Author: ITPulse

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) participated actively in the ongoing International Telecommunications Union Telecom World, holding in Busan, South Korea. The Nigerian delegation is led by the Supervising Ministry, represented by Andulaziz Mashi Abdulahi – the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Communications. NCC’s delegation to the annual global forum included the Chairman, Board of NCC, Otunba Olabiyi Durojaiye, Executive Vice-Chairman/CEO, Prof. Umar Danbatta and Mr. Sunday Dare, the Executive Commissioner Stakeholder Management. Some of the activities at the 4-day Forum include the Nigeria’s Investment Forum and the promotion of Nigerian Innovators.

  ’ $5.6b will be saved annually If Nigerian implements digitisation of public Sector’ Prof Joy Emagbetere , a lecturer from the Department of Electronic /Electronic Engineering, University of Benin, has said. The Professor stated this while giving a review of the book publicly presented in Abuja yesterday with the title “Digital Transformation: Evolving a Digitally Enabled Nigerian Public Service” She defined digital transformation as the process that has a transforming ability to make the system more open and accessible to the citizens. According to Mrs Emagbetere “We can save $5.6b annually in ICT investment, if we can transform our…

  Innovative technologies, including 5G, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and the Internet of Things (IoT) featured prominently today as the doors opened for ITU Telecom World 2017, an international platform for accelerating information and communication technology (ICT) innovations and partnerships. The event runs 25-28 September and aims to fast-track economic development and social good through its forum for sharing knowledge, exhibition for digital solutions, and business networking hub connecting nations, companies, organizations and individuals. It is organized annually by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations’ specialized agency for ICT-related issues. Participants include exhibitors bringing with them the smartest…

  By Martin Ekpeke The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), yesterday unveiled Nigeria’s investment potentials to the world, saying the country touted as the biggest Information and Communications Technology market in Africa is indeed a place to invest, as investment hits a whopping $70 billion from a mere $50million in 2001. According to the telecom regulatory agency, there is a guarantee of adequate Returns on Investments (RoIs), even as the Nigeria’s ICT market boast of over 150 million active subscribers, in the voice segment, over 102 percent teledensity and a little over 92 million internet connections. “We have come to this…

  Youtap, Kenya based provider of contactless mobile payments and financial services software, has launched a payment processing platform, which will be delivered as a cloud service for mobile money and payment providers in developing markets. The Youtap Cloud will enable real-time transaction processing for contactless mobile money and bank wallet payments. It supports QR code payments, as well as NFC technology, including low-cost micro point-of-sale (POS) devices, companion cards and ‘tap and pay’ using tags or wearables. The solution is a white-label service with minimal upfront costs, allowing the provider to focus on go-to-market initiatives and merchant acquisition. Describing…

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  Speakers at the September 2017 edition of CFA’s Start-ups Hangout, which was held on Friday, September 22, 2017 at Adna Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, have advised startups to follow their passion and adopt technology for work processes. The advice came even as the attendee Startups were not disappointed as they got to learn a lot from the two most successful and distinguished Speakers at the event. The two speakers were Austin Okere, Founder and Vice-Chairman, CWG Plc, a leading player in the information communications technology industry across Africa and Banke Alawaye, Country Manager, Praekelt, an IT Consulting company and CEO,…

  The need for students to embrace digital opportunities to develop their skills and compete better in the labour market has again been stressed by speakers at the 2017 edition of the Nigeria Digital Innovation Conference held recently at the Polytechnic Ibadan. The conference, which was facilitated by the Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD) held at the Assembly Hall, The Polytechnic Ibadan had in attendance representatives of top government Ministries, Departments and Agencies. This year’s edition with the theme: ‘Building a new Nigeria in a Digital Economy was extensively discussed by the representatives of government agencies like: National Identity Management…

  Search engine giant, Google has announced the launch of health knowledge panels in Nigeria, which will appear at the top of any health-related search result and provide a snapshot of the condition, symptoms and treatment of more than 800 commonly searched for health conditions. The launch of health knowledge panels is based on the fact that Google is where most people turn when they have health questions. In fact, 1 in 20 Google searches are for health-related information. With this in mind, Google developed its health knowledge panel, which is now available in twenty countries in Africa including Nigeria.…

  One of Nigeria’s pioneer financial institutions, FirstBank Plc has said it is presently strengthening its digital marketing initiatives in a bid to add 16 million customers to the 14 million it already has. The bank said this is part of its growth strategy to get 30 million customers over the next three years. According to Dr Adesola Adedutan, FirstBank’s Managing Director/Chief Executive, the strategy is to migrate its existing and new customers to alternative channels, namely First Online, Firstmobile, USSD and ATM cards. “We have a focus of building our customer base to 30 million in the next three…