Author: ITPulse

By Kester Omu Medallion Communications Limited has unveiled what it described as its 2019 plans, saying the priority is the creation and expansion of Data Centre infrastructure in six cities across the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria. Touted as Nigeria’s Tele House, Medallion said the aim of the expansion is to help operators localize their content at the states and regional basis to improve the quality of service to subscribers, and to ensure everybody in the ecosystem from the operator to the subscriber is getting good telecom service delivered to them at affordable prices. “The plan for 2019 is to…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has the capability to drive the process of achieving 70 percent broadband penetration in a couple of years if challenged by the federal government to do so. Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, stated this while delivering a goodwill message at an investment summit of Kaduna State Government, KADINVEST 4.0, saying the commitment of the agency toward taking the broadband penetration to the next level is optimistic. In his words: “When I was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, broadband penetration was only 8.5 per cent. It has…

By Kester Omu The Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) has given reasons why the Cyber Secure Nigeria Conference, scheduled to hold in Abuja from tomorrow, being Tuesday to Thursday has turned into an annual gathering of all stakeholders, especially in the cybersecurity ecosystem. The President of CSEAN, Mr. Remi Afon adduced the reasons in a chat with ITPulse, ahead of the 3-day conference, which he disclosed will focus on implementing cybersecurity and data privacy practices in Nigeria. “We realise that cyber security has not been given adequate attention by organisations in Nigeria, which made them more vulnerable to…

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…