Author: ITPulse

  ‘Call me a Woman’ is the title of an autobiographical work by Ellen Kuzwayo, one of the noblest of South African women who waged scientific war against Apartheid. The Foreword to that book came from Nadine Gordimer, South African writer and political activist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991. I do not intend to write about Kuzwayo. Neither do I plan to write about Gordimer. I recalled the  title of that book as I set to write about ANNE NNENNA NNAJI, my colleague with whom I shared same office space until September 9, 2017, when she…

  The GSMA has announced new developments in its Big Data for Social Good initiative, which was launched in February 2017 to leverage mobile operators’ big data capabilities in addressing epidemics and humanitarian crises. The announcement was made at the United Nations General Assembly Week, where Megafon, Safaricom and Telenet have signed on to the initiative, joining previously announced operators Bharti Airtel, Deutsche Telekom, Hutchison, KDDI, KT Corporation, Millicom, MTS, NTT DOCOMO, INC., Orange, SK Telecom, Telefónica, Telenor Group, Telia, Turkcell, Vodafone and Zain. The Big Data for Social Good initiative is now backed by 19 companies with a presence…

  As Apple gets ready to ship iPhone 8 and 8 Plus before it opens iPhone X for pre-orders, a top analyst with Taiwanese business group KGI Securities has warned that iPhone X will cannibalise iPhone 8 orders. According to Ming-Chi Kuo, the most famous analyst with KGI Securities when it comes to Apple, it is very likely that iPhone X demand will cannibalise iPhone 8 pre-orders. “While it takes three to six weeks or more to ship new iPhone models after they are available for preorder, they see the iPhone 8 taking less than one to two weeks. This…

  By kester Omu A combination of expensive connectivity and epileptic power supply have been identified as the major constraints hindering the successful uptake of data centre services and the participation of more operators on the African continent. This position was taken by experts at the just concluded Capacity Africa Conference, which held in Kampala, Uganda last week. For MainOne, owner of MDXi, acclaimed leading data centre provider in the West African, the Capacity Africa conference poses an opportunity for its platform to showcase to the community, its commitment to enabling a robust digital ecosystem with its investments across the…

  By Martin Ekpeke Nigerian Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo will on Friday this week launch a contract disclosure portal in Abuja, the country’s Federal capital Territory. Osinbajo is also the Chairman of the National Council of Privatization for Nigeria. This was disclosed by Acting Director-General for the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission Engr. Chidi K.C Izuwah  at the correspondents association of Nigeria annual conference in Lagos. Izuwah, who spoke on “Facilitating Infrastructure Financing in Nigeria” noted that the portal, when launched will ensure transparency in the public-private partnership model, with regards to deploying finance for critical infrastructure projects. “The launch of…

Though the Nigeria’s telecoms industry is, no doubt, confronted with infrastructure deficits as a result of medley of factors with negative impacts on the industry growth, analysts say leveraging the capacity of collocation companies such as Medallion Communications Limited could be the way out for players to reduce capital expenditure (CAPEX) and operational expenditure (OPEX). Martin Ekpeke reports Despite a record of over $68 billion local and foreign direct investments (FDIs) into the country’s telecoms sector, lack of a robust infrastructure remains one of the challenges that have bedeviled the Nigeria’s telecom ecosystem. In fact, the country continues…

  By Kester Omu The Nigerian government has spent a whooping N208.8 billion on the collection of data from its citizens in the last seven years. A breakdown of how the money was spent, according to a report in the Guardian Newspaper shows that the Banks in Nigeria as instructed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has so far spent N45 billion to issue Bank verification Number to account owners. Others are SIM Registration, a project of the Nigerian Communications Commission and Mobile Network Operators, which has gulped N46.1 billion. The National Identity Card from the National Identity Management…

  By Kester Omu Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) is set to work with the Phones and Allied Product Dealers (PAPDAN) at the Ikeja Computer Village towards curbing influx of sub-standard mobile products in the country. This is just as the standard organisation gave importers 30-day window to commence proper registration of their IT products with SON. This was the peak of discussions at a stakeholder meeting held at the Information Technology market to create awareness on the importance of electronic product registration. Speaking at the forum, Director General of SON, Mr. Osita Aboloma, said there has recently been influx…

  Leading Information Communications Technology services provider, CWG Plc has inked a 5-year partnership contract with the Enugu State Government to help transform the Enugu State Gaming Commission. This contract, which is said to be the first of its kind in Nigeria, has been designed to reposition Enugu State as the National Leader in the effective management and regulation of gaming activities in Nigeria. Speaking about the partnership deal, Mr. James Agada, Group CEO, CWG Plc, noted that the partnership with Enugu State falls neatly in line with the company’s strategic intent and fits into its new business model, which…

  By Kester Omu The implementation of the technology solution such the Treasury Single Account (TSA), has been able to help the Nigerian government to save N11 billion every month, the Accountant General of the Federation, Alhaji Ahmed Idris, has disclosed. DailyTrust reports that the AGF stated this at the Lunch Term Seminar on “Common Challenges in the implementation of the TSA in the Nigerian Public Service” organised by the Bureau of Public Service Reform (BPSR) in Abuja, where he argues that if not for the TSA, the money would have been paid as interest on overdraft, account maintenance cost…