to NITDA, the platform will bring together farmers, government agencies, Agric experts, banks and micro-lenders, extension services, hardware solution providers, software developers, customers, marketplace and other stakeholders in the Agric value chain. Unveiling the platform, the Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, said the Smart Agro Platform was conceived in order to support the government’s focus towards turning the country into the digital-driving economy and ensure the attainment of Sustainable Development…

Professional services firm, KPMG last week at its Digital Summit in Lagos reiterated the importance of Artificial Intelligence, saying it has become an important part of our daily life, owing to its design to think and act like humans. At the summit with the theme ‘Leveraging Insights and Experience to Scale’, KPMG noted that AI is used in a wide area of day to day services. This is the third in the series of events by KPMG to provide insights to organizations on how to leverage digital to create transformational value. The summit kicked-off with a welcome address from the…

In a bid to help organisations secure their data and ensure business continuity, Nigeria’s CWG Plc teamed up with Veritas Technologies, one of the world’s leaders in enterprise data protection and software-defined storage to organize a data management workshop in Lagos. Themed ‘Business digital transformation through data backup’, the workshop was tailored towards meeting organisations’  needs when it comes to data recovery and their backup solution, as data is today’s most critical asset of any organization. Speaking at the workshop, which brings together stakeholders from the government, technology providers and the financial sector, Maureen Esokawu, Business Development Manager at CWG,…

A new report released by PreciseSecurity has indicated that requests from various governments to Google about user data hit an all-time high in 2019, with the United States of America, Germany and India having the largest number of data requests to Google. According to the report, the number of user data requests from governments reached 164,537 in the first half of 2019. This shows an increase considering that in all of 2018, just 135,302 users’ accounts were requested to Google. On the matter, the report explained: “This shows people need to be careful about how they use Google products and…

The African Development Bank has partnered with Microsoft to launch a digital tool that will help African youth learn how to code. The tool was launched last week at the 2019 African Economic Conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The essence is to promote a continuous learning culture among young people and build their capacity to shape the continent’s future. “The youth employment and skills development challenge is a complex issue that requires systemic thinking and bold partnerships … to address the existing skills gap and link youth to decent and sustainable employment,” said Hendrina Doroba, the African Development Bank’s…

Some 37 Nigerians who were admitted into the CWG Academy three months ago yesterday graduated, after going through intensive practical learning experience from experts, who have been inspiring them to develop and compete among their peers anywhere in the world. Speaking at the graduation ceremony at the company’s corporate headquarter in Lagos, the Academy Director, Mr. Effiong Emmanuel, expressed satisfaction with the level of hand-on training impacted on the students. An excited Effiong, noted that in the last decade, the Academy has continued as part of CWG’s effort to Nation building and tackling the Nigerian unemployment quagmire, taught many Nigerians…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), today disclosed it is set to roll out regulations on infrastructure sharing, which will help telecom operators lease spectrum to one another and ultimately, move the industry forward. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta disclosed this at the Demo launch of 5G Network in Lagos. According to him, the infrastructure sharing regulation is still at the draft stage and is aimed at addressing some of the infrastructure challenges in the industry, especially the spectrum which he described as a scarce resource. “NCC is looking at rolling out infrastructure sharing regulation, which…

The Nigerian Capital Importation report of the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics has reported that Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC attracted $1,630.91 million out of the $5,367.56 million total value of capital imported into the country in Q3 2019. The figure, which equates to 30.38 percent of the total capital inflow during the same period, makes the subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC as the financial institution that attracted the highest amount of capital investment in the third quarter of 2019. Commenting on the report, Dr. Demola Sogunle, Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, stated that the report identifying the bank as…

The Director, Kendor Consulting, Mrs. Adora Ikwuemesi, has advised undergraduates and fresh graduates to carefully build their careers beyond the certificates that they have acquired. Mrs. Ikwuemesi disclosed this at the 2019 Candle Career Conference themed: “Out of the Ordinary: The bedrock of an extraordinary career.” which held recently at the Civic Towers, Victoria Island, Lagos. While delivering her presentation on “Understanding your career trajectory: Beyond a degree,” She shared lessons from her journey in pursuing her career. The Kendor Consulting boss further stressed on the importance for undergraduates and fresh graduates to have a vision while choosing a career…