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By Martin Ekpeke BeepTool CIS Limited, a Nigeria’s based Financial technology solution provider has unveiled what can be described as a disruptive mobile application, designed to bridge the gap in financial inclusion and ultimately, help Nigerians to enjoy seamless mobile payment and money transfer. Tagged ‘m-naira App’, the platform help Nigerians, located either inside or outside the country to send, receive, pay, save cash instantly an is keyed into the future, where mobile payment in Nigeria and Africa at large will be shaped by fintech companies and mobile apps. The m-naira App, according to Mayowa Ihinmikaiye, Co-founder & Business Development…

In this interaction with ITPulse, a cybersecurity expert, Mr. Remi Afon attributed high vulnerability of Nigeria to cyber attack to lack of adequate legal framework and regulation. He also disclosed the essence of this year’s Cyber Secure Nigeria Conference. What is the focus of this year’s cyber secure conference? The focus of this year’s conference is on implementing cybersecurity and data privacy practices in Nigeria. We realise that cybersecurity has not been given adequate attention by organisations in Nigeria, which made them more vulnerable to cyber attacks. The theme of this year’s edition is ‘Implemeting CyberSecurity and Data Privacy Practices…

In furtherance of its commitment to protect, inform and educate the telecom consumer, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), yesterday took one of its consumer engagement programmes to the city of Calabar, South-South Nigeria. The event, held in Calabar and organized by the Commission’s Consumer Affairs Bureau is a monthly programme that stands as a platform for consumers to engage with telecom service providers and seek redress for unsatisfactory services. This edition was focused the roles of telecom consumers in mitigating the effects of cybercrimes. According to Ismail Adedigba, Head Information and Reference at NCC’s Consumer Affairs Bureau, what consumers need…

The organizers of this year’s Young Professional Career Conversations (YPCC) have unveiled plans for the event, which is expected to attract over 200 young professionals with 1 to 3 years of corporate experience and 8 industry leaders across different industries to connect, learn and collaborate. In its second edition, the theme of this year’s edition is ‘STRETCH – Building capacity for impact’ and is scheduled for the 27th of April, 2019 at Zone Tech, Gbagada, Lagos. According to Olokunde Olanrewaju, the YPCC Tribe Leader, the conversations, which will provide a platform for young professionals to learn and network, will cascade…

By Martin Ekpeke Increased collaboration among telecom service providers and Internet Service providers (ISPs), including the willingness by Nigerians to produce and consume its content are the basic ingredients needed to achieve greater local internet traffic penetration. This is the submission of Mr. Muhammed Rudman, the Chief Executive Officer of Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria, a regional exchange point for West Africa. Rudman, while disclosing that Nigeria has achieved 40 percent localisation of Internet traffic and looking forward to increasing it to 60 percent in the next two years, argues that a concerted effort by all stakeholders can actually bring…

Jumia has said it is offering Nigerians up to 80 percent discount to promote Easter shopping, especially in the rural areas. The campaign is scheduled tostart 12.01am on Monday, April 8th, 2019 and run till April 21st and is expected to drive a sharp upturn in the shopping habits of Nigerians across the country, including those in the far-flung rural areas during the Easter season. There will also be flash sales at up to 50% off on limited stocks daily at 10am and 3pm. According to Salma Bencherif, Chief Marketing Officer of Jumia Nigeria, the essence of the campaign is…

Though it is committed to connecting family, friends, coworkers, classmates and more, Whatsapp has announced that it is introducing a new rule that will help users to decide whether to be added to a group. This, it said in a statement will help users to consent before being added to WhatsApp groups. “WhatsApp groups continue to connect family, friends, coworkers, classmates and more. As people turn to groups for important conversations, users have asked for more control over their experience,” the Facebook-owned company said in a statement. To enable it, users need to go to settings in their app, then…

By Wang Wei Moves by the United States of America to ban world’s leading telecommunication company, Huawei, have suffered a major setback. This is as other European nations are reportedly considering using Huawei in building fifth-generation, or 5G, wireless networks. The Donald Trump administration’s had earlier aggressive campaign to prevent countries from using Huawei and other Chinese telecommunications equipment in their next-generation wireless networks. Trump had argued that Huawei and other Chinese telecom companies are a significant security threat. But other countries say that the threat can be managed, in addition to Huawei’s denial of the claim. The Washington Post reports…

American multinational technology company, Apple is set to launch credit card that will give a daily cash back percentage on all purchases made directly with Apple, including at Apple Stores, on the App Store and for Apple services. Apple will launch the credit in partnership with Mastercard and Goldman Sachs this summer, with consumers applying for the credit card through the Wallet App on iPhones. Once they’ve been approved, customers will receive a physical card issued by Goldman Sachs. Payments will be processed by MasterCard. According to a statement, Apple said the card will be linked to Apple Pay, and…

By Kester Omu The Nigerian government has been urged to introduce a huge tax on imported software, with a view to discourage the importation of foreign software and ultimately patronize the indigenous software. This is one of the resolutions reached by stakeholders after a 2-day Roundtable on the use of the Nigerian software in the financial/banking services sector, which was jointly organised by the Nigerian Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) in partnership with CWG Plc in Lagos. Stakeholders at the Roundtable with the theme: “Adoption and Development of Local Content…