Author: ITPulse

Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo, wife of the Vice President, and Minister of Communications Technology, Barrister Adebayo Shittu, will lead high-profile guests who have confirmed they would attend the premiere of Airtel Touching Lives season four. The premiere, which is billed to hold on Sunday, 3rd June, 2018, at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, is also expected to have Senator Robert Ajayi Boroffice, Chairman Senate Committee on Science and Technology and Senator Solomon Olamilekan, Deputy Chairman, Senate Committee on Communications. According to Airtel, Hon. Saheed Akinade Fijabi, Chairman, House Committee on Communications; Hon. Ujam Chukwuemeka, Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Communications and…

Vodacom Business Nigeria, last week visited Grace High School, Gbagada and Lagoon Secondary School, Lekki for a one day industrial visit for female students, which is part of planned activities for the celebration of the recently concluded 7th Edition of the International Girls in ICT Day. The visit is also in fulfillment of mandate to encourage gender equality in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector. Female students from the schools participated at the celebration where they won the Coding and STEM quiz competitions, respectively. Speaking at this year’s Girls in ICT Day, Vodacom Business Nigeria’s Senior Manager for Product…

  Global management consulting and professional services firm, Accenture has voted more than US$200 million over the next three years to help equip disadvantaged people with job skills for the digital age. The support, according to the company that provides strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations services, is part of its vision to improve the way the world works and lives. “As a technology leader, we have an obligation to apply new scalable technology solutions to help solve complex societal challenges,” said Pierre Nanterme, Accenture’s chairman and CEO. He added that the investments will continue to empower Accenture to produce…

  Launch 8 months ago, Nigerian digital publisher, Publiseer, today reported a profit of $10,877.58 for its first quarter in 2018, saying the profit is comfortably ahead of its expectations. Following the profits, Publiseer has launched its ‘Premium Distribution Service’ that will distribute books and songs for an upfront fee, allowing its authors and musical artists to keep 100 percent of their earnings. Nevertheless, old and new clients can still use its ‘Freemium Distribution Service’ that gives Publiseer a 25 percent commission on sales. The reported profit is driven by a 20 percent rise in submissions and a faster reputation…

  The Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) is on the verge of making N200 billion annually from newly introduced products and services, especially from domestic money order. The Post Master General, Barrister Bisi Adegbuyi, disclosed this on the sideline of a retreat for its top management in Abuja. According to Adegbuyi, Nigeria ought to have started making the money via the domestic money order since last year, but for the International Postal Union directive that Nigeria allowed it reconfigures the technology behind it in tandem with standard of the IPU. The new domestic money order will open up opportunities for the…

Latest research finding from Counterpoint’s Market Pulse April Edition, has shown that Apple’s iPhone X remained the best-selling smartphone in March, dominating the whole first quarter to be the number one smartphone. The sales of iPhone 8 Plus improved during March, due to a push from Apple making it the second best-selling smartphone globally. Meanwhile, Xiaomi’s Redmi 5A became the best selling Android smartphone in March, a first for Xiaomi. Redmi 5A was also the third overall best-selling smartphone model in March. Oppo’s mid-segment smartphone the A83 continues to do well in the market since its launch in January.…

  The University of Jos in North Central Nigeria is seeking a partnership with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on research and development. The partnership when finally sealed would ultimately come up with innovative technologies that will help the advancement of humanity and help curb cybercrimes and, train youths in ICT so that they could be self- dependent. The educational institution mulled the idea when a delegation comprising six top Management of the University and led by by Professor Theresa Nmadu, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Administration, paid a courtesy call to the Executive Vice-Chairman/CEO of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta. According to Professor…

Amidst a global shift towards digital innovation, few industries have witnessed as much transformation as the payment sector in Africa. For instance, over the last decade in Nigeria, numerous companies have been adopting alternate means of payment for faster business transactions and reconciliation. Leading this payment transformation is Cellulant; an African payments company at the forefront of innovation, paving the way for accessible, efficient, and alternative secure payment solutions for merchants and consumers alike across the continent.  in the last five years specifically, Cellulant’s commitment to digital payment and business excellence in Nigeria hasn’t’ gone unnoticed, which is why; today,…

One of Nigeria’s innovative and retail financial institutions has rolled out a product it called Skye Select, an account for the discerning priority client who requires fast, efficient, convenient and value-added services. Speaking about the product in Lagos, Mr. Ndubisi Osakwe the lender’s Group Head, Product and Innovation Group at Skye Bank noted the product was deliberately designed to excite their customers, especially regular travelers. Osakwe in a statement quoted an Aba based customer Mr. Sylvester Nwanyawu, as expressing delight with the Skye Select account. He said: “I was travelling with some of my business associates without knowing that being…

  Mr. Michael Thompson Williams, a Medical doctor turned cyber criminal has revealed details of how Nigerian banks are vulnerable to all sort of cyber criminality and can be hacked easily. Williams, who was paraded by the Lagos State Police Command yesterday, said Nigerian banks, including government owned accounts are easily penetrated. The 28 years old international hacker, revealed how he siphoned dollars from the account of American leading Hollywood actor, John Travolta. He said he has been monitoring Travolta’s account through a programmed device, where cash running into millions of US dollars were diverted weekly. He explained that he…