Author: ITPulse

  By Kester Omu The Nigerian Communications Commission says it is pleased with the resolution reached between troubled Etisalat and its creditors, stressing that the resolution would further strengthen Etisalat’s capacity to continue to provide services to its over 20million customers. In a statement issued earlier today by its Director of Public Affairs, Tony Ojobo, the Commission assures subscribers of network integrity of Etisalat, despite the setback created by the indebtedness. Reports have it that Etisalat has reached an amicable resolution by restructuring its operation in Nigeria. The reports say Boye Olusanya, Former Deputy Managing Director of Celtel Nigeria (Now…

  Visa Inc., the global leader in payments, and Interswitch, Africa’s leading integrated payments and transaction solutions company, have announced that they will partner to accelerate mobile payments adoption across the region. The partnership will see Visa and Interswitch upgrade the digital banking applications of leading banks to include mVisa, as well as enable more merchants to accept mVisa payments. mVisa is an innovative mobile payments solution that allows consumers to pay for goods from any type of phone by either scanning a QR code , or entering a merchant number. Payment goes straight from the consumer’s account into the…

  Nigeria’s participation in this year’s International Telecommunications Union (ITU) conference will focus on deepening the growing broadband segment of the market in the country, a statement from the Nigerian Communications Commission has said. Expectedly, the Honourable Minister of Communications, Barrister Abdulraheem Adebayo Shittu, Nigeria’s Chief Telecoms Regulator and Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, industry stakeholders and operators will be on the delegation to the event due to hold in Busan, South Korea, from September 25 – 28, 2017. The statement signed by Tony Ojobo, Director of Public Affairs stated that though,…

  Wholly connectivity company, MainOne says it has completed repairs on its 3000km submarine cable system, which experience damages over two weeks ago. In a statement issued by the company, the Chief Executive Officer, Funke Opeke, the company said it has also conducted subsequent tests to ensure the cable is in good operating condition. Meaning, all service disruptions that occurred as a result of the damages have been restored. Opeke also expressed the company’s appreciation to its customers and partners for the patience and support during the incident, describing the outage as a Force Majeure, due to movement in the…

  It is often said that, a country is as good as members of its population that are well informed. This is because, knowledge is power. It is these set of people that form the vanguard of the development thrust of the countries human capital and economic development. This is why, today, I am focusing on our citadels of knowledge in Nigeria, to see how they can contribute to the emergence of a more robust tech ecosystem in Nigeria. Without a doubt, many of our higher institutions offer courses leading to the award of Diplomas and Degrees in Computer Science,…

  By Martin Ekpeke The Director of Public Affairs at the Nigerian Communications Commission, Mr. Tony Ojobo has stated that data availability in Nigeria or any nation is significant, as a robust broadband is a key resource for the building of a digital economy. Ojobo stated this in a keynote address last week at the DIGITAL PayEXPO Conference tagged DATA FIESTA in Lagos. According to him, the visible successes recorded by online merchants such as Jumia and Yudala are evidence of the role the availability of data can play in any country. He believes that Nigeria is presently experiencing a…

  The Landrush Phase for the newly launched .africa domain name enters its 4th Phase and final week from 26th June 2017. The Landrush Phase for .africa domain name system offers companies, organizations and individuals to apply for domain names containing keywords valuable enough to pay a premium for. Domain names with single words that attract heavy every day use are very typical during this Phase. .africa is the top-level domain name system for the continent of Africa. It is open to all individuals and entities in Africa or ones that identify with with Africa, globally. .africa domains are available…

By Alon Lits The power of technology and collaboration is vital in building the transport systems of the future. Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has reinforced this sentiment in his plans to remove Danfo yellow buses from Lagos’ roads. This landmark decision reveals an intention to reduce congestion and pollution, as well as pave the way for an efficient mass transportation system that would make it easier to move around a technologically savvy, smart city. This matters, because Nigeria is a country at the forefront of urbanisation, with over 200 million people expected to live and work in its…

  By Kester Omu A new study by GSMA Intelligence and the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) has forecasted that China will be the largest 5G market by 2025. The new study ‘5G in China: Outlook and Regional Comparisons’, which was published today at GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai, based the forecast on the fact Chinese operators are on track to launch commercial 5G networks by 2020. It noted that the operators are exploring the near-term outlook for the testing and commercial launches of new 5G networks in China and other advanced Asia markets, and the potential…

  By Martin Ekpeke Professional service company, KPMG has partnered the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to sponsor this year’s Global FinTech Hackcelerator Programme, which is part of the annual Singapore FinTech Festival. The 5-day programme is scheduled to take place between 13th to 17thNovember, 2017, and is expected to bring over 30,000 people from the global financial community together for a week-long expose of FinTech. Speaking about the programme at a news conference in Lagos, Boye Ademola, Partner and Head, Financial Services Technology at KPMG in Nigeria noted that the Global FinTech Hackcelerator 2017, powered by KPMG Digital Village…