Author: ITPulse

A $300 million deal has been signed between Africa Data Centres and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) as part of a commitment to strengthen the digital economy in Ghana and Africa. The deal highlights the key role that technology will play in ensuring that Ghana continues its upward trajectory of becoming a digital economy. Africa and Africa Data Centres will mobilise part of its existing DFC-financing commitment of $300 million to construct a first-of-its-kind data centre in Ghana; The investment is part of the organisation’s plan to strengthen ICT infrastructure in Africa; opening doors to the new data…

QNET, the global wellness and lifestyle-focused direct-selling company celebrated its 25th anniversary with a spectacular double convention in Penang, Malaysia. The milestone event brought together a staggering 20,000 attendees from over 20 countries, including Nigeria, for two back-to-back conventions in September. In line with the company’s commitment to promoting a healthy lifestyle and reducing its environmental impact, QNET launched two standout products at the anniversary conventions. 1) Homepure Nova with Pi-Plus Cartridge – An enhanced version of the company’s bestselling HomePure Nova 9-stage water filtration system, which promises improved hydration and fortified antioxidant benefits in your drinking water. 2) Bernhard…

In the ever-increasing space of distributed systems, consistency, reliability, and scalability are the watchwords. Monolithic legacy systems groan with increased loading, while microservices need new patterns for consistency with the information and proper state management. Steve Adodo, an experienced senior software developer, has worked for years striving to address these problems, creating solutions that easily leverage Command Query Responsibility Segregation (CQRS) and Event Sourcing in event-driven designs. His experience has led to the creation of highly scalable, reliable, and performance-efficient systems that power the digital businesses of the present. Asynchronous communication underpins event-driven systems, and microservices exchange information with each…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA has reiterated its commitment to driving Nigeria’s digital future, fostering innovation, and positioning the country as a global hub for tech talent and entrepreneurship. The Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa stated this during a fireside chat session, moderated by Alex Onukwue, a reporter with Semafor at the TechCabal’s Moonshot event which was held in Lagos State recently. While sharing insights into his role and the agency’s transformative vision for Nigeria’s digital landscape, Inuwa analysed the different strategic approaches adopted by the Agency, noting that, with a vision for inclusive growth, NITDA is working…

Globacom has been able to clear all outstanding debt obligations to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), prompting the regulatory body to restore regulatory services to the Mobile Network Operator. This is coming months after Globacom was unable to pay Spectrum Fees, Numbering Fees and Annual Operating Levy (AOL). With the payment, the Commission has decided to step down planned enforcement action against Globacom over its breach of extant regulations by failing to pay its debts despite several demand notices. A statement signed Reuben Muoka, Director, Public Affairs, had revealed that NCC had temporarily withdrawn the suspension of regulatory services to…

The infrastructure beneath modern fintech applications is not just underlying software, but actually constructing financial trust. As digital transactions grow in volume and value, the demand for high-performance databases that can scale with speed, secure sensitive data, and deliver sub-second response times has never been more essential. Fintech startups today are meant to operate at the speed of user intent. Wallet transfers, instant loans, and real-time fraud detection all depend on databases that can process massive streams of transactions without a loss in performance. Speed here is not an accessory, it’s a necessity. To attain these, engineering teams are adopting…

In recent years, retail and eCommerce businesses have adapted to the increasing influence of digitalisation. Customers now demand user-friendly digital interactions, with little tolerance for inconveniences. Surprisingly, 86% of customers are willing to abandon a brand after just two negative experiences. Regardless of your product’s success, the quality of customer interactions takes precedence. Each interaction contributes to a customer’s perception of your brand and their overall shopping experience. Every touchpoint holds significance. The key is to identify and optimise them to meet digital era expectations, ultimately boosting conversions and improving your bottom line. Defining customer touchpoints A customer touchpoint is…

Over the past several years sustainability has become a growing priority for most, if not all, organisations. Forward-thinking businesses, consumers and governments alike are increasingly looking at how to increase their sustainability efforts, while many decisions are increasingly being made with enhancing sustainability as an important driver. One key trend to this end for businesses is moving to hybrid cloud services including colocation. In simple terms, colocation entails renting out a dedicated space for servers and sharing that space with others. Doing so combines a wide range of operational and commercial benefits with potentially substantial sustainability improvements. Data centres have…

Hitherto Executive Director, Technology & Operations at Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS), Aminu Maida has been appointed to replace Prof. Umar Danbatta as the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This is contained in a State House Press Release issued and signed by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media & Publicity. The Press Release titled ‘President Tinubu appoints new leadership across the Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy Sector’, also announced Nkechi Egerton-Idehen as MD / CEO, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT), Kashifu Inuwa as DG / CEO, National Information Technology Development…

A report by OnlyAccounts has revealed that brands and companies worldwide will spend roughly $680bn on digital ads in 2023, 10% more than a year ago. This figure is expected to jump by another 35% and hit $910billion by 2027.  This is even as the data it presented shows that over the past six years, brands and marketers worldwide have spent a whopping $3.2 trillion on digital ads, with video ads, search ads, and banners as the top three revenue streams. According to the report, Influencer Advertising is the Fastest Growing Segment as Total Ad spending to Grow by 55%…