Author: ITPulse

  By Martin Ekpeke The Nigerian Communications Commission yesterday insisted that the Code of Corporate Governance for the Nigerian telecom industry, which has to do with standard, transparency, accountability and the general internal affairs of telecom companies in the country has come to stay. Speaking at a Media Chat in Lagos, the Nigerian telecommunications regulator stressed that Code of Corporate Governance is a global best practice for the interest of telecom investments, especially Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), put at $68 billion. The Executive Commissioner, Stakeholders’ Management, Mr. Sunday Dare who spoke on behalf of the Code of Corporate Governance Committee…

  By Martin Ekpeke The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has adduced reasons why the number of active mobile subscribers in the Nigerian telecommunications industry experienced a sharp drop from 154, 529, 780 in December 2016 to 143, 064, 490 in June 2017, thereby losing a whopping 11, 465, 290 active subscribers in seven months. The Commission said a report of a survey, it conducted a few months ago suggested that the recession, which Nigeria entered into in 2016 and disruptive technologies are largely the main reasons many Nigerians have decided to drop some of their mobile phone lines. The Executive…

  The successor to 4G, 5G is expected to bring us greater network speed and capacity to support the millions and billions of devices that the “Internet of Things” will bring, extending from smartphones to sensors to unmanned vehicles. However, 5G remains a term of which we cannot be sure of. This technology has undefined standards and a long wait is anticipated before people could start using it. 5G will require a high frequency range of the spectrum to fulfil its potential. The radio transmissions do not propagate at higher frequencies as they do at the lower ones. The signals…

  Barring any unforeseen, Hawk Eye, one of the most advanced crime management platform with crime reporting and management utility is set for launch in Abuja on Wednesday, August 16, 2017.  The solution integrates the Hawk Eye Mobile phone app for the public, the iPolice mobile app for the officers on the field and a control room dashboard and dispatch functionality. The system will empower citizens to work with the police in the fight to curb the incidences of terrorism, especially Boko Haram and other violent crimes. It was developed by Lagos based tech firm Web Assets Nigeria Limited, in…

  By Martin Ekpeke The registration for this year’s The Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) Innovation Changemaker Challenge, which opened on the 4th of July, 2017 will close on Monday, the 14th August, 2017. Thus, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the country’s telecom in charge of the USPF is calling on the Nigerian youths to register via http://www.uspfchangemaker.ng. The Changemaker Challenge is a novel initiative by the NCC to engage the ingenuity of Nigerian youths to solve relevant problems and bring about change through creativity and innovation. Already, prizes to be won by the challengers have been fixed. The prizes,…

  …offer customers omni-channel experience By Martin Ekpeke One of Nigeria’s leading and innovative commercial institutions, Skye bank Plc., today expanded its digital financial offerings by launching SkyeXperience, a unique banking solution, the bank said is a display of its commitment to its valued customers who have continued to, not only do business with the bank, but also challenged it on how best they can be served better. Speaking about solution, the Bank’s Group Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Adetokunbo Abiru said the overriding objective of launching SkyeXperience is to simplify service delivery and personalize the customer experience. “As a pledge of…

  In a bid to offer Nigerians the opportunity to own a Smile 4GLTE device that includes a data plan, especially for individuals and families, Renmoney has decided to partner Smile Communications on an initiative that would afford citizens flexible financing. The partnership provides ease and flexibility of payment for everyone to have access to Smile’s SuperFast, SuperReliable quality and affordable internet and voice services. The offer is available to all customer segments. Speaking about the initiative, Managing Director of Smile, Mr. Godfrey Efeurhobo, said “Smile is committed to creating opportunities that will enable our customers to enjoy the best…

  Employees believe that employers couldn’t care less about them and are only out to exploit them. Employers believe that employees couldn’t care less about the business and are only after the monthly pay. How do we strike a balance? I was a guest speaker at a workshop of the Entrepreneurial Development Centre (EDC) at the Lagos Business School a couple of months ago to share insights about my entrepreneurial journey and CWG Plc, the company we founded 25 years ago.The major points of interest were: 1.The company is listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange 2.As Founder, I have since…

  The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, has been ranked as the top University in the world for the third year running. This can be attributed to a number of factors. Areas where the institution is obviously very strong are in the areas of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship. A team of MIT officials recently arrived in Nigeria, for Open Mic Africa. They also visited a number of Startups they found interesting. A member of that delegation was Georgina Campbell-Flatter, Executive Director, Legatum Centre For Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT, USA, with whom I had a very interesting discussion on her…

  By Kester Omu The Federal Government has announced plans to partner Huawei Technologies, a Chinese multinational networking and telecommunications equipment and services company, to create Smart Cities in Nigeria. Minister of Communications, Barr. Adebayo Shittu made the announcement in Abuja at the 2-day Multi-stakeholders International Summit, which was sponsored by Huawei, in collaboration with Smart Cities Nigeria. According to Shittu, the idea of Smart Cities would promote open data, helps to manage government resources and ultimately helps to get more revenue for the government. “We want to encourage competition among States and Local governments, the Ministry of Communications would…