Author: ITPulse

By Doreen Kinja When it comes to gender equality in the workplace, the African continent remains varied, with some regions – such as the southern, western and eastern parts of the continent – showing better progress in creating more gender-equal environments than others. A study by the McKinsey Global Institute found that African firms had the highest share of female representation on company boards – 25% compared to the global average of 17%. But while progress has been made at the top level of firms, women are less well represented in middle management. Notably, women make up 43% of individuals…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) released the condition to apply for the much-awaited training programme on software development (NITDA Developers Group, NDG). The conditions are: Nigerian Youth residing or has accommodation in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja; including NYSC Corps Members, Secondary School Students and Undergraduates who are on holiday. Graduates and any other individual that wishes to acquire intensive digital skills. Participants must be at least 15 years old. The training will take place physically in ABUJA Interested Applicants should visit https://bit.ly/3zUuBY1 to get their slot. The capacity-building programme will aid trainees to go through a series…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has engaged traditional rulers over the protection of telecom infrastructure in the country, with the idea of receiving immediate royal blessings and support from the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Lekan Balogun. The respected Monarch, gave support through the Ayingun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief Ademola Odunade, at the Village Square Dialogue (VSD) of NCC at the Mapo Hall, Ibadan recently, urged every citizen in Nigerian to take responsibility for the protection of telecom facilities for the mutual benefit of all. “We urge the Nigerian public to support NCC to achieve its objectives of protecting telecoms consumers…

The Adamawa State Government has hired the service of Interswitch, an integrated payments and digital commerce company to digitize its revenue collection process leveraging Paydirect, Interswitch’s Collections Solution. Interswitch Collections Solution is a platform that enables government agencies and corporate organizations to collect and monitor revenue across various channels such as banks, Point of Sales (PoS) terminals, Internet banking, and the Quickteller (web, mobile, ATM, and USSD) platform. The use of this platform by the state government will ensure transparency in revenue collection, and bills payment while checking revenue leakages. Adamawa State Government will also benefit from the ease of…

The Chief Executive Officer of deVere Group, Nigel Green has predicted that Bitcoin will hit a fresh all-time high of $70,000 this year amid growing institutional investment. The prediction from one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organisations is coming on the heel of the announcement that a major U.S.-based asset manager and crypto exchange have partnered to expand access to crypto among institutional investors. “I would not be surprised for it to hit $70,000, which would surpass the previous all-time high of $68,000 in November 2021. There’s been a groundswell of interest from institutional…

Nigeria’s premier financial institution, Firstbank has dismissed a news report that the Bank branch or/head office has been sealed by a court order. In a statement, the bank referred to the report as a misrepresentation of the facts and misleading. “Our attention has been drawn to the news reports online with the conflicting claims that FirstBank branch or/head office has been sealed. “Please be informed that the referenced story is a misrepresentation of the facts and misleading. Neither our branch nor head office was sealed. On the 4th of August, 2022, there was unlawful enforcement at the Bank’s Coomassie House…

Following the insights on how cyber threats can threaten users, especially children in the gaming space and how to get protected, Kaspersky experts have shared six rules to help protect your data and not to find yourself in a location that can harm you or your children psychologically. The six rules are: Do not share your real name, place of residence, school, or other personal information that can help attackers identify you in the real world; Only chat with those users who you know personally; do not chat with strangers in Roblox or anywhere else; Use a complex and unique…

A total of 49 telecom-based research grants have been awarded to academia out of which 10 prototypes have been successfully developed, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed. The Commission’s Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, Ubale Maska, who disclosed this at a gathering of vice-chancellors and professors from universities in the southern parts of the country in Lagos, stated that the idea behind the grants is to engender innovations and build indigenous technological capabilities that would strengthen the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) ecosystem. “We are hopeful that these sessions will culminate in the development of a common framework that would…

FirstBank has disclosed that it’s over 180,000 Firstmonie Agents spread across 772 Local Government Areas in Nigeria have so far recorded transaction volume in excess of 1 billion, amounting to over 22 trillion naira. Disclosing this in a statement, Firstbank said Firstmonie Agents have continued to play a critical role in promoting financial inclusion in the country, as they are integral to bringing financial services closer to the underbanked and unbanked segment of the society, providing convenient banking services that are easily accessible, thereby saving time and travel costs for individuals in the suburbs and remote environments with no access…

In a deal valued at $200 million, Infobip, a global cloud communications and omnichannel messaging provider has completed the purchase of global Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) provider Peerless Network, having received federal and state level regulatory approvals. The acquisition enhances Infobip’s presence in the U.S. and enables the firm to expand its voice offering worldwide, creating a global one-stop shop for omnichannel communications. In a statement, the company said the acquisition will allow its clients access the U.S. market through Peerless Network, whose nationwide voice network covers 98% of Americans across 49 states. In addition, Infobip now offers Peerless…