Author: ITPulse

Windelectric Nigeria Limited is expected to a special presentation of its innovative and unique fuelless generator at the 2022 TechTV Digital Agenda Forum. Windelectric is a leader in advanced zeros emission and greater energy efficiency in the electrical power generation sector. Also, Ethnos, a global renown provider of solutions and professional services in the field of Information Security, Risk Management, Cyber Security and Compliance Management and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the regulator of Nigeria’s burgeoning telecommunications sector; are among organisations that have confirmed participation in TechTV Digital Agenda Forum. The event with the theme: “2023 & Beyond – The…

Kate Ene David, a student from Intimacy with Christ International School, Mararaba, Nasarawa State, has won the fifth edition of the MTN mPulse Spelling Bee Competition after correctly spelling the word “acquiesce” in the finale. One of the benefits of winning the competition is that 14-year-old Kate Ene David will be MTN CEO for a day and assume leadership of Africa’s largest telecommunication network. In her opening remarks, the Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Nigeria, Adia Sowho, congratulated the top 20 contestants who beat out over 11,000 participants to compete in the spelling bee finale, stating that the initiative presented a…

Nigeria’s digital transformation is gaining more traction as Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group already existing in 20 other African countries, officially announces the launch of its operations in Nigeria. Liquid Intelligent Technologies’ entry into Nigeria will give new impetus to the country and region’s digital transformation journey, as the one-stop shop technology offers high-speed connectivity, cloud and cyber security services with unmatched resilience and scalability. Speaking at the launch Wole Abu, MD/CEO of Liquid Intelligent Technologies in Nigeria said Liquid Intelligent Technologies was launched in Nigeria to tell the African story on the…

By the first quarter of 2023, Africa Data Centres (ADC), Africa’s largest network of interconnected, carrier and cloud-neutral data centre facilities will break the ground for its first data centre in Kigali, Rwanda that will come with 2MW of IT load and will be purpose-built to meet growing demand in the region. Disclosing this, Tesh Durvasula, Africa Data Centres’s CEO said the decision to build the data centre in Kigali is an exciting news for the company, adding that decision to build a data centre in Kigali was an easy one, given Rwanda’s robust economic recovery post the COVID-19 pandemic…

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami has disclosed that more than 22 institutions in the country, comprising 18 universities, and six polytechnics, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), drawn evenly from the six geopolitical zones in the country, have benefited from a Federal Government’s broadband infrastructure projects designed to accelerate the Nigeria Digital Economy efforts. The Minster, who disclosed this as projects being driven by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, said the projects underscore the importance of broadband connectivity and access as central to the accomplishment of the targets of the…

KPMG is set to host this year’s Africa Digital Summit as a hybrid event from Lagos, Johannesburg, and Nairobi from 8 am to 1 pm (UTC+1) on Wednesday, 30 November 2022. Disclosing this in a press conference today, KPMG explained that the Africa Digital Summit is an annual flagship event designed to showcase global digital trends that industry leaders can leverage to accelerate the digital transformation agenda. It said the event with themed “Sustainable Growth through Digital” is directed towards three focal areas: Resilience, Sustainability, and Innovation is necessitated by the adoption of digital transformation, which is making it necessary for…

Galaxy Backbone Limited, Nigerian government-owned information technology and shared services provider said that it has almost covered the 36 states of the federation and the FCT Abuja, with its infrastructure backbone connectivity rollout. Prof. Muhammed Bello Abubakar, the Managing Director/Chief Executive of Galaxy Backbone Limited, made this known at the Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH 2.0) held in Lagos recently. Abubakar speaking during a fireside session with Mr. Peter Oluka, Editor, TechEconomy, through Dauda Oyeleye, Galaxy Backbone’s Regional Manager, Lagos & Southwest, said that in terms of connectivity rollout, Galaxy Backbone had about four years ago, reached about 11 States…

Touted as the continent’s largest tech gathering, Spark Africa is set to host the Africa Technology Expo, a gathering of tech enthusiasts and stakeholders with the aim of promoting indigenous African talents and innovations in Abuja-Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer of Spark Africa, Nnaemeka Clinton, disclosed this during a press briefing. According to him; “Nigeria has over 30 Million People with viable ideas, about 10,000 startups and over 200 of these startups are fintech. But most tech events in Africa and Nigeria specifically do not solve the issue of helping those unique talents by translating tech ideas into viable startups.…

Texub, a global B2B marketplace pioneering the future of Information Technology trade has berthed in Nigeria, underscoring the premium it placed on Nigeria and indeed, the African markets.  Speaking at an interactive session with Journalists in Lagos, the Chief Executive Officer of Texub, Mr. Suchit Kumar, noted that Texub has decided to take the lead in this particular model of operations for online B2B sales, heralding the reality of the future. Kumar stated that the start-up, headquartered in Dubai, will offer a safe, stable and seamless digital ecosystem for global IT trade in the B2B space by taking care of…

In strengthening STEAM education for young learners in and out of school across Nigeria, Coderina has in partnership with the Nigerian National Library Authority decided to equip the National Library, Bauchi with digital facilities. The equipping of the National Library, Bauchi brings to five the number of libraries Coderina has provided with digital access; one in each of the six geopolitical zones. The launch of the one in Enugu is planned for December to complete the initiative’s first phase. Speaking at the launch in Bauchi, which had in attendance, students and education stakeholders, the National Librarian/CEO National Library of Nigeria,…