Author: ITPulse

  By Kester Omu The Nigerian Senate has stressed the needs for government at all levels to formulate policies that would engender investment into the Nigeria’s Information and Communication Technology, saying such investment would lead to increased broadband penetration. The Senate stated this when its Committee on Information and Communications Technology and Cybercrime led by its chairman, Senator Buhari Abdulfatai paid a courtesy visit to MainOne’s Data Center, MDXi in Lagos. According to the Senate, apart from increase broadband penetration, which will ultimately boost the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), availability of broadband will create jobs, improve the quality of…

  By Martin Ekpeke One of the world leading payment card provider, Visa has launched a solution tagged mVisa, in a bid to expand the Nigeria’s electronic payment ecosystem and upgrade the digital banking applications of leading banks in Nigeria. The solution, according to Visa would allow consumers to pay for goods from any type of phone by either scanning a QR code , or entering a merchant number wherever mVisa is accepted, and the transactions to be processed via VisaNet with  the same scale, security and reliability as any other Visa transaction. “What we have done with mVisa, is…

  By Martin Ekpeke The Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mr. Sunday Dare, has assured that in addition to making available  spectrum for broadband penetration in Nigeria, it has already put in place a robust strategy to explore for the benefit of all Nigerians, the huge possibilities of 5G networks. Dare gave the assurance yesterday in a paper titled ‘Imagery and National Cohesion in the Age Communication Technology’, which was presented at the Annual Lecture of Mass Communication Students Association, University of Lagos. “The next evolution of mobile broadband is 5G. As the country’s telecom…

  Leading technology blog in Nigeria, CFAtech.ng is empowering entrepreneurs for the seven consecutive months through its monthly program, CFA’s Startups Hangout. The July Edition of the program which held weekend, at Adna Hotel, Ikeja had in attendance startups spanning a different segment of the industry. Speaking at the CFA’s Startups Hangout, Omo Clark, CEO, iBez Solutions, a Software Development Company, congratulated efforts by CFAtech to empower startups through such a laudable initiative. Narrating her experiences of the tech industry, the software developer said having the knowledge of coding is just one step out of ten to be regarded as…

  A number of experts have argued that, although, Nigeria may have millions of people on the internet, less than 5 percent of them are currently engaged in online transactions for various reasons. It is believed that one way to truly deepen the tech ecosystem is to get more Nigerians to receive and make payments electronically. I recently had a chat with John Obaro, MD/CEO SystemSpecs and Remita, a payment gateway solution. He shared his thoughts on how to improve financial inclusion and strengthen online payments in Nigeria. John stressed that, technology in Nigeria, is not where it should be,…

  By Kester Omu Hitherto known Etisalat Nigeria that last week rebranded as 9mobile, yesterday unveiled its new digital identities, including logo and website @ www.9moblie.com.ng, saying the new brand represent the Nigeria’s heritage. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Nigeria’s fourth mobile network said the new logo which has a figure nine captured with the digital frequency vibrations. The statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer, 9Mobile, Boye Olusanya reads: “With the release of the website address, the company now has a digital window access with which to connect with its about 24 million subscribers. The website is…

  By Martin Ekpeke The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to engage some students of the prestigious University of Lagos to be part of its Consumer Conversation Campus Voices. Though, the Commission emphasized that the engagement is not a recruitment exercise for employment at the Commission, it said that it is looking for students who have 10,000 fans on Facebook, 5,000 Instagram and 2,500 Twitter followers. “Are you currently a student of the University of Lagos with about 10,000 fans on Facebook, 5,000 on Instagram and 2,500 on Twitter? Then you are the one we are looking for to…

  By Kester Omu There is a strong indication that Bharti Airtel will buy over troubled Etisalat Nigeria, in a bid to consolidate its footing of the Nigerian telecom market, where it generates 30 percent of African revenues. The potential buy over of Etisalat by Bharti Airtel follows reports that efforts are underway to find a buyer for the country’s troubled fourth-largest carrier, owing to failures to service its $1.2billion debt obligations. According Chopinz Omero, a Lagos based ICT analyst, the eventual buy over of Etisalat Nigeria by Bharti Airtel will give it the muscles to compete favourably with MTN,…

  By Martin Ekpeke Banks in Nigeria may not be able to apply for foreign software purchases as the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) says it will start refusing the application of banks for foreign software purchases because of the drain on the nation’s foreign exchange reserves. The Director-General of NOTAP, Dr. Dan-Azumi Ibrahim, who gave the hint in Abuja during the presentation of patent certificates to some institutions, also disclosed that it is already putting the finishing touches to its plans to have local developed banking applications serve as an alternative. “We are already working in…

The July 2017 edition of CFA’s Startups Hangout was held at Adna Hotel , GRA, Ikeja on July 14, 2017 and Startups that attended, had a very interesting knowledge-imparting session, listening to and asking questions on how to better run their Startups for productivity, profitability, efficiency, etc., from the two distinguished and successful Entrepreneurs who were guest speakers at the event. First to speak was Ommo Clark, CEO iBez Solutions. She gave reasons why most Nigerian businesses fail and these are: a) There is a world of difference between how to generally run a business and how to actually…