Author: ITPulse

African business leaders have predicted that the telecommunications sector will remain the fastest growing business sector on the continent in the next five years, attributing improvements in internet connectivity as crucial to driving expansion in the wider economy. In a research conducted by World Mobile, three out of four, representing 75percent of senior executives pick telecommunication above the healthcare sector, which emerged as the second choice selected by 61percent of survey respondents as one of three industries that will see the strongest growth ahead of tourism at 44percent. Senior executives at companies with combined annual revenues of more than $6.75…

A new report from AI for the Planet Alliance, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and BCG GAMMA has revealed that there is a strong appetite for using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to tackle climate change, but organizations face obstacles to achieving impact at scale. Specifically, the report, which noted that climate change will have significant impacts on environmental, social, political, and economic systems around the world, also disclosed that an 87percent of climate and AI leaders believe that AI Is critical in the fight against climate change. According to the report, titled ‘How AI Can Be a Powerful Tool in the Fight…

Starting this month, Grand Africa Initiative-GAIN and the Development Bank of Nigeria Plc (DBN) have announced a partnership to train two hundred young Nigerian Women in an entrepreneurship course titled “GAIN Entrepreneurship Masterclass for Women (Nigeria)”. The course is designed to equip selected young women entrepreneurs from across the country with entrepreneurial knowledge and skills to build and scale their businesses. The training will cover areas critical to the success of MSMEs including ideation, legal services, branding, marketing, communication, accounting, modeling, staffing, structure, etc. Describing the significance of the Women Entrepreneurship Masterclass, The Managing Director, DBN, Dr. Tony Okpanachi said…

Some marketing experts, who today attended a CMO Masterclass, organized by Eskimi, a global Adtech platform have harped on the need for mobile and online marketing, since more than half of Nigeria’s population are using mobile phones and, constantly online. The experts believe that today’s consumer is more connected than ever, with more access to and deeper engagement with content and brands, due to the proliferation of digital devices and platforms. Thus, content that was once only available to consumers via specific methods of delivery such as print, radio and broadcast television can now be sourced and delivered to consumers…

The Nigerian Communications Commission will on August 1-2, 2022 at Landmark Centre, Victoria Island-Lagos hold what it tagged as the maiden edition of the Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo (NTICE2022). The expo, according to a notice signed by NCC’s Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta, will promote the four focus areas of the National Policy on the Promotion and Implementation of indigenous content in the telecommunications sector (NPPIC), which are Manufacturing, Service and Software, People, Research and Development for innovation in line with the Presidential Mandate to diversify the economy. With the theme: “Stimulating the Development of Indigenous Content through…

In a move to expand its operations to Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire and other French-speaking African countries, Autochek, an automotive technology company has decided to acquire CoinAfrique, a platform for classified ads in French-speaking Africa. Disclosing this in a statement, Etop Ikpe, CEO and co-founder of Autochek, said CoinAfrique is a pioneer of the classifieds model in Africa and it has built an outstanding platform with many significant partnerships with car dealers, fintech platforms and other stakeholders in the Francophone automotive sector. “CoinAfrique is joining the Autochek family with many years of business and infrastructure development experience across Europe and Africa…

Governments in Africa have been advised to build smart resilient cities to be able to contain the growing population on the continent, which has expanded beyond the available resources and infrastructure. Tolu Oyekan, Managing Partner and Head of Boston Consulting Group (BCG), who gave the advice also urged the African governments to collaborate with the private sector to be able to build these smart resilient cities. While moderating a session on “Megacities: challenges and opportunities of unbridled urbanization“ at the Africa CEO Forum 2022 held recently in Cote D’Ivoire, Tolu identified different ways by which African governments could collaborate with…

Fuel retailers have been advised to prepare for an emerging future by modernizing their service stations to support electric vehicles, supply biofuel as well as capitalize on their real estate, and zero in on sustainable practices, in a new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a leading global management consulting firm. A new report from BCG, titled A New Era for Fuel Retailers, explores a fuel retail landscape that is evolving at a faster-than-predicted pace and the strategies fuel retailers must implement to survive and thrive in the face of monumental threats. The fuel industry has long been facing disruptive…

The importance of STEM to future economic prosperity and innovation cannot be underestimated. Young children with a strong foundation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics will go on to play an integral role in our nation’s global competitiveness and economic stability. In 2021, the maiden virtual STEAM Fair was launched over 1,300 children in attendance from within and outside Nigeria. It is mind boggling, as having over 1000 children at a virtual event is a feat in need of a space in the Guinness book of records! The feedback and engagement proved that it was a much-needed event. The organisers…

Africa Data Hub (ADH), a reputable and up-to-date source for Covid-19-related data on the African continent has announced recipients of the first cohort of the ADH Community Journalism Fellowship. The recipients were selected from over 100 journalists who applied for the fellowship program. The objective of the fellowship is to improve the coverage of under-reported issues in local communities across Nigeria, focusing on potential solutions with lasting impact on effective public service delivery, grassroots development and improving the quality of life. The fellowship program will support community journalists with grants, capacity development and tools to produce in-depth data-driven stories on…