Author: ITPulse

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed Nigeria has over 119 million Internet subscribers as at April 2019. The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta made the disclosure today at the 7th Digital Africa Conference and Exhibition which took place in Baze University, Abuja. Danbatta, who was represented by Abigail Sholanke, NCC’s Director of Projects, noted that going by the huge figure, broadband services ultimately transforming the way and manner people live, work and play, and in patterns and tempo humanity never witnessed before. This transformation, he said, is being witnessed in education, agriculture, healthcare,…

The Computer Professionals (Registration Council) of Nigeria (CPN) has applauded the Federal Government’s approval for the implementation of a ‘White paper on Scheme of Service for Computer Professional Cadre in the Public Service’. CPN was established by Act No 49 of 1993. The Act was passed into law on 10th of June and gazetted on the 9th of August that year. It is a regulatory body charged with the regulation, control and supervision of the computing profession and practice in Nigeria in line with Section 1 (2) of the Act, and is under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of…

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has stated that realizing the African Continental Free Trade Area is capable of creating a single continental market of more than 1.3 billion people. With this kind of market, UNCTAD argues, will lead to a combined annual output of $2.2 trillion. The transition phase to the Continental Free Trade Area alone could generate welfare gains of $16.1 billion and boost intra-African trade by 33 per cent. In a statement, signed by Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD, the intergovernmental body, established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1964, also believes that…

The federal government in collaboration with leading global ICT firm, Huawei Technologies, closed out the training for 1000 civil servants under the Information Communication Technology (ICT) for change programme. This is the second phase of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the federal government of Nigeria and Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria Limited as part of Huawei’s CSR initiatives aimed at supporting the automation of government processes and bureautic procedures in Nigeria. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, while addressing the last batch of participants of the training workshop in Abuja yesterday said the…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has called on various public institutions in Nigeria to comply strictly to the social media framework and guidelines, signed into law on 25th January, 2019. It said the Framework and Guidelines was issued with the aim of providing guidance on the use of Social Media within the Public Institutions’ communications environment in order to improve government transparency, participation and interaction with the general public. In a statement signed by its Director General, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami,NITDA said the call has become necessary as the Agency’s compliance monitoring activity revealed that some Public…

Nigeria’s largest Systems Integration Company, CWG Plc achieved an improvement in the 2018 financial year, as it has been able to cut loss after tax by 24 percent. The Group loss after tax declined from N1.5 billion in 2017 to N1.1 billion in 2018. This was disclosed last week in Lagos at the company’s 2018 Annual Shareholders general meeting and report presentation. The current financial result also showed a 95 percent decline in inventory from N1.3 billion to N1.6 billion, which indicates the Group’s efficiency in converting inventory into revenue. Also, the closing inventory balance consists of work in progress…

Smile Telecoms, a Pan-African 4GLTE telecommunications group with operations in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has formally entered into a partnership with Skyroam Simo, the world’s leading mobile Platform as a Service (PaaS) company providing global data access services. This is a great partnership that will enable more Africa mobile users to seamlessly connect to the best 4GLTE mobile network with improved coverage, faster speed, and more flexible plans. Explaining what informed the partnership, Ahmad Farroukh, Smile’s Group CEO, stated that  “Smile is a leading 4GLTE carrier in Africa and we are always open to…

The internet has grown immensely in the last decade and growth continues to accelerate. This growth means that the amount of data present on the web has also grown to an enormous size. This data can be used to the benefit of many businesses in understanding market trends, customer behaviors and the growth or decline of a product. According to a recent report on global data management, 95% of the organizations in the US use their data sets and big data to understand their market and develop business strategies. There are a number of ways how big data can help…

In a country scoffed for “eating its young,” it is a rarity to find young people in Nigeria thrust with significant national responsibility. At just 31, Uzoma Nwagba is driving Africa’s largest social enterprise programme. He is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP), one of the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) under the Office of Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo. Implemented by the Bank of Industry, GEEP comprises FarmerMoni, MarketMoni and TraderMoni products with a current total of about 2 million beneficiaries. The technology-driven collateral-free and interest-free micro-loan scheme is an integral part…

Nigeria’s premier bank, Firstbank Plc has expanded its financial inclusion drive by adding over 27, 000 banking agents to its network. This, the bank said is part of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s objective to bring financial services closer to the citizens. The 27, 000 agents riding on the Firstmonie agent network are available in all 774 local government areas in the country. A statement, it issued on Monday says “We are happy to announce that Firstmonie agent network, designed by FirstBank to solve the challenge of access to financial services has reached over 27, 000 agents providing basic financial…