Author: ITPulse

Nigerian digital content distribution startup, Publiseer, has been selected for the ITU Magnet Accelerator Program taking place in Turkey from October 31 to November 5, 2019. ITU Magnet provides services and synergy environments to help late-stage entrepreneurs and startups who managed to turn their ideas into products grow. It is a global incubation center that brings start-ups together with potential customers, investors and business partners in the market. It provides training and mentoring about market penetration strategies, and accessing new investment networks. This announcement was made by Chidi Nwaogu, Co-founder and CEO of Publiseer, on his Twitter page on September…

By Muhammad Shamsudeen Idris We may all recall about a raging argument in the country over whether there are too many government agencies, perhaps with some having responsibilities that seem to overlap and different people seem to have different opinions over the matter and the argument will be one that will be with us for some time to come. However, a closer look into the issue would reveal a more lack of synergy between agencies of government than duplication of responsibilities after all some would feel that the numbers of the agencies could be an advantage in the area of…

The bullet chart has been described as a secret weapon for effective and efficient financial analysts. Bullet charts can be used as an alternative to dashboard gauge charts and are ideally suited for use in dashboards visualizing KPI (Key Performance Indicators) where they excel comparing actual results to forecasts. Bullet charts are currently considered to be one of the most effective graph types in the world. The design and recent use of the bullet chart or bullet graph seek to do away with the traditional chart or graph visual overhead, which can make analysis difficult to accomplish. This relatively new…

By Cyril Ilayah The Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) is set to launch a book that will evaluate the Nigeria’s telecommunications industry between 2015 – 2019. “The National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has concluded plans to embark on an evaluation exercise of the Nigerian telecom industry. The book is expected to cover between 2015 to 2019,” the umbrella body of all telecom operators announced in a press release. The book, which will be launched next year during the GSMA World Congress 2020, in Barcelona, Spain and afterwards in Nigeria, is meant…

The Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) in collaboration with United Kingdom based Instinct Wave have concluded arrangement to induct some telecommunications personalities into its Hall of Fame. These personalities are Mr. Wale Ajisebutu, Executive Chairman, 21st Century Technologies Limited, Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, Board Chairman, MTN Nigeria, Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, Secretary to the Government of Akwa Ibom State and Mr. Biodun Disu, Chairman, PPC Limited. According to a statement issued by ATCON’s Executive Secretary, Mr. Ajibola Olude, these telecom personalities will be inducted at thethird edition of the Nigeria Tech Innovation and Telecommunications Awards (NTITA) 2019, which is scheduled…

Nigeria’s largest system integration company, CWG Plc has assured its customers, neigbouring community and the general public that the company and its staff are safe after a fire incident that occurred in the early hours of yesterday, being September 23, 2019. In a statement issued and signed by Mrs. Anthonia Ehanmo, Group Head, Brand & Marketing Communications, CWG explained that the fire broke out within one of the premises, located at Lekki Phase 1, disclosing that the building affected currently serves as a storage unit for the location with a few personnel operating there. The statement added that immediate action…

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has secured the sum of $443million from foreign donors, such as the World Bank and the European Union, report says. The donation, according to Bloomberg, will afford NIMC to collect data nationwide, harmonise Nigeria’s database, which has been fragmented and give its citizens put at roughly 200 million identity numbers. “We have a thousand data centers across Nigeria, it’s not enough capacity to capture and provide identification for about 200 million Nigerians and non-Nigerians. This is why we are partnering with private sector and government agencies,” the report quoted Aliyu Aziz, Director General of…

A United Nations’ Working Group, under the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development on Child Online Safety has disclosed that it will launch its outcome report on Ocoiber 1stat the United Nations office in New York. The Group is Co-chaired by Joanna Rubinstein, President & CEO, World Childhood Foundation, and Scott Gegenheimer, Chief Executive, Operations with Zain. In a presentation to the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development, the Working Group noted that, while millions of children are online, benefiting from access to information, education and entertainment, these children are also exposed to abuse and exploitation, including sexual abuse, bullying and even…

A new report by the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development has revealed that the traditional ap​proaches to driving internet network rollout and uptake are failing to reach the remaining half of the global population still lacking online access. Thus, to counter the slowing global growth, the report is advocating for new collaborative strategies to drive the concept of ‘meaningful universal connectivity’ through greater emphasis on resource sharing and a more holistic approach that treats broadband as a basic public utility and vital enabler of global development. “There is an urgent need to find new ways to reach the half of…

Participants at the third annual meeting of the EQUALS Global Partnership for Gender Equality in the Digital Age, have called for an urgent action to ensure that girls and women are empowered to access and benefit from the transformational power of information and communication technology (ICT). The stakeholders, who were at the meeting, held in New York on the periphery of the 73rd UN General Assembly, noted that the digital gender gap is growing wider as women are 26 per cent less likely to use mobile internet than men. “Getting women online is fundamental to achieving gender equality, not only…