Author: ITPulse

  The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, has been penciled down to deliver the 23rd professorial inaugural lecture of Bayero University, Kano (BUK), which is scheduled on 2nd November, 2017 at the old campus of the university in the ancient city of Kano. The Professor of telecommunications engineering is scheduled to deliver the lecture titled : Getting out of Woods: “Diversifying the Nigerian Economy through Telecommunications Sector”, and is expected to attract the crème de la crème of the university community and beyond. In the same vein, the NCC boss has accepted…

  As part of its mandate and effort in creating awareness among service providers in the nation Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, the Internet Protocol version Six (IPv6) Council in Nigeria has harpped on the need for early migration and adoption. Speaking during a courtesy visit to Internet Solution Nigeria, a leading Internet Service Provider in the country, Council chairman, Mr. Muhammed Rudman, noted that the visit was designed to interact with Internet Solutions Nigeria, which the Council believes could be paving the way towards the realization of IPV6 migration, which is seen globally to provide enhanced Internet service…

  A new technology promises to speed up slow Internet at home, say researchers, adding that the new hardware can enable speed up to 10,000 megabits-per-second (Mbps) or 10 gigabits-per-second (Gbps). For a super-fast yet low-cost broadband connection at home in Britain, the new receiver technology can enable dedicated data rates at more than 10,000 Mbps from the current 36 Mbps, noted researchers from the University College London. “Although 300 Mb/s may be available to some, average UK speeds are currently 36 Mb/s. By 2025, average speeds over 100 times faster will be required to meet increased demands for bandwidth-hungry…

  By Martin Ekpeke The Africa’s Smartphone market terrain will soon welcome the entry of Vivo, the fast-growing smartphone brand backed by Chinese billionaire Duan Yongping. “The Africa’s Smartphone terrain, especially Nigeria with the biggest market is on the cards for early next year,” Vivo, regarded as China’s third-largest smartphone brand said in a statement. The entry, which is set to happen early next year, is part of the brand’s effort to accelerate global expansion and will see it fight market dominance with the likes of Samsung, Apple and other Chinese brands. Already, it has dethroned Apple and Samsung in…

Over the past decade, we have seen digitally reshape the agenda of most businesses across the globe, irrespective of the industry or sector. We are witnessing a shift in the balance of power from businesses operated as traditional value-chain models, to businesses modelled as digital platforms which are now assuming leadership across key global markets including US, China and UK. Years ago, only a few businesses worried about digital disruption. Today, the likelihood of being disrupted by a digital entrant is fast becoming a reality for many organisations. This reality has led to anxiety amongst decision makers and growing…

  By Kester Omu Mr. Bolaji Akinremi, Minister,  Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations has said leveraging Information and Communications technology is key to Nigeria’s quest towards attaining a sustainable development by 2030. Thus, while delivering Nigeria’s statement on ‘Information and Communications Technologies for Development’ at the UN General Assembly’s debate in New York stated that Nigeria is committed to increasing the current coverage of the active mobile broadband subscription per 100 from 20.95 per cent to 50 per cent by 2020. According to Akinremi, whose part of his role is to facilitate Nigeria’s relations with…

  The Senate Committee on Information Communication Technology and Cybercrime is inviting the public to the first National Plenary conference on ICT, digital literacy and Cyber-threat. According to the Director of Communications for the conference, Bayero Agabi, “the aim of the event is to bring together end-users, practitioners and educators, researchers to exchange and share experiences in-order to present and discuss the trends, concerns, challenges and solutions adopted in the ever changing world of ICT”. The conference is convoked basically to stimulate a collective reflection on the issues critical to the development of the sector.  Speaking on the expected participants, Bayero said relevant government agencies, private…

  The Nigerian Software industry has improved in recent times, with various organisations creating solutions that are tackling major national issues. I recently had a chat with Yele Okeremi, CEO, Precise Financial Systems and the topic of our discussion was on the analysis of the Software industry in Nigeria and solutions to the problems existing within the industry. Yele is of the view that, some progress has been made on the growth of the software industry in Nigeria, but he feels that the industry could have done a lot better. He is, however, of the opinion that it could still…

  By Kester Omu In a bid to strengthen the online payment systems and other telecom services, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it will soon dump the paper numbering system for the automated numbering system. The Commission disclosed this at a consultative forum, held in Lagos with a broad spectrum of stakeholders as part of the process planned towards the introduction of an automated numbering system in Nigeria. “The NCC would soon launch the automated numbering system. Numbers are a scarce resource and one of the core functions of the Commission is to ensure that this scarce resource…

  By Martin Ekpeke The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has indicated that what Nigeria needs to drive sustainable economy growth is creating microeconomic environment, where investment  in science, technology and innovation (STI) can be encouraged. The apex bank governor argues that is what drive the nation’s economies. “Globally, development is largely driven by the ability to develop, distribute and exploit intelligence to achieve competitive edge, create wealth and improve on the welfare of the citizenry using STIs,” Emefiele stated in a lecture titled: ‘Financing Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for the Development of…