Author: ITPulse

The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mal. Kashifu Inuwa has stressed the need for Nigeria as a country to continue to adopt digital transformation. The NITDA DG, who was speaking at the Closing Ceremony of a 4-Day Capacity Building Programme on e-Government and Digital Transformation Programme for Permanent Secretaries and Directors in Kano State, believes that adopting digital transformation is key to accelerating the growth and modernisation of Nigeria’s economy and governance. “As digital technologies continue to change the world by transforming existing traditional processes to digital processes to enhance productivity, Nigeria must re-emphasised the…

Africa’s largest network of interconnected, carrier- and cloud-neutral data centre facilities, Africa Data Centres has sealed a partnership deal with Unitellas, where the enterprise cloud services provider will bring Zadara’s global federated edge service to its new facility in Lagos, Nigeria. Unitellas is a Nigerian-based full-stack managed infrastructure-as-a-service provider and distributor of “Zadara” – a renowned global leader of Edge cloud services. An excited Tesh Durvasula, CEO of Africa Data Centres, while announcing the partnership said: “West African enterprises are looking at cloud technology, but it will be vital to building trust to mitigate concerns around data sovereignty, security, and…

Konga has signed Patoranking, a superstar recording artiste as its brand ambassador in a massive deal, which will run for an initial one-year duration subject to renewal, and will see Patoranking, a world-famous reggae-dancehall singer and songwriter, represent Konga as its lead brand ambassador and feature in the company’s promotional materials and campaign adverts. Speaking during the physical unveiling ceremony at Yudala Heights, Dave Omoregie, Senior Vice President (SVP) at Konga expressed excitement at the partnership with Patoranking, describing it as an easy decision for the management of the company in view of the excellent potential value it holds for…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to host a stakeholders’ engagement to discuss and provide more insight into the Draft Information Memorandum that will guide the process of the proposed auction of two lots in the 3.5GHz Spectrum for the deployment of 5G services in Nigeria. In a statement signed by Mr. Reuben Mouka, Director of Public Affairs at NCC, the interactive session with the stakeholders will take place at the Marriot Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, by 9.00 am prompt on the 15th of November 2022. The statement disclosed that the engagement session will feature comments and submissions made by…

Tradefada, a One-Stop Cryptocurrency exchange platform, yesterday at the prestigious Oriental Hotel in Lagos won this year’s Best Crypto Exchange Platform at the Afritech Awards, organized by Techcastle Foundation. Presenting the award to Tradefada, the organized noted that Tradefada as a company has distinguished itself in the Fintech space by offering traders the ability to buy into the crypto market through various local fiat currencies and trade on over 100 pairs of the top and most reliable cryptocurrencies. “Having done our independent research, we found out that Tradefada stood out among other companies in its class. Thus, we rate the…

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 |…