Author: ITPulse

Technology companies interested in boosting their workforce with highly skilled and tech-savvy youths have started approaching Imo State Government to interview for employment graduands of the SkillUpImo Project under the current administration of Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodinma. The SkillUpImo Project is rooted in the First Pillar of the Imo Digital Economy Agenda (IDEA) 2022-2026, a humanitarian training and empowerment programme aimed at training 300,000 Imo youths and equipping them with fourth industrial revolution (4IR) skill set within the next three years. Through the program, the youths in the State are being trained by combining hard technical skills with soft employability…

The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector will drive the Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) market to reach reach $29 billion globally by 2025; rising from $16 billion in 2022,  a new study from Juniper Research has found. ​Meanwhile, going by the 80 percent growth in the three years, the report, CPaaS: Market Outlook, Emerging Opportunities & Forecasts 2023-2027, urges CPaaS vendors to focus on the development of managed services over their platforms. These services must enable the creation and management of rich media content over channels such as OTT business messaging, email and social media. “As markets become increasingly saturated with…

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has been named Vanguard Regulator of the Year 2022. The former University lecturer was decorated with the award at the prestigious 11th Edition of the Vanguard Personality of the Year Award where men and women who have distinguished themselves as achievers of excellence in their various fields of endeavours were honoured. According to a statement from Vanguard Newspaper Limited, the organizers of the event, the award was conferred on Danbatta in recognition of his effective regulatory achievements through cutting-edge initiatives, especially during his first five years in…

The battle for places among customers of Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, for the all-expense paid Knowledge Weekend mentorship programme with the Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh is set to reach a climax this week, with only two slots left to fill as the ongoing Konga Jara promo ends on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. Two additional winners – Mr. Soliu Saad who hails from Kwara State and Mrs. Amaka Michael from Enugu State – have been unveiled by the e-commerce giant, thereby taking the number of Konga shoppers confirmed for the exclusive mentorship programme to 10. With this…

Nigeria has witnessed the first best STEM female student in Nigeria, following the conclusion of the fourth edition of the InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition, a CSR initiative of Africa’s leading integrated payments and digital commerce company, Interswitch. Orevaoghene Whiskey aged 16 of Top Faith International School, Akwa Ibom State won the grand prize of N7.5 million in scholarship, among other exciting prizes, making her the first female winner of the national competition show in its four-year television run. Coming in second and third place were Adesayo Elumaro of The Ambassadors College, Ota, Ogun State, and Precious Akinyemi of Rhema Chapel…

By David Afolabi Imagine a world of software development projects gone rogue. Features are built in isolation, dependencies clash, deadlines slip, and budgets balloon. Stakeholders are confused and frustrated, and ultimately, the entire initiative grinds to a halt. This chaotic scenario is precisely what a Technical Program Manager (TPM) exists to prevent. The TPM is a strategic leader that bridges the gap between technical execution and business objectives. Unlike a Project Manager (PM) who focuses on a single project’s delivery, a TPM oversees a broader program encompassing multiple interconnected projects. They also differ from other Product Managers and are contextually…

Some cybersecurity experts have called for some form of regulations that will make organisations report cyberattacks, stressing that underreporting of cyberattacks is one of the major challenges hindering the fight against cyber threats in Nigeria. Speaking at the Nigeria 2023 Cybersecurity Perspective, a webinar organized by ISC Nigeria Chapter, Mr. Remi Afon, Founder of Lynsec Cybersecurity Solution, argued that there is a lack of transparency in reporting cybersecurity breaches. This, according to him has remained a significant challenge. Mr. Remi Afon, who is the immediate past President of the Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN), also noted that while…

Nigeria is a study in contradiction. It has the largest proven gas reserve in Africa yet faces a significant challenge in providing access to gas for a majority of its citizens and businesses. On top of this, it occupies an unenviable position as one of the top seven gas-flaring countries in the world, according to the World Bank. The tale would be unbelievable if it was fiction. Sadly, the reality is grim. Oil-producing companies burn off millions of cubic litres of natural gas during oil production. They use a fancy term, gas flaring, to describe it. It doesn’t however take…

The best Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) student in Nigeria that will emerge from the InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition will earn a whopping N7.5 million university scholarship for a five-year period. Apart from the scholarship, the best student will also receive a brand -new laptop and a monthly stipend, while the second-place winner will go home with an N4 million scholarship spread over a period of three years, a brand-new laptop, and a monthly stipend. The third-place winner gets an N1 million scholarship spread over a period of one year, a brand-new laptop, and a monthly stipend. It is…

Cross River has emerged as the second state in Nigeria after Kaduna and the first in the Southern Part of the country to commence the delivery of medical commodities via drones. The facility which was commissioned by the Executive Governor of the Cross River State will deliver several medicines and vaccines to over three hundred health facilities thereby removing access challenges within the state. According to General Manager, Catherine Odiase, Zipline is a mission-driven company founded on the belief that every person has the right of access to reliable, high-quality healthcare. “We believe that more efficient, effective, and data-driven global…