Author: ITPulse

  Buying a car in Nigeria with the present economic reality is not easy, and so losing it in the hands of criminals will be very painful. A car tracking device is extremely important 1. Monitors the location of your vehicles- This comes in handy when you have kids who are learning to drive, under the care of a driver or when your car is stolen. 2. Tracks fuel consumption- This depends on the type of device you want to install. 3. Provides information about your vehicle(s). Location (with street address), speed, driving behaviour , including where the car has been…

  By Martin Ekpeke Some cyber security experts and analysts have decried the absence of data protection law in Nigeria, emphasizing that as it stands today, it is not yet a crime for anybody to compromise other people’s data. The experts, who gathered in Lagos at this year’s Cyber Secure Nigeria Conference, organized by the Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) argued that the absence of the data protection law has paved ways for criminals and other organizations to freely compromise other people’s data without being held accountable. According to the President of CSEAN, Mr. Remi Afon, the government’s…

  By Martin Ekpeke The Nigerian Communications Commission INCC), has stated that though, it is not a security agency, it has always created an enabling environment to assist security and law enforcement agencies in investigating telecommunications related security incidents. The Executive Vice-Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta stated this today at the Cyber Secure Nigeria Conference, organized by the Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) in Lagos. Danbatta, who was represented by the Commission’s Zonal Controller, Mr. Henry Ojiokpota highlighted that the telecom regulatory body had in various ways combated cybercrime and cyber security development. One of such ways…

  Ausso Leadership Academy, Nigeria’s foremost business professionals and entrepreneurs mentoring institution  has concluded its first entrepreneurial masterclass, a 3-weeks long intensive hands-on training program. The masterclass was structured into 3 modules with each designed to help the delegates imbibe proven principles of business growth and sustainability. These include mission leadership, business model generation and business sustainability and growth. The founder and Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Mr Austin Okere, while speaking at the closing ceremony, restated that the motivation for the establishment of ALA is to offer the Business Executives and Entrepreneurs what he would have advised his younger self, and the second…

  The first Edition of the CFA’s Startups Hangout for 2018 was held on May 5, 2018 at GRA, Ikeja. The theme of the Hangout was: Building The Right Relationships and Partnerships. CFA’s Startups Hangout, is a forum where Start-ups meet up with successful and experienced entrepreneurs, with a view to learn from them, skills to help them grow their businesses, pitfalls to to avoid in the course of running their businesses, by tapping through the experiences of these successful entrepreneurs, as well as network and synergize with one another. The May 2018 Edition featured three successful entrepreneurs, who spoke…

  The board of Directors of CWG Plc, Nigeria’s largest system integration company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Engr. Phillip Obioha as the Chairman of its Board of Directors. A statement issued and signed by the company’s Group Head, Brand and Marketing Communications, Mrs. Anthonia Ehanmo, says Obioha’s appointment follows the stepping down of Mr. Abiodun Fawunmi, who remains on the board as a Non-Executive Director. The statement described Obioha as a highly experienced technology expert, who until his recent appointment was a Non-Executive Director on the board and served as the Chairman of the Finance, Audit and…

  By Martin Ekpeke The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu is set to give a keynote at this year’s Cyber Secure Nigeria Conference, scheduled to start tomorrow at the Four Points by Sheraton, Victoria Island, Lagos. Other keynote speakers are Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and John Bray, the Consul General Lagos US Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria. The 2-day conference, which will have the Governor of Lagos State, His Exc. Akinwumi Ambode as the special guest of honour, will focus on the ‘core’ aspects of…

Medallion Communications Limited has denied media reports purportedly quoting it to have blasted the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for erroneously suspending its interconnect license. The Chief Executive Officer of Medallion, Mr. Ikechukwu Nnamani in a statement in Lagos, said the report published in Technology Times  misquoted him, emphasizing that what he said is that it was unfortunate that the incident happened and was happy to announce that the suspension has been lifted by the Commission. “There was never a time myself or any representative of Medallion told any journalist that the NCC did not get its facts right before…

  By Martin Ekpeke The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof Umar Danbatta has declared that competitive markets are the cornerstone of a vibrant telecommunications industry. The telecom regulator made the declaration yesterday at the Digital Bridge Institute in Lagos, as part of his opening speech at the Stakeholders’ Forum on the Study on the Level of Competition in the Telecommunications Industry in Nigeria. In the speech, which was read by Ms. Josphine Amuwa, Director, Policy Competition and Economic Analysis, Danbatta noted that competition encourages innovations and fosters efficiency, adding that is the more reason the Commission…

  The three smartphone brands of Transsion Holdings; Tecno, iTel and Infinix are said to have accounted for over 10 million of all smartphones shipped in the first quarter of 2018, even as iTel, its last entrance entered the top 10 smartphone market for the first time. This is the result of the latest research by Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service, which noted that despite weak demand from home country of China, Transsion Holdings have continued to enjoy patronage from countries and regions outside, where it has invested heavily. The key markets for Transsion Holdings are India, South East Asia, Europe,…