Author: ITPulse

The finals of the fourth edition of the InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition have seen eighty-one students emerge from the over 12,000 students vying for a spot. These students were shortlisted following the nationwide computer-based tests (CBT) that served as a basis for progression into the competition. According to Interswitch, the competition is being organized to encourage and reward more students in Africa to take up STEM subjects, insisting that Africans should play a more central role in mapping out the future of Africa. “InterswitchSPAK remains an integral expression of the belief we hold at Interswitch, which is that Africa’s story…

Engineer Ernest Ndukwe has confirmed he will chair the unveiling of the book titled Nigeria Drivers of Digital Prosperity and the eWorld Forum ’22. The Forum has a theme. 4G,5G, Broadband Connectivity and the economy. Ndukwe was the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Communications ( NCC).under whose 10=year tenure Nigeria recorded the globally acclaimed GSM license in 2001. He is currently the Chairman of MTN Nigeria, the country’s leading Mobilephone company, with a market share of over 40 percent. It was also under Ndukwe’s tenure that the foundation for the giant and laudable strides  NCC continues to record…

With the natural talents embedded in Nigerians, especially the youths in the areas of software development coupled with many technology hubs and startups ecosystem, Nigeria could become the global skill supplier in the technology industry in Africa and the world in the next few years, the Chief Technology Officer, Africa Data Centre, (ADC), Dr. Krishnan Ranganath claimed. Dr. Krishnan, who spoke with Thisday reporter on the sideline after receiving an award of excellence from Gage awards on behalf of Africa Data Centre, noted that the Nigerian economy is presently being driven by technology, therefore there is the likelihood that the…

By Hyther Nizam   Across the globe, The Great Resignation has become a source of concern among businesses. It refers to the unprecedented number of workers quitting their jobs in the Covid-19 and post-pandemic eras.   In Nigeria, businesses have recently seen their fair share of voluntary employee resignations. Most notable was the “big quit,” an exodus of top tech talents from Nigerian Banks. Nigerian millennials and Gen Zers, who comprise a large percentage of job-hoppers, also account for the majority of the young workforce population in the country. Now, they are re-evaluating their working experiences after the hard hit…

In a move geared toward strengthening and managing the integrity of the revenue generation process in the Nigerian telecommunications industry, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has decided to ink a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement with its consultant, 3R Company Nigeria Limited. The deal, which was sealed at the Commission’s Head Office, Abuja two days ago will aid the execution of the Revenue Assurance Solutions (RAS), which is a brainchild of the Infrastructure Concession and Regulatory Commission (ICRC) that has been guiding the partnership implementation process to give expression to the decision to procure the Solution within a PPP framework due…

So many people have been wondering where Prof Isa Pantami has been over the last year or so and they couldn’t understand he had become enmeshed in the next level of his agenda of entrenching a proper digital society that will ensure economic transition and which will guarantee jobs and liquidity in the system. As someone who had been strategic about his mission, he phased his digital mission with the initial step being the reawakening and rebranding of the sector and that saw him renaming the sector and then identifying the right Human Resources to help drive the agenda. Afterward,…

On the occasion of his 41st birthday celebration, Joshua Ogunde, reminiscences on his career trajectory so far in the eCommerce sector and he’s excited about where he is and what the future currently holds for tech entrepreneurs and startups in Nigeria. Back in 2010, I had an idea! My friend @Tobi and I wanted to develop the first e-commerce platform in Nigeria, we admired what Amazon was doing at the time and wanted to replicate the same here in Nigeria. We did our research, asked a lot of questions, and made a lot of discoveries, however, we lacked in many…

The Afreximbank’s Pandemic Trade Impact Mitigation Facility (PATIMFA) has disbursed $150 million to Nigeria’s premier financial institution, Firstbank to support businesses in Nigeria, a statement by Firstbank has disclosed. The fund, according to the statement will be accessible to FirstBank customers that are involved in the manufacturing and importation of products and equipment required to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as initiatives to rehabilitate hospitals and strengthen diagnostic and testing capacity. The loan will also be used for the financing of trade debt payments falling due to avert payment defaults in trade debt obligations. In addition, the proceeds of…

…New TVs Boast Exclusive Quantum Dot NanoCell Color Technology for Authentic Color Reproduction and Maximum Viewer Immersion LG Electronics (LG) has begun rolling out its newest and most premium LCD TV lineup in Nigeria. Thanks to LG’s state-of-the-art Quantum Dot NanoCell color and Mini LED backlight technologies, the TV delivers a stunning viewing experience with deeper black, more accurate color reproduction with greater contrast and brightness. They’ll sit just below LG’s flagship OLED and consist of 4K QNED91 and QNED90 series models in screen sizes ranging from a spacious 75-inch to a colossal 86-inch. Featuring the company’s very own Quantum…

…Win a Washing Machine with a visit to LG Laundromat The first thing many of us do upon arriving home is to change out of the clothes we’ve been wearing all day. While once we might have simply hung those clothes in the wardrobe or even piled up for a week or more, growing concern over allergies and pollutants and the special care that is needed for garments that are made out of sensitive materials has made proper clothing care a little trickier. If you find yourself in need of a smarter way to take care of your clothes, then…