Author: ITPulse

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) at the weekend trained and adopted 75 smart farmers into the National Adopted Village for Smart Agriculture (NAVSA). The training was held at the University of Ibadan following the successful implementation of NAVSA for Smart Agriculture (NAVSA) and its prospect to attract the youths to embrace agriculture, leveraging digital technologies. Speaking during a brief ceremony to present digital tools and seed funding to the beneficiaries, the Director General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, who was represented by the team lead and Assistant Director, of the Digital Economy Development Department, Dr. Ayodele Bakare, reiterated that…

Nairaxi, a mobile ridesharing mobile app that enables users to request taxi and bus rides has won the coveted prize value of N2 Million as it emerged overall winner at the young innovators’ competition organized by the Nigerian Communications Commission, held at the Digital Bridge Institute, Oshodi, Lagos recently. Nairaxi is run by Kingsley Eze, Co-Founder/Chief Executive Officer and Elizabeth Omale, Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer. The team presented the app, which enhances rideshare and safe delivery of packages to an audience made up of top officials of the Commission, led by the Director of Research and Development, Mr. Ismaila…

. …Pantami to grace occasion as Special Guest of Honour_ About 5,000 youths in Imo State are set to graduate from a digital empowerment programme put in place by the Executive Governor of Imo State, Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma. Already, the Hon. Minister, Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, is scheduled to attend the event being organised by the first state in the Federation to align its Information and Communications Technology development drive with the Federal Government’s digital econony policy. The project tagged: SkillUpImo Project, being implemented by the State’s Ministry of Digital Economy & E-government…

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami has tasked the board and management of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to continuously engage in critical thinking in order to solve complex problems that will benefit Nigerians and humanity at large. The Minister, who was speaking at the Ministerial Training on “Skills For Successful Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, organized by the Ministry, noted that engaging in critical thinking will help position the Digital Economy sector on the path of sustainable national development.  “There is no problem that exists in the world that has no solution.…

The African Development Bank has adduced reasons it decided to open the Information and Communications Technology Centre of Excellence at the United States International University-Africa in Nairobi for the second Coding for Employment Program.  The bank said the program is opened in collaboration with its growing partnerships with higher education and technical and vocational education and training institutions to boost youth digital skills with the ultimate aim to reach over 1,800 Kenyan youth through the two centers. At the opening of the centre, representatives from Kenya’s Office of the President joined officials from United States International University-Africa and the African…

Interswitch has offered a variety of platforms for purchasing the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) ePIN, including Quickteller Mobile App/Web, Quickteller Paypoint (Agents), and Interswitch Webpay on the examination body’s website. To purchase the JAMB ePIN on Quickteller or any Interswitch-enabled platform, the process is straightforward. Simply follow these steps: Visit Quickteller, USSD, ATM, Mobile App, or Web Select “JAMB ePIN” from the service options Enter your personal and payment information Confirm the details and make the payment Receive your JAMB ePIN via SMS or email Not only does Interswitch make it easy for you to purchase your JAMB ePIN,…

IT solutions company, Cedarview Communications Limited (CCL) has fortified its business relationship with the leading data centre, RackCentre, in its effort to raise the bar of service delivery to its growing clients and customers. Olawale Owoeye, Managing Director of CCL, who recently led his team on a courtesy visit to the data centre, said the move to strengthen the working relationship with RackCentre, aligned with Cedarview’s corporate plans for the year. While he described Cedarview as a rising force in the design, planning and implementation of innovative, technological solutions for the myriad of business and social challenges, he disclosed that…

A petty trader, Mrs. Bolade Inuwa, has narrated how she was spared huge embarrassments and inconveniencies in the wake of the recent policy pronouncement on the redesign of select denominations of the national currency – the Naira, specifically referencing how KongaPay, a mobile money wallet operated by Nigeria’s leading e-commerce giant, the Konga Group, came to her rescue. Nigerians from all walks of life have had to contend with severe difficulties in the wake of the announcement by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which initially pegged January 31, 2023, as the deadline for the return of old series of…

The Head of Marketing at Galaxy Backbone Limited, Mr. Chidi Okpala, yesterday among other selected industry personalities received distinctive recognition as a digital economy enabler in Lagos. This recognition was given to him at the Top 50 Nigeria’s Digital Economy Enablers 2023, organized by ITEdgeNews in partnership with Techeconomy, ITPulse, TechTv and Tech & Biz. According to the organisers, Chidi has in his two decades foray in the Information and Communications Technology sector created a niche for himself and has in no small measure contributed to the growth of the digital economy being promoted by the federal government through the…

Medallion Data Centres Limited, a Digital Realty & Pembani Remgro company, was yesterday in Lagos recognized as a Top 50 Nigeria’s Digital Economy Enablers 2023 for the role the company is playing in the promotion of Nigeria’s digital economy. According to the organizer of the Top 50 Nigeria’s Digital Economy Enablers 2023, since the pursuit of the digital economy being championed by the federal government through the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Medallion has effectively leveraged it data center infrastructure to promote the digital economy. “Medallion Data Centres is one of the companies that immediately keyed into the federal…