Author: ITPulse

  By Kester Omu There is a strong indication that Bharti Airtel will buy over troubled Etisalat Nigeria, in a bid to consolidate its footing of the Nigerian telecom market, where it generates 30 percent of African revenues. The potential buy over of Etisalat by Bharti Airtel follows reports that efforts are underway to find a buyer for the country’s troubled fourth-largest carrier, owing to failures to service its $1.2billion debt obligations. According Chopinz Omero, a Lagos based ICT analyst, the eventual buy over of Etisalat Nigeria by Bharti Airtel will give it the muscles to compete favourably with MTN,…

  By Martin Ekpeke Banks in Nigeria may not be able to apply for foreign software purchases as the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) says it will start refusing the application of banks for foreign software purchases because of the drain on the nation’s foreign exchange reserves. The Director-General of NOTAP, Dr. Dan-Azumi Ibrahim, who gave the hint in Abuja during the presentation of patent certificates to some institutions, also disclosed that it is already putting the finishing touches to its plans to have local developed banking applications serve as an alternative. “We are already working in…

The July 2017 edition of CFA’s Startups Hangout was held at Adna Hotel , GRA, Ikeja on July 14, 2017 and Startups that attended, had a very interesting knowledge-imparting session, listening to and asking questions on how to better run their Startups for productivity, profitability, efficiency, etc., from the two distinguished and successful Entrepreneurs who were guest speakers at the event. First to speak was Ommo Clark, CEO iBez Solutions. She gave reasons why most Nigerian businesses fail and these are: a) There is a world of difference between how to generally run a business and how to actually…

  By Kester Omu Former Minister of Communications Technology, Dr Omobola Johnson has called for more investments in Information and Communication Technology infrastructure, saying it will strenghten greater connectivity in Nigeria. Johnson, who is presently the Chairperson of Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) in Nigeria, made the call in a submission to the Nigerian Communications Commission to consider Internet Code of Practice, which she believes will help to alleviate obstacles, including high prices, poor service quality and inadequate infrastructure, which keep 96 million Nigerians offline. “The most cited barriers in developing economies include funding to build the infrastructure necessary to…

  By Kester Omu The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), yesterday assured telecommunications subscribers across Nigeria of quality of service using the extant key performance indicators. The Executive Vice-Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta gave the assurance at the Arewa House in a paper titled Evaluating The Framework for Measuring the Quality of Service Delivery in the Public Sector, which was presented on his behalf by Ubale Maska, NCC’s Executive Commissioner Technical Services, at the National Stakeholders’ Conference on Public Service Delivery in Nigeria. “As the telecom regulator in Nigeria, we are giving you our assurance that we will continue…

  By Martin Ekpeke The GSMA, the global body that represents of mobile operators worldwide has claimed that the mobile sector in Africa is over-taxed, despite the fact that mobile connectivity is a critical enabler of economic and social development. GSMA stated this in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania during the Mobile 360 Event, while announcing its findings from its latest report, ‘Taxing Mobile Connectivity in Sub-Saharan Africa: A review of mobile sector taxation and its impact on digital inclusion’. “Mobile connectivity is a critical enabler of economic and social development, but in many countries, particularly developing countries, the mobile sector…

  There are strong indications that the new management of hitherto Etisalat has approved a new name for the telecom company, and would henceforth be called 9Mobile. The name change might be unconnected with the three weeks ultimatum given to Etisalat by the parent company in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates that withdraw from the company as a result of Etisalat indebtedness to a consortium of local banks in Nigeria. Though no official statement from the new management of Etisalat, Chain Reactions, the Telco Public Relations consultant confirmed the development, saying Etisalat hope to make a public announcement soon.…

The Nigeria Computer Society 13th International Conference, scheduled to hold between 18-20th of July 2017 in Abuja will focus mainly on technology innovations for sustainable development in Nigeria; a statement signed by Adesola Aderounmu, NCS President has said. According to NCS, the theme of this year Conference is “Information Technology Innovation for Sustainable Development”. IT industry players, academics, researchers and thought leaders have been invited to speak, engage and proffer solutions based on this theme and associated sub-themes. NCS said it decided to stay focus on innovations because strategic IT innovations open up more opportunities and provide novel, smart…

  Dmitry Deniskin is the Director of Emerging Markets at HUB8, global web hosting brand. In this interaction with ITPulse, he speaks on the company’s plan to partner Nigerian companies, especially the Small & Medium Enterprises to drive the growth of their businesses online.  Can you briefly tell us about HUB8 and what interests you about the Nigerian Internet market? HUB8 is a global web hosting brand. We’re focused on emerging markets in Africa, Asia and Latin America. We have four main products at HUB8 – web hosting, domain registration, visual website builder, and powerful WordPress themes. Almost all of…

  For its return after years of wilderness, Nokia intends not making the same mistakes. What will it take to recapture the glory days? In 2014, on the very day Microsoft announced it was discontinuing Nokia, Brand Equity’s Most Trusted Brands survey hit the stands with the Finnish mobile brand at No 2. Its performance on a day when the brand was being taken to the proverbial woodshed to be shot in the head, spawned an entire week’s worth of online snark. Mainly from people whose last brush with Nokia was a good three or four mobile phones ago. But…