Author: ITPulse

Social innovators and entrepreneurs across Africa including Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, South Sudan, Rwanda, Uganda, Cameroon, Tanzania, and Zambia have been called to register for the 2023 Sahara Impact Fund (SIF) program. The Sahara Impact Fund Program 2023 is being put together by Sahara Foundation, the corporate citizenship vehicle for leading energy and infrastructure conglomerate. It is a strategic partnership between Sahara Foundation and LEAP Africa, which is aimed at providing support to business ideas and solutions that will increase access to clean energy and promote sustainable environments. “The aim of the program is to better equip the young…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has clarified the issue of N17.3billion in its 2021 budget, saying the sum of N17.3bn was a “Surplus/(Deficit) retained for the period) and not that the Commission incurred the sum of N17.3bn. The NCC’s clarification is a reaction to an online publication with a headline titled: “NCC Incurs a Deficit of N17bn, Spending N35.2bn on Personnel and Consultancy Fees”. According to a statement signed by Reuben Mouka, Director of Public Affairs at NCC, the online publication is far from the truth, expressing concern with the inability of the online publication to accurately interpret the contents…

ZTE, an Information and Communications Technology solution provider has said following the green design concept of smooth evolution, high integration, miniaturization, and easy deployment in its product architecture, building sustainable green FTTH networks is a key direction for network development. This is the company’s submission at the annual FTTH Conference in Madrid, Spain from April 18 to 20, where Hans Neff, Senior Director of the ZTE CTO Group, analysed the latest technologies, perspectives, and experiences of the green FTTH network with industry experts at the conference, under the theme of “Building Green FTTH Networks for Sustainable Development”. In his speech,…

Nigeria’s premier financial institution, Firstbank has said the essence of sponsoring Davido’s Timeless Concert is to strengthen the bank’s First@arts initiative, which showcases and facilitates the success of the art and entertainment industry to the world. Also, FirstBank’s sponsorship of Timeless is the third time it is supporting Davido since it first supported Davido’s 30 Billion concerts in 2017. David “Davido” Adeleke is unarguably one of Nigeria’s biggest music exports of all time. It was an electrifying music showpiece that further reiterated the lofty height and growth that has defined the Nigerian Music industry in recent years as Nigeria’s premier…

Professional networking platform, LinkedIn has ranked Konga, Ernst & Young, MTN Nigeria and Sterling Bank, among others are the best companies to work in Nigeria in 2023. According to LinkedIn, in arriving at the 25 companies, it relied on eight criteria that have been shown to lead to career progression, which include: the ability to advance, skills growth, company stability, external opportunity, company affinity, gender diversity, educational background and employee presence in the country. It also revealed that the selected companies all stood out for offering their employees the right environment to grow their careers. Furthermore, LinkedIn said the methodology…

The Momas Metering School (MMS) recently held a graduation ceremony for participants of its five-week Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design and fabrication programme. The ceremony marked the completion of training for ten Offa youths selected for the first phase of the programme coordinated by One Innovation Hub, Offa, Kwara State, MMS and Summit University, Offa, Kwara State. During the ceremony, Engr. Kola Balogun, the Chairman of Momas Group, congratulated the graduands on their successful training. He emphasized the importance of electricity, education, and agriculture to Nigeria’s industrialization efforts. The Chairman also highlighted the need to adopt Industry 4.0 technologies in…

Global technology provider. ASUS has announced the launch of the Zenbook S 13 OLED, describing it as the world’s slimmest 13.3″ OLED ultraportable laptop and the most eco-friendly Zenbook ever, with a lightweight design, sustainability and performance to deliver more with less. Key features of the laptop, which will be available in Nigeria from June 2023 include: Super-slim and super-light: World-beating 1 cm profile and only 1 kg light All-round sustainability: Designed for carbon neutrality with recycled metals & plastics; eco-friendly plasma ceramic aluminum; 100% FSC Mix packaging No compromises: 13th Gen Intel Core™ processors; 32 GB RAM; 1 TB…

A total of 161,272 financial threats mostly aimed at stealing financial information such as credit card numbers and login credentials and usually relying on social engineering tactics to lure victims were blocked in Nigeria by Kaspersky in 2022. This figure was released by Kaspersky Security Network. Meanwhile, the report has also revealed that 97% of Nigerians lost up to USD $1,000 equivalent when using online banking and mobile wallet services, while 3% of the respondents reported a loss of more than USD $1,000 equivalent However, the impact of a cyber threat targeting digital payments does not just impose a financial…

By Peter Oluka Elon Musk’s SpaceX’s Starship rocket — which could one day carry humans to the moon and Mars — made it some four minutes and 24 miles into the sky before it exploded during its inaugural test flight last Thursday. And yet, even as they watched the world’s largest rocket burst into a fireball, SpaceX engineers still roared with cheers and applause. The launch was hailed as “a real accomplishment” and “so successful”. Why? “With a test like this, success comes from what we learn, and today’s test will help us improve Starship’s reliability as SpaceX seeks to…

By Martin Ekpeke A report by Allianz Global shows that the Nigerian pension system ranked bottom globally in the Global Pension Report 2023. In the ranking, the Nigerian pension system scores 4.3 total scores, indicating a strong need for further reforms. The breakdown of the scores indicates that in terms of basic condition, Nigeria scores 3.7, sustainability 4.3 and adequacy 4.4. The report recommends that with an overall score of 4.3, the Nigerian pension system is at the bottom of the global rankings. It is only a small consolation that most other African countries have very similar scores. It noted…