Author: ITPulse

  Nigeria’s​ ​​TRUCKIT.NG​​ ​has been voted among​ ​the​ ​40​ ​winners​ ​of​ this year’s ​international​ ​World​ ​Summit​ ​Award that showcases​ ​the​ ​world’s​ ​best​ ​practices​ ​in​ ​digital​ ​innovation​ ​with​ ​impact​ ​on​ ​society. Programos​ ​Foundation,​ ​Nigeria’s​ ​coordinating​ ​civil​ ​society​ ​organization​ ​for​ ​the​ ​United​ ​Nations based​ ​World​ ​Summit​ ​Awards​, ​which​ ​selects​ ​and​ ​promotes​ ​local​ ​digital​ ​innovation​ ​with​ ​high impact​ ​on​ ​improving​ ​society has announced. Announcing the results, Mr Amos Emmanuel, Chief Software Architect/Chairman, Programos Software Group and Founder, Programos Foundation,​ noted that 40 Winners from 23 countries, selected from over 400 nominations from 180 countries. He said the World Summit Awards present a global…

  The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has denied Newspaper publications that the agency, saddled with the responsibility of promoting Information Technology in Nigeria is under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission. In a statement in Abuja, signed by Mrs Hadiza Umar, Head Corporate Affairs and External Relations, NITDA categorically stated that the newspaper reports are fake, as it is neither under any investigation or was there any attempt to circumvent due process requirements in the implementation of the 2017 approved Budget, as reported in the media. “It is essential to note that the Agency is not…

  A Nigeria based firm, Daria Media has announced two unique and ground-breaking initiatives targeted at revolutionizing journalism practice in Nigeria. The initiatives will be to train journalists, with special attention to the to the worrisome fake news phenomena and unwholesome PR gimmicks which have dogged the journalism practice in recent times Thus, the company, which is promoted by Kadaria Ahmed, former BBC journalist, editor of 234next and host of the Channels TV talk show, Straight Talk and The Core, will be holding a 3-city journalism training for aspiring journalists. The 3 cities are Kano, where she went to school;…

  By Kester Omu The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that it has instituted processes that will lead to the review of a framework for spectrum licensing in the country telecommunication industry. The Executive Vice-Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta disclosed this at the 23rd Inaugural Lecture at Bayero University, Kano. He said: “We are Reviewing the Licensing Framework for Spectrum Administration to Accommodate the Needs of all Stakeholders”. The essence of the review, according to Danbatta is to accommodate the interests of various stakeholders in the industry. Danbatta said the vision of the Commission and the importance of…

  Mr. Sunday Dare, Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has won the Democracy Heroes Award for his decades of consistency in promoting democracy in Nigeria. According to the organiser of the event, FACE OF DEMOCRACY NIGERIA (FDN), Mr. Dare has acted in manners worthy of emulation by Nigerian youths, challenging youths to be bold enough to step out to participate in the democratic process by contesting elections in order to represent the people of Nigeria conscientiously. The FDN team leaders, Olufunsho Ajagbonna and Vivian Lam were emphatic that all the awardees were honoured to enable…

  The 2017 eNigeria Conference has been strategically designed to address some of the challenges of driving local content participation and promote digital economy. A statement by the organizer of the conference, the National Information Technology Development Agency(NITDA) said the Conference, which will be declared open by His Excellency, President Mohammadu Buhari, will promote deliberations on how Nigeria could thicken the value of its policy thrust on local content in pursuit of a national economy that is less dependent on crude oil export. “This year’s eNigeria conference is designed around local content and digital economy. It is an effort towards…

By Martin Ekpeke The Group, Chief Executive Officer of CWG Plc, Mr. James Agada has highlighted some of the memorable moments in the last 25 years of existence of CWG Plc, a company, touted as the most stable and largest Information and Communications Technology provider in Nigeria. Admitting that it would be difficult to single out any particular moments in the life of the company as the most memorable one, Agada, who took over as the CEO in early 2016 said the company has enjoyed several moments that can be said to be memorable. Chief among the memorable moments, according…

The increasing usage of the internet is at an all-time high, particularly among the academia ever since e-learning, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives and free Wi-Fi access on campuses sprung up into the education system. This evolution, however makes users vulnerable to large scale data breaches, ransomware attacks, uncertainties about the use of research data, cybercrimes, surveillance and other cyber threats these all waver the trust of users and in turn affects the way they use the internet. The need to provide awareness and education on cybersecurity to academia who are potential targets for exploitation formed the basis of…

As part of its effort to expand its digital literacy programme across Nigeria, Microsoft and Signal Alliance have inked a deal with the Oyo State government to provide 800 computers to pupils in both public and private schools across eight centres in the State. The deal, which is part of Microsoft Imagine Academy will make the state attain global technological relevance and put Nigeria on the digital technological map. The plan, which is propelled by the Oyo State Model Education System Interventions (OYOMESI) was disclosed at a press briefing attended by the representatives of Signal Alliance, Microsoft and other relevant…

By Martin Ekpeke Financial Technology companies and other financial institutions in Nigeria and across Africa have been urged by tech experts and enthusiasts to leverage digital offerings and data, stressing that these have the ability to move their business to the next levels. The experts, who gathered at this year’s KPMG Digital Summit in Lagos, noted that data is presently the cake and not the icing, as 10 percent of the biggest global brands in 2010 were digital companies. This has increased to 70 percent in 2017. Speaking on the topic, ‘The Future of Financial Services – Leading Through Digital’…