Author: ITPulse

  By Kester Omu The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has added its voice to a barrage of condemnations that have followed the picketing of MTN Nigeria offices nationwide by the Nigeria Labour Congress. ATCON, an umbrella body of all telecommunication companies in Nigeria, in a statement sent via email by its Executive Secretary, Mr. Ajibola Olude, berated the recent demonstration of the Nigerian Labour Congress in front of MTN’s headquarters and branches nationwide, which led to the destruction of properties. The statement reads in part: “The Association sees these nationwide disruptions of its members’ operations as unnecessary…

WhatsApp today said it is rolling out a new feature that will let its users identify the messages that are forwarded, as the popular messaging app looks to combat fake news and false information in India. WhatsApp earlier today also unleashed a user awareness drive in the country after drawing flak from the Indian government over fake and provocative messages being circulated on its platform. These messages have incited mob-fury, triggering multiple cases of lynching across parts of India and, in turn, prompted the government to issue a stern warning to the company to clamp down on hoax messages…

  By Cyril Ilayah Nigerian Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is presently in the United States of America, where he held talks with global technology firms as part of the US Investment Road Show to drag investment in the areas of technology in Nigeria. Specifically, the Vice President met with Google CEO Sundar Pichai at Googleplex, the corporate headquarters of Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc., located in California. In clear terms, Osinbajo expressed Nigeria’s government support for the Google’s Next Billion users plan intended to ensure greater digital access in Nigeria and around the world, saying it is…

  By Kester Omu The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) and MTN Nigeria, have condemned in strong words the action of the Nigeria Labour Congress, which led to the destruction of MTN properties in Lagos yesterday. The Nigeria Labour Congress had stormed the office of MTN Nigeria yesterday on the ground that the telecom company deliberately refused its staff to be involved in the activities of the trade union. But ALTON, an umbrella body of telecommunication companies in Nigeria in a statement signed by its Chairman, Engr. Gbenga Adebayo described the picketing of the offices and disruption…

Pan-African Information and Communication Technology company, CWG Plc said it has created various platforms that would help reach a major milestone of processing 60 million transactions every month by the year 2020. This was disclosed by the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. James Agada while reviewing the performance of CWG at its Annual General Meeting in Lagos last week. He said CWG took this decision because it is convinced businesses that provide such platforms at scale will be the survivors and winners in the ever-changing information technology landscape. Some of the platforms that will give CWG the milestone, range…

  Pioneer bank, Firstbank Plc has consolidated its position as the oldest and largest bank in Nigeria by launching a digital lab, which it says will help reinvent the bank as the leader in digital financial offerings. Situated in Yaba, Firstbank said the lab is part of the bank’s well-thought-out strategies to remain at the forefront of emerging technology in the financial space within Nigeria and beyond. “We have a responsibility as the oldest and largest bank to ensure we are at the forefront of disruptions that is disrupting the entire financial market,” said Dr. Kazeem Adeduntan, Managing Director of…

  Nigeria’s potential as a technology market hub continues to attract attention from international organizations. Swype Global Ltd, a UK digital startup has made a strategic entry into Nigeria with a 50% investment in SGL-Swypatune Nig. Ltd. This entry is in a bid to properly harness the potential of music talents in Africa using digital technology. The entrance will serve as a catalyst for strategic partnerships with relevant stakeholders who are poised to embrace the vision of leveraging digital technology, primarily focused on eliminating the barriers impeding the growth of upcoming artistes in Nigeria. Music talent discovery in Nigeria still…

Business leaders are becoming increasingly conscious of the impact cybersecurity can have on business outcomes. Gartner, Inc. has identifies six trends that security leaders should harness to  increased support and take advantage of six emerging trends, to improve their organization’s resilience while elevating their own standing. Senior business executives are finally becoming aware that cybersecurity has a significant impact on the ability to achieve business goals and protect corporate reputation. IT security is a board-level topic and an essential part of any solid digital business strategy. Business leaders have not always been receptive to this message, but a recent string…

  In the United States, if you have an Apple iPhone or iPad, it’s a strong sign that you make a lot of money. That’s one of the takeaways from a new National Bureau of Economic Research working paper from University of Chicago economists Marianne Bertrand and Emir Kamenica. “Across all years in our data, no individual brand is as predictive of being high-income as owning an Apple iPhone in 2016,” the researchers wrote. There are details and caveats to the research, but the economists found that owning an iPhone gave them a 69 percent chance to correctly infer that…

By Damilola Fasawe Transitioning from logistics to Fintech is not an easy feat, but the fantastic thing for me was applying technology in the new industry I was moving to. My career navigation to building a business in the digital technology space cannot overemphasise the importance of technology when building a business or developing an idea. I have always wanted to be involved in core digital technology, and when the opportunity to be a part of the Flutterwave team came up, I jumped at it. Being a program manager helped me onboard faster as I am privy to many processes…