Author: ITPulse

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has secured the sum of $443million from foreign donors, such as the World Bank and the European Union, report says. The donation, according to Bloomberg, will afford NIMC to collect data nationwide, harmonise Nigeria’s database, which has been fragmented and give its citizens put at roughly 200 million identity numbers. “We have a thousand data centers across Nigeria, it’s not enough capacity to capture and provide identification for about 200 million Nigerians and non-Nigerians. This is why we are partnering with private sector and government agencies,” the report quoted Aliyu Aziz, Director General of…

A United Nations’ Working Group, under the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development on Child Online Safety has disclosed that it will launch its outcome report on Ocoiber 1stat the United Nations office in New York. The Group is Co-chaired by Joanna Rubinstein, President & CEO, World Childhood Foundation, and Scott Gegenheimer, Chief Executive, Operations with Zain. In a presentation to the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development, the Working Group noted that, while millions of children are online, benefiting from access to information, education and entertainment, these children are also exposed to abuse and exploitation, including sexual abuse, bullying and even…

A new report by the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development has revealed that the traditional ap​proaches to driving internet network rollout and uptake are failing to reach the remaining half of the global population still lacking online access. Thus, to counter the slowing global growth, the report is advocating for new collaborative strategies to drive the concept of ‘meaningful universal connectivity’ through greater emphasis on resource sharing and a more holistic approach that treats broadband as a basic public utility and vital enabler of global development. “There is an urgent need to find new ways to reach the half of…

Participants at the third annual meeting of the EQUALS Global Partnership for Gender Equality in the Digital Age, have called for an urgent action to ensure that girls and women are empowered to access and benefit from the transformational power of information and communication technology (ICT). The stakeholders, who were at the meeting, held in New York on the periphery of the 73rd UN General Assembly, noted that the digital gender gap is growing wider as women are 26 per cent less likely to use mobile internet than men. “Getting women online is fundamental to achieving gender equality, not only…

Broadbased Communications Limited, an Open Access Metropolitan Fiber Optic Network Operator has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Dolphin Telecom Ltd, a member of the African Coast to Europe (ACE) Submarine Cable System Consortium and the Operator of the ACE Submarine Cable Landing Station in Nigeria. Broadbased Communications will provide Last Mile Metropolitan Fiber Optic Network Connectivity on a wholesale basis to Dolphin Telecom Ltd clients including Telecom Operators and Internet Service Providers in Nigeria. The ACE Submarine Cable System is managed by a Consortium of 19 Telecom Operators from Africa and Europe. The ACE submarine Cable system is being upgraded to100G…

Preparation for the maiden edition of the eBusiness Life Career Fair, scheduled to hold in November this year, is in top gear as the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) have indicated interest to partner. In a statement announcing the partnership, the convener and Chief Executive Officer, eBusiness Life, Mrs. Ufuoma Emuophedaro, noted that the one-day eBusiness Life ICT Career Fair 2019 presents an opportunity for companies to showcase what products and services they have that are geared towards enhancing career prospects of Nigerians. She added that Participation will also transverse Recruitment Agencies, ICT…

The federal government through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is on the verge of introducing Internet and Phone Etiquette policies, stressing such policies will checkmate cyber-attack on Nigerians and to keep internet users in the country safe online. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta made this known at the 53rd Edition of Consumer Town Hall Meeting (CTM) held on Thursday in Ilaro, Oyo State. Danbatta who was represented at the meeting by the Commission’s Deputy Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau, Alhaji Ismail Adedigba, also disclosed that the commission has reached a final stage in the process of instituting…

Owing to the partnership enjoyed by Temenos and Inlaks, a Pan-African ICT infrastructure and systems integration company, its Temenos T24 Transact has gone live at Consolidated Bank of Ghana. Inlaks made the announcement in a press release, noting that Temenos, a banking software company will henceforth drive Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited (CBG) operations in all 10 regions of Ghana with 120 branches. “We are very pleased to have been a part of one of the greatest digital transformation strides in the history of Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited. CBG will benefit immensely from Temenos’ best-selling solutions which will strengthen and render…

In a bid to boost innovations and embrace digital culture in Imo, South East Nigeria, the state Governor, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha has solicited the support of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This was contained in the Governor’s address presented on his behalf by his deputy, Gerald Irona, at the opening of a 2-Day Research and Innovation Forum organised by the NCC for tech entrepreneurs and other stakeholders in the South East geopolitical zone. The event is taking place at Protea Hotel, Owerri. According to the Governor, digital innovations will deepen his administration’s strategic move to rejig activities of governance in…

The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has raised what can be summarised as 3-point concerns for Nigeria’s telecommunications industry to the new Minister of Communications, Dr. Isa Pantami. The umbrella body of all licenced telecom operators in Nigeria raised the itemized the concerns in a 4-page letter, which was addressed to the Honourable Minister for Communications, Dr. Isa Patanmi and signed by Engr. Gbenga Adebayo Executive Secretary.           Specifically, the three points are the amended taxes & levies order of 2015, implications of multiple taxation on telecom operators and inability to see telecoms services as a critical national…