ITPulse

13/03/2024

The underrepresentation of women in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields continues to persist. This is despite progress being made in gender equality and equity over the last decade. According to the latest UNESCO report on gender-responsive education, too many girls a...

13/03/2024

Interswitch Group

The 2024 Global Payments Innovation Jury Report, by Interswitch in partnership with the World Bank, and other notable international payment players, namely HPS and Fime has been released. The report, which offers insight into many aspects of the payments industry that were impacted by the recent per...

13/03/2024

Infobip

By Martin Effiong In the dynamic landscape of contemporary business, team-based work and cross-functional projects are rapidly replacing traditional organisational structures, with an increasing number of leading-edge organisations embracing collaboration-driven models. The days of isolated departme...

12/03/2024

Nigerian Communications Commission

By Martin Ekpeke A report on the Adoption of Coworking Space Strategy Startups and Incubation Centres Acceleration in Nigeria that was commissioned by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has highlighted how the idea of Coworking space, which has been adopted in many cities of the country i...

11/03/2024

A new global study commissioned by Kaspersky has indicated that human error is responsible for all cyber security incidences in the last two years, stressing that one in two cybersecurity experts admitted lack of knowledge prompted mistakes at work. The report noted that more than 50% of acting cybe...

11/03/2024

Interswitch Group

The duo of Interswitch and ProductDive has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering and supporting the product management community by hosting its first Product Management Conference in the United Kingdom. The conference, tagged ‘Beyond Boundaries 1.0‘, took place at The Brook, Stratford, London ...

11/03/2024

TD Africa

In a bid to propel Katsina State into a technological innovation center, the Governor of the state, Dr. Dikko Umar Radda, decided to visit TD Africa and the Tech Experience Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos, founded and owned by tech enthusiast, Chief Leo Stan Ekeh. The Governor visited with over 12....

11/03/2024

NITDA Nigeria

The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has advised the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) the administrator of the student loan initiative programme of the current administration to consider accommodating Nigerians who want to enrol...

09/03/2024

Tanta

In today’s digitally interconnected world, individuals and organizations often find themselves managing data across international borders, a practice known as Cross-Border Data Transfer. As Nigerian businesses expand globally, navigating the legal and regulatory landscape surrounding data protecti...

09/03/2024

International Women's Day: GSMA gives global update on mobile internet gender gap -

08/03/2024

GSMA

A new report published by the GSMA as part of today’s International Women’s Day celebration has indicated that the mobile internet gender gap has narrowed slightly in one year but advised that there is still much work to be done to carry women along in today’s digital economy. Data in the repo...

08/03/2024

NITDA Nigeria

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Jigawa State Government have partnered to empower youths in the state in Information and Communications Technology (ICT). At the flag-off of a capacity-building training program sponsored by the state government for 1000 youths i...

07/03/2024

By Todd Schoeman Effective cybersecurity must align with organisation’s needs and take its lead from its requirements. Security must be enabled, not defined. Thus, understanding your organisation’s operational environment and what optimum performance looks like must come first. In banking and fi...

07/03/2024

Techeconomy Smobile

The founder/chairman of S Mobile Group, Kingsley Adonu has disclosed plans to commission an innovation centre in Enugu State, codenamed S Mobile Tech Hub. The Tech Hub, he said, is a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative of S Mobile Group to promote skills development, youth entrepreneurs...

06/03/2024

Team Young Genius from Oshodi High School, Lagos, Nigeria has emerged as the second runner-up of Sahara STEAMers Grand Demo Competition 2.0. The competition, now in its second year, is organized by the Sahara Group Foundation, the social sustainability vehicle for Sahara Group Limited, in collaborat...

06/03/2024

The Chief Executive Officer of The African Talent Company, Hilda Kabushenga has proffered solutions to the lingering migration of Nigerian professionals, commonly regarded as ‘japa syndrome’ to developed countries of the world. Hilda, who made a presentation titled “ ‘Finding skilled labour ...

06/03/2024

Beacon Health

Following the raising of a $3 million Pre-Series, MDaaS Global health tech company and operator of Nigeria’s fastest-growing healthcare network – BeaconHealth Diagnostics has a total investment of $6.8 million to date. The new investment round was co-led by Aruwa Capital Management and follow-on...

04/03/2024

Huawei Technologies Co Nig Ltd Qualcomm Ericssons

With cutting-edge technological advancements, drawing widespread attention from tech enthusiasts worldwide, fifth generation (5G) seems to gain more emphasis as Huawei, Qualcomm and Ericsson take center stage at the 2024 Mobile World Congress (MWC) that ended a few days ago. These industry giants sp...

04/03/2024

NITDA Nigeria

A substantial investment in digital technologies aimed at fortifying the nation’s economy is needed to propel inclusive access to digital infrastructure and services, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa has said. While hosting the t...

02/03/2024

NIN-SIM Card linkage imbroglio -

01/03/2024

Nigerian Communications Commission

As obtained from the official website of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), here are frequently asked questions and responses regarding the linkage of SIM cards to the National Identity Number. The NCC has ordered telecom service providers to bar all unlinked SIM cards. What is MN? Ans. T...

01/03/2024

Nigerian SEO and Bloggers Nigerian Communications Commission

Businesses and service providers should be able to prioritize customer satisfaction and uphold the highest standards of service delivery, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said. This is even as the telecom regulator maintained that as it promotes economic growth through the developmen...

01/03/2024

Nigerian SEO and Bloggers Nigerian Communications Commission

Except there is a decision reversal from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), over 12 million subscribers out of the over 224, 713 million mobile telephone subscribers in Nigeria would lose their SIM cards and ultimately be unable to communicate with their loved ones or do business. This is...

29/02/2024

VERVE Interswitch Group

Step into a world of sweetness and convenience with the game-changer in digital payments – Verve! It’s time to sprinkle a little magic into your transactions and enjoy the good life with your Verve Card! Imagine a world where making online payments is not only easy but also stylish! Just picture...

29/02/2024

MainOne Group

To enhance broadband connectivity and drive economic development in the South-South, South-East and North-Central regions of Nigeria, MainOne, an Equinix Company has announced the historic landing in Akwa Ibom State of the first and only submarine cable system in Nigeria outside of Lagos. Tagged 2Af...

28/02/2024

Nigerian SEO and Bloggers Nigerian Communications Commission

By Martin Ekpeke The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has again reiterated its commitment to the advancement of local content, saying it will lead to the overall development of the Nigerian economy. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Dr. Adamu Maida committed in a speech he delivered yester...

28/02/2024

In its effort to champion healthier eating, the launch of SuperfoodChef-AI by Podravka has been supported by Infobip, a global cloud communications platform. The “SuperfoodChef-AI” is an engaging digital assistant integrated into Coolinarika, the mobile and web application owned by Podravka, whi...

27/02/2024

NITDA Nigeria

The virtual 2023 Accelerator Programme anchored by the Founder Institute, under a contract agreement with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has graduated 13 graduates. The graduation of these graduates is a demonstration of exceptional dedication and innovation during t...

27/02/2024

The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) into a business is not just about leveraging advanced technologies to improve efficiencies. Instead, it is about nurturing trust, ethics, and responsibility in digital systems. Of course, when it comes to any AI implementation, its impact and risk must be...

27/02/2024

Nigerian Communications Commission

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Adamu Maida has called for industry collaboration to mitigate risks that come with the latest technologies such as 5G networks, the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cloud Computing. The NCC Bos...