Author: ITPulse

As the world marks the 2022 international youth day, Nigerian premier financial institution, Firstbank has decided to celebrate the Nigerian youths, saying the youths are partners in today’s global society. Thus, starting from today August 12 – 18, Firstbank has lined up a series of activities to reiterate its commitment to Youth Empowerment. As a Bank renowned for its role in developing the economy through sustainable employment and entrepreneurship endeavors, the 2022 edition of the Youth Week will promote economic empowerment and employment, digital technology, and education as its focus during the celebration. The Youth Week comprises various activities, including…

The launch of the foldable smartphones Galaxy Z Flip4 and Galaxy Z Fold4, which feature customizable form factors, tailored experiences and upgraded performance will afford Samsun the leverage to dominate the foldable smartphone market, Anisha Bhatia, Senior Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company has posited. Anisha believes that Samsung is going from strength to strength in foldables with its new Z Flip 4 and Z Fold 4 phones, cementing its position in this innovative hardware segment. Samsung is on its fourth generation of folding phones, with solid improvements in each iteration and an effort to make pricing…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is calling on Nigerians and indeed experts across the world to bring to the table inputs that will help develop the National Artificial Intelligence Policy (NAIP). The National Artificial Intelligence Policy (NAIP is a fallout of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS), which was developed by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy (FMoCDE), to reposition Nigeria’s Economy and leverage the many opportunities provided by these digital technologies. In a statement issued and signed by Mrs. Hadiza Umar, Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations, the development of the NAIP is…

Two cybersecurity assessment reports of Top 50 Android Apps for Shopping and finance related tested for cybersecurity by Appknox, one of the world’s most powerful plug-and-play security platforms have indicated security risks to businesses in Nigeria. Both the reports show that a high percentage of apps, 60 percent Finance apps and 72 percent shopping apps, featured critical or high-security risk elements, putting the confidential customer and business data at risk. The assessment, which is presented to businesses in the Nigerian retail industry and their customers to help them assess the magnitude of security concerns, was carried out following eCommerce fraud…

A partnership that would lead to the rapid transformation of African Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) and indigenous knowledge into products and services for the socio-political and economic benefit of Africans is underway. The partnership proposed by the Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) with the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) and the support of the Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA) would ensure a common platform to share scientific knowledge between South African and Nigerian Researchers leading to the enhanced scientific and socio-economic development of Africa. Receiving a delegation from AISA led by the Director…

The staff of MTN Nigeria and the telecom company’s partners have leveraged this year’s Y’ello Care initiative to upskill local communities across Nigeria to help boost economic activities. The 21 Days of Y’ello Care is an annual employee volunteerism program for MTN staff to volunteer their resources (time, financial and skills) to empower local communities across Nigeria through capacity building and other forms of empowerment. This year’s theme centered on “Empowering Communities to Drive Economic Recovery.” MTN staff and partners organized several financial inclusion and empowerment programmes for women, youth and children within various communities. They also did employability training,…

By Nosa Iyamu Africa has long been touted as the continent with the most growth potential when it comes to tech and innovation. Many African countries are building their own equivalents of Silicon Valley and tech companies from all across the world have been setting up offices and launching themselves into markets across the continent. And in addition to growing their customer bases, these companies are also committing to making affecting change in Africa. Here’s how. They are Investing in communities and equipping people to become entrepreneurs. Last year Airbnb announced a three-year commitment to South Africa to address barriers…

The 70 percent national broadband target set by the Nigerian government before 2025 may be achieved considering the recent data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) that the country’s broadband penetration moved from 40.9 percent in February 2022 to 44.5 percent in July 2022. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, who disclosed this at the beginning of a three-day public inquiry on five telecom regulations and guidelines in Abuja, said the increase in broadband penetration is a good omen for Nigeria’s broadband and digital economy pursuit. He believes that such growth will help to accommodate emerging…

In theory, feature flags are a developer’s utopia: light switches that allow teams to test in prod, run experiments safely, and deploy continuously without fear. However, when amplified, they become a poisonous source of hidden technical debt, introducing conditionality into codebases and transforming clean architecture into complex, conditional webs. For today’s engineering organizations, especially those that release many times a day, good feature flag management isn’t nice to have; it’s a requirement for software hygiene. The issue isn’t the feature flags themselves but their management long after their initial purpose. A simple true/false toggle can become a hard fork of…

As part of its efforts at promoting trans-regional trade and development between Nigeria and China, Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has decided to host what it tagged as a 2-day Africa China Trade Expo starting tomorrow 10 and 11 August 2022. The conference and expo with the theme “Synergy For Growth’ is hybrid and would feature a panel discussion, masterclasses on trade, a presentation on the Stanbic IBTC Africa China Trade Solutions and a fully virtual exhibition. According to a statement, the conference is geared at providing insights and opportunities for participants, noting that the…