Author: ITPulse

The organizer of the International Telecommunications Week has announced that the event will hold from 12 – 14 September at the Radisson Blu, Upper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya. Accordingly, the event, which provides a platform for digital infrastructure and connectivity professionals is aimed to bridge the gap between businesses, fostering collaborations and facilitating partnerships that will drive the continent’s connectivity revolution. It is set to unlock immense opportunities within the African market. This highly anticipated event will bring together industry leaders, decision-makers, and experts to explore the vast potential of Africa’s digital infrastructure and connectivity landscape. “Africa, with its rapidly growing…

The Chief Executive Officer of deVere Group, Nigel Green has identified semiconductors, energy and Bitcoin as the key investment destinations that investors should consider as the summer of 2023 beckons. Nigel Green believes that Savvy investors around the world are using the ‘summer markets’ period to consider rebalancing their portfolios and, speaking in a recent social media post, he said this summer he’s investing in three key areas highlighted. “This year’s summer, investors should increase investment exposure to semiconductors, energy and Bitcoin,” he said. He explains: “Many investors reduce their market activity during this summer, which leads to lower trading…

The potential of disruptive technologies which have been adopted across the globe for enhanced productivity and sustainability has drawn the attention of the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Garba Danbatta. Thus, at the 2023 edition of the Information, Communication, Technology and Telecommunications (ICTEL) expo organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) in Lagos last week, called on businesses in Nigeria to adopt these disruptive technologies. The technologies are Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain Technology, Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Fifth Generation (5G) and other emerging…

The dwindling Crypto exchange landscape recently experienced a boost as Oluwaseun Dania, the Chief Executive Officer of one of Nigeria’s foremost crypto exchanges, Tradefada announced the backing of PATRICIA Technologies with a significant investment.  Announcing the undisclosed amount of investment in a recent LinkedIn post, Mr. Oluwaseun noted that the investment in PATRICIA Technologies, a standout name among Africa’s premier crypto exchanges is a pointer to the confidence investors have in Africa’s Leading Crypto Exchanges. In the post, he lauded Patricia Technologies for its unparalleled innovation and commendable representation of Nigeria and Africa on the global financial spectrum, stressing that…

Zipline Ghana has been recognized as the “Most Digitized Logistics Provider of the Year” at the Africa Procurement & Supply Chain Awards ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria. The gala event held in a dazzling display of recognition for outstanding achievements in the logistics industry, saw Zipline rise above its peers to clinch the coveted award for dedication to innovation and efficiency. Mawuli Atiemo, the General Manager of Zipline Ghana said, the award is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the entire Zipline team adding that; revolutionizing logistics through digitization and cutting-edge technologies, has led to great improvements in…

Leveraging the success of voice messages, which has changed the way people communicate by providing a quick and secure way to share your voice,  Meta has decided to launch new instant video messages on Whatsapp. With this development, Whatsapp users can record and share short personal videos directly in the chat. “New for WhatsApp — we’re adding the ability to instantly record and share a video message in your WhatsApp chats. It’s as easy as sending a quick voice message,” said Mark Zuckerberg, Founder of Meta. Video messages are a real-time way to respond to chats with whatever you want…

In a bid to strengthen its role as a regional tech hub, Cabo Verde have signed a €14 million loan agreement to enhance the Cabo Verde Technology Park by making it more climate resilient and supportive of enterprise development. The agreement, which was signed on 19 July in Praia, Cabo Verde will offer more than 50 tech startups from across Africa integration grants of at least €5,000 each. The African Development Bank earlier had provided a loan of €31.59 million to finance the first phase of the state-of-the-art technology park, which is already transforming the country into an innovative regional…

Starting tomorrow at the prestigious Abuja International Conference Centre in Abuja, QNET has announced its upcoming product expo in Lagos and Abuja, as part of the celebrations for the company’s momentous 25th-anniversary milestone this year. According to the acclaimed global lifestyle and wellness-focused direct-selling company, the product expo is being organized in partnership with QNET’s esteemed local partner, Transblue, and will provide an interactive and engaging platform for key stakeholders, including the media, government officials, and regulatory authorities, to gain invaluable insights into QNET’s diverse product range and successful business model. Commenting on the expo, Biram Fall, Regional Manager for…

In the age of digitization when milliseconds are equal to user happiness and downtime equates to millions lost, the hard currency of software development today is resilience. This is the high-speed world in which Chukwubuikem Victory Onwukwe labours, not as a seasoned senior software engineer but as a systems architect whose creations are designed to weather the whimsical tempest of scale. Friends and colleagues refer to Victory by such a designation because he has spent nearly a decade building the unheralded infrastructure necessary to keep systems up and running. His work does not shine. Nor is it in terms of…

A new report from Duplo, a business payment platform for African businesses of all sizes,  has revealed that Nigeria trails South Africa and Kenya in the development of key B2B payment processes across Africa, including adoption of electronic bank transfers, speed of processing invoices and payment automation. According to the Exploring the State of B2B Payments in Africa report, which includes the surveyed opinions of more than 1,200 professionals from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Ghana, South Africa leads the way in electronic bank transfers, with 49.1 percent choosing it as their preferred way to pay vendors, followed by Nigeria…