Author: ITPulse

In a dedicated intervention for female entrepreneurs in Nigeria, MTN Foundation in partnership with the Bank of Industry and the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) has officially launched the first phase of the Y’ellopreneur programme in Nigeria. Speaking at the unveiling of the initiative in Lagos, the Director, MTN Foundation, Dr Mosun Belo-Olusoga, highlighted the impact of the Y’ellopreneur initiative on women-owned businesses in Nigeria. According to her, the Y’ellopreneur initiative is designed to build the entrepreneurial skills of 500 women, through capacity-building sessions that will run for four weeks. The outstanding 150 entrepreneurs with recommended bankable businesses will be supported…

Techcastle Foundation, a non-governmental organization and organizer of the Afritech Awards has named Dr. Krishnan Ranganath, Regional Executive for West Africa for Africa Data Centres (ADC) as the 2022 Data Centre Influencer of the Year. Announcing him the winner at the event held at the prestigious Oriental Hotel in Lagos, the organizer noted that Dr. Krish as he is fondly called in Africa’s ICT space has been influential in setting up data centres in Africa in the last two decades. “The history of the proliferation of data centre in Africa cannot be told without Dr. Krishnan Ranganath. From our own…

…. Enabling Seamless Data Exchange Across Product-Led Digital Technology Companies Recently, the tech ecosystem has taken a paradigm shift, especially with the concept of interoperability which has continued to pave the way for collaboration, development and transformation. As a Blockchain Developers Relations Manager at Bunzz, I have encountered the transformative force of interoperability in redesigning the approach of product-led digital technology companies and communicating with one another. At its essence, interoperability highlights the capacity of various systems, networks, and platforms to integrate and utilize data or information seamlessly. With the concept of blockchain networks, interoperability assists different platforms to connect…

Orodata Science is proud to announce the call for applications for the third cohort of the African Data Hub (ADH) community journalism fellowship. This new call is designed differently from the others as it seeks reporters focused on documenting and reporting on the health challenges emanating from the flood devastation of several parts of Nigeria these past few months. The last decade has seen a rapid increase in environmental and climate crises globally. In sub-Saharan Africa, disasters have become yearly occurrences, ravaging properties, lives, farmland, livestock, and other forms of trade, while rendering millions homeless. The financial loss is gargantuan.…

The Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH 2.0) is set to hold on November 09, 2022, on a theme that encompasses the current technology trends in our world today — ‘Sustainability and The Company of the Future. Some topics which would be critically analyzed by experts so as to point us in the right direction to attain a resilient future and keep thriving irrespective of hiccups are Blockchain | Cryptocurrency | CyberSecurity and The Future of Money, Cloud Computing in 5G Era: Everything-As-A-Service, Creating Sustainable Future through Connectivity and Building Sustainable Future for Startup Ecosystem: NITDA’s Perspective. Blockchain | Cryptocurrency |…

Gabriel Tosin Ayodele never set out to build ordinary software. From his earliest days working on local projects in Lagos to leading complex system designs used in real-world deployments across multiple industries, his focus has been consistent: build systems that do the hard, invisible work that communities rely on, but rarely see. Ayodele is not chasing hype. He’s not building for headlines. His platforms power digital payment networks, emergency healthcare systems, and mission-critical DevOps pipelines, the kind of infrastructure where mistakes aren’t bugs, they’re blockers to real human outcomes. “I don’t build apps. I build systems people trust with their…

Pan-African technology group, Africa Data Centres has added I MW of capacity to its data centre facility in Nairobi, Kenya to become the first edge-certified data centre in the whole of East Africa region. Announcing this, Dan Kwach, Managing Director, Africa Data Centres explained that EDGE® certification is a green building certification system for emerging markets created by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. He said it is a quantifiable way for developers to optimise designs, leading to a more marketable product and a better investment while promoting sustainability simultaneously. EDGE® certification also helps…

A power outage is defined as the loss of electrical supply within an end-user installation. Whether the electrical installation is in a factory, a hospital, an airport, a large industrial site, or a data centre, it can be extremely damaging. Here are some examples that illustrate the dramatic repercussions of a power system shutdown: A hospital power outage of just a few hours can lead to a full building evacuation, putting patient safety at risk, not to mention the financial implications. When an aluminium smelter is forced to shut down for just a few hours, the factory could be out…

Market studies show that the recent COVID-19 pandemic served as a significant catalyst for eCommerce adoption among retail customers across the globe, with a vast majority of shoppers moving their spending online. In fact, the IDC Worldwide COVID-19 Impact on IT Spending Survey found that online shopping increased by a massive 90% during the height of the pandemic. Additionally, customers revealed that they are increasingly making choices about where to shop in person based on the availability of buy online and pick up in-store, curb-side and omnichannel returns services. In the post-COVID-19 era, we are witnessing a fairly even split…

Apple Inc. has appointed TD Africa as the company’s first authorised indigenous distributor of its products in Nigeria. This is a landmark development and can be regarded as a demonstration of faith in Nigeria and in line with Apple’s focus on Inclusion & Diversity, will see TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest distributor of technology, services and lifestyle products add Apple to an impressive list of globally renowned Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) on its portfolio. Top executives of Apple Inc. were present at the opulent Yudala Heights on Idowu Martins, Victoria Island, Lagos, the headquarters of TD Africa in Nigeria recently…