Author: ITPulse

… Co-founder joins 50 global technology and data leaders as sole African executive recognised TIME, a leading global news magazine, has named Felix Ike, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Nigerian fintech company Moniepoint, to its inaugural TIME Executives of the Year: Tech and Data list, making him the only executive representing an African company on the 50-person list. The list, officially titled TIME Executives of the Year: Tech and Data, was unveiled on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 and celebrates Chief Information Officers, Chief Technology Officers, Chief Data Officers and Chief Product Officers whose decisions shape how the world’s largest…

MyCredit Investments Limited, parent company of FairMoney Microfinance Bank, has fully redeemed its ₦5.86 billion Series 6 Commercial Paper, delivering the repayment to investors under its ₦10 billion Commercial Paper Issuance Programme. The ₦5.86 billion repayment marks the successful completion of the Series 6 issuance and reinforces MyCredit Investments’ record of meeting its obligations in Nigeria’s debt capital market. The company said the redemption demonstrates its commitment to responsible financial management, investor confidence and sustainable growth, as it continues to expand financial services to individuals and businesses across Nigeria. Commenting on the development, Henry Obiekea, Managing Director of FairMoney Nigeria,…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has been unveiled as Strategic Partner for the forthcoming Leadership and Future Conference (LFC) 2026, a national high-level policy dialogue convened to celebrate and interrogate transformative leadership under the Renewed Hope Administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. The conference, themed “Re-emerging Nigeria’s Future with Transformative Leadership for Driving Digital Economy, Innovation and Sustainable National Development,” is scheduled to hold at the Landmark Towers, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria, with over 500 leaders drawn from government, private sector, diplomatic community, academia and civil society. Organizers of the conference, in a statement, said NITDA’s partnership…

By Martin Ekpeke The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has sounded the alarm over a resurgence of call masking, warning that the practice is threatening the integrity of Nigeria’s telecommunications networks and depriving legitimate operators of revenue. The warning was contained in a communique after the NCC’s 110th Board Meeting earlier this month, where the regulator reviewed developments across the country’s telecom industry and raised fresh concerns over renewed call masking activities. The Board reaffirmed the Commission’s zero-tolerance stance, describing call masking as an unacceptable practice and a serious regulatory concern. According to the NCC, the practice undermines legitimate telecommunications operations,…

The rush by retail investors to subscribe to Africa’s largest-ever IPO has exposed both the growing power of digital investment platforms and the infrastructure challenges that could emerge as millions more Nigerians enter the capital market. Martin Ekpeke writes. Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery IPO is turning into more than a landmark capital-market transaction, becoming a real-world stress test of the country’s digital investment infrastructure. Within minutes of the ₦2.15 trillion public offer opening on September 14, unusually heavy investor traffic disrupted access to some of Nigeria’s popular investment platforms, including Bamboo and Cowrywise. According to reports, Bamboo reported a sharp…

The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has challenged the global technology community to build an AI future that represents local realities and gives people the power to create value, rather than turning them into passive consumers of technology. Speaking at a high-level global dialogue at the United Nations General Assembly on technology, innovation and inclusive development, Inuwa said the next phase of AI must move beyond access to focus on representation, agency and digital sovereignty. “Inclusive AI requires representation and access and access must mean agency, not just consumption.” His intervention came as global…

By Abigail Mbah The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has eased a long-standing restriction, allowing candidates who have lost access to the phone number or email linked to their registration to update those details, but only once. The board announced the change on its official X account on Monday, describing it as a secure, controlled process available strictly for genuine cases. Every request will go through identity checks and biometric verification and must be handled at designated Computer-Based Test centres. Previously, the phone number and email provided during JAMB registration were treated as permanent identifiers. Candidates were repeatedly warned…

By Abigail Mbah Nigeria is set to roll out a nationwide system that will make every mobile phone traceable through its unique IMEI number, as the Nigerian Communications Commission tightens control over devices connecting to the country’s networks. Under the Device Management System, or DMS, SIM-enabled phones and other communications devices must be registered before they can be sold or activated on any network. Licensed importers will need to secure type approval from the NCC, upload the IMEI numbers along with purchase invoices to a central portal, pay a validation fee, and obtain a pre-authorisation code. That code will then…

Ecobank has rolled out access for retail and institutional investors looking to purchase shares in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, which kicked off on September 14, 2026 and will run through October 13, 2026. Leveraging its footprint spanning 33 African countries—alongside international offices in London, Paris, Beijing, and Dubai—Ecobank is utilizing its digital platforms and branch network to channel investments. This initiative reinforces the bank’s strategy of linking investors to major capital opportunities throughout the continent. In Nigeria, customers and non-customers can subscribe through the Ecobank Mobile App, Internet Banking, Ecobank website and any Ecobank branch nationwide. The offer provides investors…

By Abigail Mbah With more than 10 years powering enterprise communication for organizations like MultiChoice, Cybervilla, Opay, and Pizza Hut, NativeTalk now brings that same enterprise-grade reliability to small and medium businesses through a single, all-in-one app. NativeTalk today announced the launch of the NativeTalk Business App, an all-in-one business communication platform designed to help African SMEs manage every customer conversation from a single, intelligent workspace. This is not a new company entering an unfamiliar market. For more than a decade, NativeTalk has provided enterprise communication infrastructure to some of the continent’s largest organizations, currently supporting over 10,000 agents and…