Author: ITPulse

  By Martin Ekpeke The President of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) Prof. Adesola Aderounmu, has insisted that the only sure way to national development for countries like Nigeria, is to harp on to technology innovations. The Professor of Computer engineering at the Obafemi Awolowo University, who was expressing his thoughts on innovation via a Facebook post, noted that encouraging and promoting innovations, especially for the youths is central to  National Development via human capacity development and would help Nigeria increase its competitive advantage in the global economy. “I am a strong proponent of growing our economy by deploying local…

  The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), yesterday rewarded some techprenuers with cash prizes ranging from N50,000-N300,000 at the launch of the Startup Friday programme in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State capital, South-South Nigeria. Over ten indigenous startups, who are producing IT solutions to problems peculiar to our society pitched various IT applications they had developed over time, at the program, which is an initiative of NITDA, executed by its subsidiary office, the Office for ICT Innovation and Entreprenuership (OIIE) that is aimed at identifying and developing indigenous talent in the Nigerian IT sector. Damilola Omoyiwole who carried the day, went…

  By Martin Ekpeke A new report by Counterpoint Research has noted that Apple and Samsung hold sway in the global refurbished smartphone market. The report disclosed that the two handset maker ‘s dominance is obvious in the refurbished market than in the new smartphone market, as they both account for 9 percent of the 13 percent refurbished smartphone market in 2017. According to Counterpoint’s “Refurbished Smartphone Tracker” report, Samsung and Apple hold close to three-fourths of the refurbished smartphone market, with Apple leading by a significant margin. In terms of revenue the two smartphone giants control more than 80…

  By Kester Omu Canadian Blackberry Limited has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, accusing the social media giant and its subsidiaries WhatsApp and Instagram of infringing on its patent-protected messaging application, the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM). According to reports, BlackBerry is claiming Facebook is currently using a number of the innovative security, user interface, and functionality enhancing features that made BlackBerry’s products such a critical and commercial success in the first place. BlackBerry is seeking redress for the harm caused by Defendants’ unlawful use of BlackBerry’s intellectual property, which may include injunctive relief and monetary damages. But in a statement, authored…

For the second time running, New Telegraph’s Senior Correspondent on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Beat, Mr. Kunle Azeez, has been once again nominated for ICT Editor of the Year Award in the forthcoming annual African Digital Awards (ADA) 2018. Azeez, who won the same award in 2017, is getting the nomination for the second consecutive year. Organisers of the annual event, ICTWatch Network, conveyed Kunle’s nomination as ADA’s ICT Editor of the Year in a letter dated March 6, 2018. The letter was signed by the award Coordinator, Mr. Tayo Adewusi. This year’s edition of the award is the…

A delegation from the United States of America Air War College paid a courtesy call to the Nigerian Communications Commission, to familiarize with the workings of the Commission and identify areas of collaboration and partnership.

  By Martin Ekpeke The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, has highlighted what he described as Nigeria’s interdependent elements of the digital transformation processes. We have been paying attention to 5 interdependent elements of the digital transformation processes: enabling policies and institutions, human capital, applied ICT industry, communications infrastructure ICT applications and institutional change The Nigeria’s telecom regulator boss, who spoke at a panel session of the just concluded 2018 World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, Spain, named the processes as enabling policies and institutions, human capital, applied ICT industry, communications infrastructure ICT…

  As part of its commitment to ensuring the complete integrity of its products and protection for customers, Kaspersky Lab has extended its successful bug bounty program to include rewards of up to $100,000 for the discovery and responsible disclosure of severe vulnerabilities in some of its leading products. The extension, which is a 20-fold increase on existing reward is also an effort of the cybersecurity company to ensure the complete integrity of its products and protection for customers. Commenting on the increase in the bug bounty rewards, Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of Kaspersky Lab, said “Finding and fixing bugs is…

  By Kester Omu The Lagos State Government has partnered Nigeria’s leading digital payment gateway, Interswitch to actualize the extensive adoption of electronic channels in the payment of taxes, levies and other government payments. The Governor of the state, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode noted that the choice of Interswitch was necessitated largely to the fact that  the company has proven to be at the forefront of efficient and secure public sector payments and collections at both National and State levels. “We are confident in the ability of Interswitch to provide strong support and the state-of-the-art payment infrastructure, comparable to such obtainable…

  By Martin Ekpeke As a result of increased demand for data services, key players in the African telecom and broadband infrastructure are jostling for mergers, acquisitions, IPOs, investment and financing activity, news provider, TMT Finance report. This is even as an urgent requirement for new investment into telecom and broadband infrastructure in Africa is driving a fresh flurry of deal activity across the continent. According to Joseph d’Arrast, EMEA Editor, TMT Finance, the continent’s growth in the digital economy and the rising demand for data is helping to boost investor confidence in major broadband projects, of which there are…