Author: ITPulse

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), yesterday in Lagos at the Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs and Executives in Tech Summit (WEETS) reiterated its unwavering commitment to bridging the growing gender-oriented digital divide to accelerate inclusive economic prosperity for all Nigerian citizens. Speaking on behalf of the commission, NCC’s Head, Digital Media Management, Nafisa Usman Rugga, noted that the theme of the summit, “Reskilling Women and Girls to Thrive in the Digital Economy, resonates with the drive by the Federal Government to ensure an all-inclusive digital economy that drives the strategic vision plan of the Commission. While expressing appreciation to the organizers of…

As a reputable product designer, Precious Nnamani understands the organizational importance of a smooth handover process in design projects to other product designers and development teams, as evidenced in the success of her work across Nigeria and the U.S. In any team, a well-designed and planned handover ensures that the development team has a clear understanding of the design requirements, resulting in a smooth implementation process. In this article, we explore the process involve in handing over design projects like a Pro, as directed by Precious Nnamani, design lead at TapIn Platforms. We focus on the key steps involved, including…

The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mal. Kashifu Inuwa has canvassed that those who build Artificial Intelligence systems should accommodate the laws of the society, where such systems will be deployed. The NITDA DG, who was speaking while joining other world-leading tech experts at the Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on a plenary session with the theme, “Catalyzing AI Communities and Solutions: Sharing Cases Across the EU, Latin America, Asia, and Africa, also urged the global tech community to find measures that will ensure that AI systems are built according to…

The first Software Testing Conference in Nigeria dubbed ‘TestNigeria Conference 1.0’ will hold in Lagos on November 22 and 23 this year at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Lekki, the President of the Nigerian Software Testing Qualification Board (NGSTQB), Mr. Boye Dare has disclosed. According to a statement, the conference with the theme ‘Impact of Software Quality Assurance in the Nigerian Digital Economy’ will feature a networking cocktail, keynote presentations, panel sessions and fireside chat including special sessions on Software Test Improvement in Organisations; Growing Software Testing Ecosystem in Nigeria’s Educational Sector, and Need for Certified Test Professionals in Organisations. “It…

Increased global passenger traffic, rising investments in infrastructure, and extensive research and development efforts by the leading industry players are the major factors driving the growth of the global aircraft engines market, at the same time increasing the need for engine storage and transportation. An aircraft engine can cost anywhere from one to tens of millions of dollars, therefore ensuring their safety at any given time is of the most importance. Even the smallest damage to an engine can cost airlines, MROs, lessors, or traders not only huge sums of money required for repairs but also costly delays. To avoid…

The Ethereum Merge is a “landmark, historic moment” for the entire cryptocurrency market that will be a “major catalyst” driving prices higher in the long term, predicts the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organizations. The bullish prediction from deVere Group’s Nigel Green comes as the long-awaited so-called Merge of the world’s second-largest crypto, Ethereum, has just happened. The Merge is a major overhaul and switches over to a new operating model that will use 99.9% less energy and will reduce the supply of the crypto. He says: “The years-in-the-making Merge, a…

Just like many other members of the Nigerian delegation, I felt very proud to be a Nigerian, when, at the 2022 ID4Africa Conference in Marrakech, Morocco, my dearly beloved country was celebrated for leading the Identity revolution in Africa. The message was very clear; the ovation was loudest; many others present at the Conference must have wished that they were Nigerians at that very moment. Nigeria received a global commendation for leading identity reforms in Africa, by being the first country to introduce and celebrate National Identity Day. Speaking at the Conference, Executive Chairman of ID4Africa, Dr. Joseph Atick poured…

More corporate organisations have continued to key into the ICT Growth Conference 2.0 being organized by the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) and scheduled to hold at the Lagos Oriental Hotels on September 29, 2022. As of today, companies that have confirmed their support for the conference with its theme of “Creating A Digital Ecosystem in Nigeria: The Hurdles, The Gains”, include Galaxy Backbone, 9mobile, SecureID, Rack Centre, Arravo Global Services and Phase 3 Telecoms. Confirming this in a statement, Chairman of NITRA, Mr. Chike Onwuegbuchi, said the support of these companies will add pep to the conference as…

Education is, without a doubt, a fundamental human right. Today, digitalisation enables us to improve education and provide equal access to all. But where do we even begin? In a world where everything is online and any business that isn’t online is losing money, failing to teach our children digital skills for today and tomorrow will only widen our continent’s skills gap. This is due to the fact that more than half of today’s professions demand technical abilities. So, why is it critical for the technology industry to be involved in education at all levels? Nurture future champions of the…

Despite market fragmentation, the global digital ticketing transaction value will reach $1.4 trillion in 2027; up from $768 billion in 2022, a new study from Juniper Research has found. This growth of 78percent over the next five years represents a strong recovery from the heavy impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; driven by the ongoing success of contactless payments. However, the research identified current market fragmentation, where users cannot use the same payment method across different transit and events areas, as a factor limiting growth and user experience quality. Digital ticketing enables users to access transit or an event via a…