Author: ITPulse

Over the past decade, social media has become one of the single most momentous technological developments the world has seen. This ever-evolving phenomenon continues to change, not only how we communicate with one another, but also how businesses communicate with consumers. This is particularly true for Africa, with the exponential growth of mobile phone and internet penetration across the continent in recent years. According to the GSMA report on the mobile economy, 495 million people (46% of the population) subscribed to mobile services in Sub-Saharan Africa by the end of 2020, an increase of nearly 20 million from 2019. The…

Kaspersky Telemetry has shown that from January to September 2022, 2022 there were 67,000 infected IoT devices in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa, which were responsible for 11 million attacks. IoT is continuing to penetrate businesses: according to Gartner, 61% of organisations already show a high level of IoT maturity. According to Kaspersky telemetry, from January to September 2022, there were 67,000 infected IoT across the Middle East, Turkey and Africa. These devices were responsible for 11 million attacks. There was a spike in attacks coming from the region in the third quarter of 2022: from July to September…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has argued that the success of the 2023 general elections will depend largely on telecom infrastructure. Thus, all Nigerians in every community should join hands in protecting it for the benefit of the country. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, who was a special guest at the 6th Edition of the Annual Conference of Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) in Lagos recently, said with the planned transmission of election data and results riding on telecom infrastructure, there was the need to ensure the fidelity of the transmission systems to enhance the…

A total of nine tech innovators and startups have qualified for the semi-final of the Supernova Challenge Pitch Competition, which is organised by North Star Dubai at the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX), taking place in the United Arab Emirates. The nine Startups officially announced by North Star Dubai on their website are Identity Pass, 9JaCodeKids Academy, Floews, Medtech, Paddycover, Pricepally, LiveBic, Technyon Technologies and Wellness Health Technologies. Supernova Challenge is the biggest pitch competition in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, where Startups have the opportunity to become the next unicorn, with up to $200,000 in cash prizes…

The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mal. Kashifu Inuwa has described the Fintech sector in Nigeria as a poverty remover, especially with the application of the developmental regulation approach and enabling policies toward co-creating the tech ecosystem. Inuwa, who stated this at the Digital Finance Summit, a sideline event of the ongoing GITEX 2022, also noted that apart from the Fintech industry, Nigeria is doing pretty well in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG). “FinTech has helped move so many people out of poverty in Nigeria,” disclosing that in 2021 alone, more than 35 percent of…

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), nearly two billion people across the world lack reliable access to quality essential medical products such as blood and vaccines due to gaps in supply chains and poor infrastructure. A functioning supply chain complete with procurement, appropriate warehousing, and end-to-end transportation, is critical to making sure that people have access to essential, quality medicine. Increasingly, drones or “unmanned aerial vehicles” (UAV) are being used to fill in key supply chain gaps, providing much-needed access to access to medicine, medical supplies and vaccines. By storing medicine, blood and other critical medical supplies and delivering…

Diginxt, a digital event that provides a platform to discuss organization’s achievements and objectives, especially in the light of digital skills for development is set to hold in Lagos on the 21st of this month at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Alausa, Ikeja-Lagos. The organizer of the event, Digivation Networks in a statement issued by its Director of Communications, Mr. Hillary Damissah, noted that the event shall discuss the gains and opportunities created by new policies and innovations and impacts made so far in the Nigerian rapidly growing digital space. “DigiNext Forum provides a ground for breakthrough…

Chairman of Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh has cautioned contemporary African entrepreneurs to guard against a rising wave of corporate blackmail, even as he disclosed that he has never met one Benjamin Joseph, a fellow Igbo and owner of Citadel Oracle Concepts, a small Ibadan-based retail firm who has been in the news recently as standing prosecution for allegedly falsely accusing Mr. Ekeh and others as well as one of Ekeh’s companies of an N170m fraud. Ekeh made this submission while addressing participants at the end of his final virtual mentorship project for 2022 with the theme – The Last…

The Anambra State government is set to host a Tech Revamp initiative, whose aim is to engage the tech community and all the current and potential government project consultants in Anambra State, provide businesses with more options and aid them in establishing long-lasting tech-based business relationships in the State. The Tech Revamp initiative is in tandem with the Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo-led administration, which started a focused and massive technological transformation of Anambra State and is in line with his mantra for “Everything Technology and Technology Everywhere”. According to Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata, the MD of the Anambra State ICT Agency,…

Infobip, a global cloud communications company and a leader in omnichannel engagement, recently hosted a webinar on how digital transformation drives cross-border e-commerce in Africa. Entitled “Driving Cross-border eCommerce Through Digital Transformation”, the session included presentations by several speakers from Infobip, as well as other organisations, including a presentation by Konga, one of Africa’s top 5 e-commerce start-ups. Infobip Key Accounts Executive Loren Lubanga set the scene by outlining Africa’s thriving e-commerce markets – South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya, with 22 million, 76.7 million and 13 million shoppers respectively, with e-commerce penetration of 37% in both South Africa and Nigeria…