Author: ITPulse

  This year’s edition of the Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D) and Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable has been scheduled for June. This was disclosed in  a statement by the organizer of the 2-day annual stakeholder engagement, DigitalSENSE Africa Media. The statement signed by the Executive Director, Operations at DigitalSENSE Africa Media, Mrs Nkemdilim Nweke, noted that the dates for the 2018 NDSF series on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D) and Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable have been fixed for Wednesday, June 6 and Thursday, June 7, at the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), Cappa, Lagos. The main themes for the…

By Kester Omu Phillips Consulting has rated Skye Bank’s website www.skyebankng.com ahead of that  of Access Bank; Zenith Bank and United Bank for Africa, and have subsequently clinched two prestigious awards at the highly coveted Web Jurist Award. The award, which was conducted by Philips Consulting, one of Nigeria’s leading consulting firm, saw Skye Bank Plc going home as the overall winner in two categories, namely; “web content” and “accessibility” of the 2017 edition, putting the Bank in a strong leadership position in online innovations in the Nigeria’s banking industry. This year’s rating is an improvement from the previous…

The Investments and Securities Tribunal, sitting in Abuja over the illegal procurement of the Bank’s own shares with its funds has exonerated Onikepo Akande and Onajite Okoloko from the shares scam perpetrated on behalf of Union Bank against its investors. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had dragged Union Bank and 21 other Individuals comprising of Directors and Company Secretary who had served on the Board of the Bank between 2007 and 2008 before the Investments and Securities Tribunal. The aggrieved Applicant, SEC had informed the Tribunal, that the 21 respondents engaged and/or participated in a scheme and or artifice…

  The Ogun State Governor, Ibikumle Amosun has declared that the state government is committed towards bringing to reality outstanding technology ideas that would ultimately rejig the economy of the state. This is even as he declared $1million dollar support to develop technology Hub in the state. Amosun, who made the declaration at the first Technological Summit in the state, tagged “TechSummitOgun, with the theme “Disruptive Innovation, Where are we?”, noted that tech innovations will boost digital literacy and technology entrepreneurship in the state. “We believe that support for technology is paramount in Ogun State. It will not only improve…

  The GSMA, a global body that represents the interests of mobile operators has announced the nominees for the Global Mobile Awards 2018 (GLOMO Awards), which offers organisations and individuals from across the world an opportunity to showcase how mobile technology continues to inspire new levels of ingenuity, innovation and achievement. The winners of the awards will be presented throughout Mobile World Congress, which takes place 26 February – 1 March in Barcelona. “As always, the calibre of entries is extremely high, so to be shortlisted for the GLOMOs today is quite an achievement in itself. We wish the very…

  Recommendation from a new report by Accenture, a global professional services company, has urged company’s CEO, especially in the average S&P500 companies to pivot their workforces to seize AI-driven growth and help them work with intelligent technologies. The report,  titled ‘Reworking the Revolution: Are you ready to compete as intelligent technology meets human ingenuity to create the future workforce?’ noted that stronger commitment to AI could boost revenues by 38 per cent and employment by 10 per cent by 2022. Collectively, this would lift profits by US$4.8 trillion globally over the same period. For the average S&P500 company, this…

  As part of efforts to support tech startups in Nigeria, HMD Global, the Home of Nokia phones is sponsoring Techpoint Build 2018 billed for the Landmark Event Centre, Lagos, from 25th – 27th of January 2018. The event’s theme is “Using technology to accelerate the nation’s economy”.                                                                                                                Organized by TechPoint.ng, Nigeria’s largest chronicler of tech developments with the goal of encouraging innovation and technology to bring revolutionary change to Nigeria’s economy, the event will showcase creativity and innovation from several Nigerian tech start-ups. Head of Marketing, West Africa, HMD Global, Olumide Balogun posits that technology development is an…

  The proposed book by the Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) that will x-ray the Nigerian telecom/ICT sector and come up with 100 leading personalities with their companies, is expected to have six structures that all stakeholders will look up to. The structures are the curriculum vitae (in an easy format) of the personalities, a brief historical background of how the company has led creativity in terms of the company’s services and products, the future plans of the company with respect to innovation and creativity and the list of corporate social responsibility that the company has done in…

  By Kester Omu The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has started discussing areas of mutuality for partnership and collaboration with the Nigerian Industrial Policy and Competitiveness Advisory Council (NIPCAC). The partnership, according to NCC is to enhance the growth of the Nigerian telecommunications sector, the second most vibrant sector of the economy after oil with a promising potential for employment, economic growth and development. “The Nigerian telecom industry remains to be deeply exploited, but the maiden visit of the Nigerian Industrial Policy and Competitiveness Advisory Council is aimed at partnership and collaboration, with a view to enhancing the growth of…

  Google engineers have disclosed that 90 percent of Gmail users are vulnerable to cyber attacks, as only less than 10 percent of active Gmail users have enabled two-factor authentication. This is despite the growing rate of sophisticated cyber threats globally. According to Google engineers, compromised passwords are the top way hackers gain access to accounts, urging all users to implement two-factor authentication immediately, saying the two-factor authentication has proven to be one of the most effective ways to protect online accounts given that compromised passwords are the top way attackers gain access to accounts. Apart from the two-steps factor…