Author: ITPulse

Galaxy backbone has been adjudged Public Sector ICT Infrastructure Provider Of The Year at the just concluded Nigeria Tech Innovation & Telecom Awards (NTITA) 2017. The event, which was organized by the Association of Telecoms Companies Of Nigeria (ATCON), was a gathering of industry leaders, Decision makers, practitioners and the media.  The event provided a great opportunity for Information Technology and Telecommunications leaders from both the private and public sector platforms to interact, share ideas and celebrate one another on the successes and milestones achieved during the passing year. Meanwhile, Mr. Yusuf Kazaure, Galaxy Backbone’s Managing Director/CEO was recognized…

The Minister for Communications, Barr. Adebayo Shittu, has disclosed that Nigeria has spent a whopping $70 billion to support Information Technology startups in the last sixteen years. Shittu, who disclosed this at at the just concluded ICT Start-up Ecosystem stakeholders meeting organized by National Information Technology Development Agency, justified the expenditure, saying Nigeria can only get out of the present economic woes by embracing innovations in information and communications technology. “So far, Nigeria has spent $70 billion since 2001to support IT start-ups. The essence is to have startups that would help improve our economy and also compete favourably among…

The National Competitiveness Council of Nigeria (NCCN) has launched the first ever National Competitiveness Report and Sub-National Index, ranking all 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory across four key areas: Human Capital, Infrastructure, Economy and Institutions. Lagos State came out on top, followed closely by Delta and River states. Borno and Gombe states ranked 36th and 37th respectively in the index. The financial capital of Nigeria fared best in the areas of Infrastructure and Economy, while northern states Borno and Zamfara lost significantly in the area of Human Capital – plagued by issues with healthcare and education. According to…

It has always been said that Nigeria needs to develop many innovation hubs to give the teaming youths who are interested in joining the tech industry an opportunity to express themselves. I recently met with Gbemi Akande, Co-Founder, Glasslab.ng, at Dubai, and he shared his thoughts on the relevance of having innovation hubs around the country. Gbemi has been involved in setting up of about four innovation hubs, especially, in the city of Dubai. Gbemi stated that, his involvement in starting of hubs all over the place, started with a vision. “I left Nigeria in 2011 with a vision…

By Akachi Ngwu Successful organizations are driven by competent people, effective systems and processes, as well as good corporate governance. As such, Nigerian out-of-home (OOH) advertising firms who must compete in a rapidly-changing world need to rethink their strategies with regard to processes, business offerings, and governance practices to be competitive. The competitiveness of a firm can be described as the ability of the firm to offer comparatively good or better goods or services that meet the quality standards of a given market – and provide adequate returns for its shareholders. The ability to be competitive is driven by a…

  Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp may be working on an app for iPad users as references of WhatsApp for iPad are spotted on latest WhatsApp desktop app. According to a tweet from popular WhatsApp change tracking website WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is gearing up for a dedicated application for iPad. “Great news for all WhatsApp users having an iPad device. Our rumour about a WhatsApp for iPad app was real (real like our other rumours as WhatsApp Business and the Facebook infrastructure),” WABetaInfo tweeted. WABetaInfo also stated on Twitter the WhatsApp Desktop 0.2.6968 app references for an iPad application. However, the WhatsApp…

By Kester Omu The organizers of this year’s Nigeria Tech Innovation and Telecom Awards, have given reasons why it awarded  the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta as the ‘Telecom Man Of The Year 2017’. The award was powered by Instinct Wave  and supported by the Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON). According to Akin Naphtal, the Chief Executive Officer of Instinct Wave, Prof Umar Danbatta has distinguished himself as one of the best chief telecom regulator since he was appointed to oversee the affairs of the country’s regulatory body in 2015. “Professor…

  Vodacom Business Nigeria has been named the Internet of Things Provider of the Year, the Telecom Business of the year and the Enterprise Service Provider of the Year at the 2017 Nigeria Technology Innovation and Telecoms Awards (NTIT Award). The NTITA Awards is an industry celebration organized by the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria, aimed at recognizing organizations and individuals at the forefront of technology and innovation in the industry. Mr. Lanre Kolade, Managing Director of Vodacom Business Nigeria was also decorated with the Industry Personality of the year award. “We are honored to receive these awards. This…

By Kester Omu One of Africa’s leading interconnect exchange clearinghouses and DataCenter provider, Medallion Communications Limited, on Saturday went home with two awards from this year’s prestigious Nigeria Tech Innovation & Telecom Awards (NTITA), which was powered by Instinct Wave and supported by the Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON). The two awards won by Medallion, regarded as ‘Nigeria Telecom House’ are Interconnect Service Provider Of The Year and Telecom Solutions Support Company Of The Year. An excited Chief Executive Officer of Medallion, Mr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, while receiving the awards on behalf of the company said the awards are…

The Director of Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD), Dr. Bayero Agabi has called on the Nigerian Government and the National Assembly to increase Cyber Awareness and responsibilities at all levels of government. Bayero stated this at the recently held First Legislative Conference on ICT and Cyber  Security, which was organised by the Senate Committee on ICT and Cyber Security. The Conference was part of events marking the 2017 Cyber Security week. At the event held at the Zeus Paradise Hotel, Abuja, Bayero spoke on the need to encourage cyber responsibilities by Internet users through advocacy and Public Education.…