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By David Itile Recent moves by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, indicate, among other things, a deliberate ploy to usurp the power of the country’s telecoms regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). From directives to orders on issues bordering on regulation, industry watchers fear that any attempt to tamper with the independence of the regulator through unnecessary interference would erode the huge gains recorded by the sector since liberalization in 2001. From all indications, the Minister’s actions, both in body language and utterance speak volume of a man, who is knowingly or unknowingly undermining the independence…

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday in Abuja at the launch trial of the 5G Network by MTN Communications, a leading network operator in Nigeria, gave Nigerians the assurance that they will get the full benefits derivable from the deployment of 5G in the country. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Ali Ibrahim Pantami, who conveyed Buhari’s message, added that the Federal Government will give full support to the initiative even as it looks forward to tapping the promise of 5G,  especially in addressing security challenges of the nation. MTN Nigeria, yesterday demonstrated the 5G telecommunications services in Nigeria…

The Group Head, Marketing and Communications, at Stanbic IBTC, Mrs. Bridget Oyefeso-Odusami has disclosed the bank’s commitment towards promoting technological initiatives and fostering partnerships that would result in better living conditions for the citizenry. While speaking at the Breakfast Session to herald this year’s edition of Techplus, Odusami noted that Stanbic IBTC also has an initiative which it calls Together4ALimb through which the bank has provided prosthetic limbs and education trust funds to cater to the needs of children who have lost their limbs. “Over the last five years, Stanbic IBTC has supported 30 children through this initiative and we…

Organized by Shenzhen Safety Management Committee Office and Emergency Management Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality, Emergency & Safety Technology Exhibition of China Hi-Tech Fair 2019 (hereinafter referred to as interEMC of CHTF 2019) was successfully held at Great China International Exchange Square in Shenzhen, China. As the first exhibition dedicated to emergency and safety technology under China Hi-Tech Fair, interEMC of CHTF 2019 showcases the leading manufacturing products and technologies to echo the slogan “Innovations Frame A Safer World”, attracting over 150 well-known enterprises, and 3,000 professional visitors among total 20,000 visitors, with a display area of 7,000 sqm. An Event…

Eyal Titinger is a Partner at CyberDome, an Abuja based cybersecurity company. In this interview with ITPulse’s Martin Ekpeke, Titinger noted that while collaboration is key, the safety of Nigeria’s cyberspace also depend largely on disclosure of cyber attacks and data breaches. He also disclosed that Cyber Security Research shows that Nigeria has one of the highest levels of cybercrime in Africa and in the world.  How will you describe Cyberdome as a company? CyberDome is a Cyber Security and research firm located in Abuja with branches in Israel and the USA. We provide bespoke cyber services such as  analysis,…

Kazeem Hakeem, a graduate of Olabisi Onabanjo University and Obinna Onuoha, also a graduate of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, have won a scholarship for their Master of Science (M.Sc) programmes at Stellenbosch University, South Africa courtesy of the Data Science Nigeria (DSN) intercampus Machine Learning BootCamp 2019 prize. Microsoft (4Afrika) and BlueChip Technologies Limited, respectively, presented the awards to the duo at the grand finale held on November 23 at the University of Lagos (Unilag). Data Scientists used to work predominantly in the tech industry at companies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, and LinkedIn, but in the last…

USM Company has launched a YouTube channel that will feature varieties of programmes to engage children. In a statement, the company stated the programmes, which will be of interest and benefits to the target audience can be assessed via www.youtube.com/c/usmkids and will engage the children positively. “The Youtube channel would assist to correct the negative narratives about children’s use of social media,” said one of the Directors of the USM company,  Ufuoma McDermott, adding that part of the things to be taught on the channel were African culture and norms. He stressed that the idea behind the USM Kids channel…

By Hope Ashike In many parts of the world, including Nigeria, women often face the barriers of discrimination and persistent gender inequalities which deny them access to key positions in the corporate world as well as access to finance or the formal economy. Women make up almost half of the world’s working-age population of nearly 5 billion people. But only about 50 percent of those women participate in the labor force, compared with 80 percent of men, according to a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF’s research highlights how the uneven playing field between women and men…

The Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Italy in Abuja, Tarek Chazli, has singled out the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the innovative regulatory role it has played on the African telecom space. Chazli, who was on a courtesy visit with the Telecom Italia Sparkle team to the Commission’s headquarter in Abuja, noted that the Nigerian telecom sector is a leading light of the continental telecom business. He said the visit was aimed at strengthening the proposition by Telecom Italia Sparkle (TIS) to be a player in the Nigerian telecom sector. “Telecom Italia Sparkle as a leading player…

Professional services firm, KPMG yesterday unveiled agenda for the 2019 Digital Service, which is set to hold on Tuesday, 26 November 2019, at the Eko Hotels and Suites Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos, KPMG said the summit with the theme “Leveraging Insights and Experience to Scale,” will provide insights to organisations on how to leverage digital to create and capture the value that is transformational. “This Summit will attract a variety of business leaders from financial service institutions, consumer markets, telecommunications, oil & gas companies, Tech companies, investment firms, government and regulators,” said…