Author: ITPulse

  Software giant, Microsoft has said its newly acquired gaming start-up PlayFab, which will be integrated into Azure platform, will help developers build better games. Microsoft had acquired PlayFab, which powers more than 1,200 live games and has served over 700 million players for for an undisclosed sum. “Together, Azure and PlayFab will further unlock the power of the intelligent cloud for the gaming industry, enabling game developers and delighting gamers around the world,” Kareem Choudhry, Corporate Vice President of gaming at Microsoft, said in a blog post. PlayFab technology is being used by entertainment companies like Disney, NBC Universal,…

  Based on the alert that there will be a potential cyber-attacks on MDAs, including the organised private sector and the general public, the following precautionary measures are hereby recommended by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has through its Computer Emergency Readiness and Response Team (CERRT). Efforts should be intensified at ensuring that any data is encrypted, particularly any sensitive or personal data. Ensure that networks are fully secured through the use of wired network thereby protecting them from possible hackers’ attempt at using Wi-Fi security lapses to remotely break into computer systems. Where Wi-Fi network is used,…

  By Martin Ekpeke The official website of the Nigerians Communications Commission (NCC), was today adjudged the overall best in Nigeria in the Ministry, Department and Agency (MDA) category of the 2017 edition of the highly coveted Web Jurist Awards, organized by Phillips Consulting in Lagos. NCC was declared the best ahead of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Bank of Industry (BOI) respectively in the MDA category, making it the second year the Nigeria’s telecom regulator is winning the award consecutively. Narrating how the NCC’s website was adjudged the best, Mr. Oluwaseun Ngonnase, Senior Partner at Phillips…

  The story making the rounds that a preferred bidder and a reserved bidder have emerged for 9Mobile has been described as merely “flying a kite” in order to goad the regulatory authorities in the wrong direction.  The belief is that an interested party is merely trying to preempt the outcome to suit its purpose. Information gathered from a reliable source close to the transaction stated that the bid for 9mobile has not been concluded and that the sums quoted as the financial bids of both Teleology Holdings and Smile Telecoms Holdings are inaccurate.  The source, therefore urged interested parties…

By Martin Ekpeke Workclick , a Lagos based firm that offers professional and domestic onsite services to customers on demand has officially announced its operation in Nigeria with over 5000 workers that will provide various services to Nigerians. The platform, which matches trained worker-partners to customers via its app-based platform was unveiled to the media in Lagos last week Saturday. Speaking on the idea behind the platform, Engr. Samuel Ajiboyede, Co-founder of Workclick said the platform will drastically reduce the unemployment rate and ultimately create income for skilled workers in the country. He describes Workclick as a predefine service…

    By Kester Omu One of the Interconnect operators, whose license has been penciled down for suspension by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has blamed political maneuvering at the Commission as the reason for the action. The Nigerian Communications Commission had given a notice to suspend to some interconnect operators, saying they are involved in call masking and call refilling that could undermine measures to track criminals such as kidnappers and terrorists. The Commission’s letter, which was signed by the NCC’s Head of Legal and Regulatory Service and Head of Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement, Yetunde Akinloye and Efosa Idehen…

  This year’s edition of the Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D) and Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable has been scheduled for June. This was disclosed in  a statement by the organizer of the 2-day annual stakeholder engagement, DigitalSENSE Africa Media. The statement signed by the Executive Director, Operations at DigitalSENSE Africa Media, Mrs Nkemdilim Nweke, noted that the dates for the 2018 NDSF series on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D) and Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable have been fixed for Wednesday, June 6 and Thursday, June 7, at the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), Cappa, Lagos. The main themes for the…

By Kester Omu Phillips Consulting has rated Skye Bank’s website www.skyebankng.com ahead of that  of Access Bank; Zenith Bank and United Bank for Africa, and have subsequently clinched two prestigious awards at the highly coveted Web Jurist Award. The award, which was conducted by Philips Consulting, one of Nigeria’s leading consulting firm, saw Skye Bank Plc going home as the overall winner in two categories, namely; “web content” and “accessibility” of the 2017 edition, putting the Bank in a strong leadership position in online innovations in the Nigeria’s banking industry. This year’s rating is an improvement from the previous…

The Investments and Securities Tribunal, sitting in Abuja over the illegal procurement of the Bank’s own shares with its funds has exonerated Onikepo Akande and Onajite Okoloko from the shares scam perpetrated on behalf of Union Bank against its investors. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had dragged Union Bank and 21 other Individuals comprising of Directors and Company Secretary who had served on the Board of the Bank between 2007 and 2008 before the Investments and Securities Tribunal. The aggrieved Applicant, SEC had informed the Tribunal, that the 21 respondents engaged and/or participated in a scheme and or artifice…

  The Ogun State Governor, Ibikumle Amosun has declared that the state government is committed towards bringing to reality outstanding technology ideas that would ultimately rejig the economy of the state. This is even as he declared $1million dollar support to develop technology Hub in the state. Amosun, who made the declaration at the first Technological Summit in the state, tagged “TechSummitOgun, with the theme “Disruptive Innovation, Where are we?”, noted that tech innovations will boost digital literacy and technology entrepreneurship in the state. “We believe that support for technology is paramount in Ogun State. It will not only improve…