Author: ITPulse

  Zeta-Web Nigeria Limited, has announced the appointment of Mr. Chris Obasi to replace Mrs. Jumoke Ogunmodede as the company’s new Managing Director with effect from 1 July 2018. According to a statement issued in Lagos, Chris Obasi brings with him 20 years of industry leadership experience and knowledge of provisioning ICT services and solutions. “Prior to Obasi’s appointment as Managing Director of Zeta-Web, he was the General Manager, IT & Facilities for MultiChoice Nigeria,”the statement disclosed. The statement also quoted the outgoing Managing Director for Zeta-Web, Mrs. Jumoke Ogunmodede, saying in her welcome address that  Obasi’ appointment brings immeasurable…

  By Martin Ekpeke CWG Plc has recorded a 13.7 percent loss in its 2017 financial year. A loss the company touted as largest system Integration Company in Nigeria explained, was occasioned by unfavorable economic conditions in its operating environment. Speaking at the company’s Annual General Meeting held in Lagos, CWG’s Chairman, Mr Philip Obioha noted that despite the steps the company had taken to steer it away from its traditional business which is heavily dependent on foreign exchange, the effects of earlier transactions impacted the company’s performance in the 2017 accounting period. According to him, a culmination of the…

  By Martin Ekpeke The GSMA has stated the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has taken the right steps with the spectrum trading and sharing policies, saying it will allow for an environment that will be better at the efficient use of scarce spectrum resources. The umbrella body that represents the interests of mobile network operators worldwide, also disclosed that it has a long-standing engagements with the NCC with regards to the need to develop guidelines to facilitate the transfer, leasing and sharing of spectrum. The engagement, according to GSMA includes liaison with its members, participation and presentations at local workshops…

  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, last week Friday inaugurated an office space that can best be described as a hub for technology and innovation startups, which commissioned by Venture Garden Group and designed by Spacefinish in Lagos, South West Nigeria. The office space, tagged Vibranium Valley project, comes with facilities such conference room, training room, six meeting rooms, three storage rooms, a skylounge, cafeteria, nap rooms, audio studio, and multiple alternative workspaces. The 2500 square meter world-class offices were fully furnished, equipped, designed, and built by Spacefinish to accommodate the needs of its employees. The tech hub which is located…

  By Kester Omu The new Executive Council of the Nigeria Internet Group, as part of its effort to reposition and boost Internet growth in Nigeria, has met with the Nigerian Communications Commission, National Information Technology Development Agency and the National broadcasting Commission. At NCC, the NIG team, which was led by its President, Destiny Amana thanked the Commission for its forward looking poster and consumer-centric drive to ensure quality of service. Specifically, Amana congratulated the Commission for the recent launch of the 63 toll free emergency customer care numbers. He appealed to the Commission to revisit the existing MoU…

  The Chief Executive Officer of Simplex Business Solutions, Mr. Femi Adeniyi has adduced reasons it hosted the QLIK SENSE Tour 2018 at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos last month. He said the tour was hosted as part Simplex Business Solutions’ drive to ensure that organisations in Nigeria embrace, acquire, cultivate and utilize skills within data literacy, explaining that Qlik Sense one of the most powerful, intuitive and user-friendly business intelligence tools in the market. “We have put together this tour because we are convinced that Business intelligence amongst other technological forces will continue to shape the future of work and…

  By Martin Ekpeke The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), today in a press conference in Lagos, unveiled agenda and focus of its 2018 National conference, scheduled to hold at the University of Ibadan later month. The President of NCS, Prof Adesola Aderounmu, while rolling out the agenda and focus of the 3-day, which is its 27th edition, disclosed that this year’s conference will lay emphasis on innovations and opportunities for building a digital, prosperous and inclusive Nigeria that leverages on information technology to achieve Sustainable Development. Specifically, he said the Conference with the theme ‘Digital Inclusion: Opportunities, Challenges, and Strategies’,…

  By Martin Ekpeke The Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), established by the Federal Government to drive universal access to Information and Communications Technologies in rural, unserved and underserved areas, yesterday berthed in Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State for what it described as ICT utilization and sustainability workshop. The 2-day South-West Zonal Stakeholder Engagement workshop, was organized to encourage and build capacity among benefiting communities of USPF’s programmes and how to protect the infrastructure provided. Declaring the workshop open, the Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission and Vice Chairman of USPF, Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye, urged participants at the workshop to fully harness…

  Medallion Communications, touted by stakeholders in the telecommunication industry as ‘‘Nigeria Telecom House’ has won another Interconnect Company of the year award at the Ghana Information And Telecom Awards, organized by InstinctWave in Accra, Ghana. Medallion had last year in Lagos won the Interconnect Service Provider Of The Year at the prestigious Nigeria Tech Innovation & Telecom Awards (NTITA), which was powered by Instinct Wave and supported by the Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON). Reacting to the award, Engr. Ikechuchwu Nnamani, CEO, Medallion communications, said that the award would encourage Medallion to strengthen its efforts as a…

In a rapidly changing business environment, businesses are under pressure to not only comply with constantly changing regulations, but also to modernize their processes and systems. The purpose is to help reduce compliance costs, improve efficiency and effectiveness, stay competitive and drive innovation whilst looking for better ways to serve their customers. Against this backdrop, businesses will become more successful based on how they use data, analytics and collaboration in the new analytics economy. This was the thrust of the conversations made at the SAS Road to Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence, AI Showcase in Lagos recently. Other topics…