Author: ITPulse

The World Economic Forum has launched an ambitious initiative tagged Global Collaboration Village at the Annual Meeting 2022 in Davos to harness the power of the metaverse to grow and diversify participation in advancing the global public interest The initiative launched in collaboration with Accenture and Microsoft will leverage new technology to shape innovative solutions for critical global challenges. It will also provide immersive spaces where stakeholders can convene, create and take action on the world’s most pressing challenges. According to Klaus Schwab, WEF’s Founder and Executive Chairman, the metaverse will influence the way, people, governments, companies and society at…

One of Nigeria’s financial institutions, Firstbank is collaborating with Interswitch to launch a promo tagged FirstMobile Cash-out Promo where users of the FirstMobile app will be rewarded. According to a statement released by the bank, various prizes including, N1,000,000, N40,000, N10,000.00 cash prizes, N40,000 Airtime, LED Televisions, refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioning systems will be won in the course of the three months campaign. The statement disclosed that a minimum of two bills payment worth N1000 and five airtimes of at least a total of N2000 in a week qualify a customer for any of the prizes. The promo is…

The Nigerian government through the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy last week in Abuja, the country’s capital launched the World Development Report 2021. Speaking at the launch, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami re-echoed the need for key players in the sector to create value within the digital economy by using data to enhance the process. The Minister who was represented by the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, described the theme of the event: “Leveraging data to foster development; Where does Nigeria Stand?” as not just exciting but…

The is a need to always enable automatic update features for AVAST and AVG antiviruses to prevent potential cyber vulnerabilities, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has advised telecom consumers and other Information and Communications Technology (ICT) end-users. In a new advisory released by the Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT), the cybersecurity centre for the telecom sector established by the Commission, in continuation of its resolve to always keep Nigerians safe in cyberspace. The advisory noted that cyber vulnerability in AVAST and AVG Antiviruses can lead to attacks on millions of devices with high impact in terms of consequences to…

The management of Konga Food, the online food delivery arm of Nigeria’s composite e-commerce giant, has assured Nigerian food lovers of exciting times ahead, beginning with the offer of 14 days of free delivery to mark its formal entry into the market. Konga Food is equally introducing the fastest delivery times in the online food delivery segment in Nigeria, in addition to a host of freebies and other incentives. Customers can now enjoy placing orders with no minimum order value or quantity from an array of the most popular and trusted food vendors via Konga Food, free bottle of Coca-Cola…

In this day and age, it is hard to imagine the world without television. It has become a major source of entertainment, relaxation, and information for all of us because of the wide range of programs being broadcasted such as news, sports, movies, and documentaries. And it will remain an integral part of our lives. Like every other technological device that has evolved through innovation, television has become not just a source of information, education and entertainment but art itself through its designs, features, sizes and quality of the picture. Today, it is part of an essential consideration in interior…

In line with its commitment to promote mental health wellness, one of Nigeria’s telecom companies, 9mobile has called for improved awareness on the impact of loneliness on mental health. The telco brand made the call at the 5th edition of its health talk series to mark this year’s global mental health awareness week. Titled, “Loneliness and Mental Health”, the virtual session, featured Dr. Egemba Chionanso Fidelis, a certified medical doctor, writer, vlogger, and public speaker, popularly known as Aproko Doctor on social media. In his presentation, Dr. Egemba remarked that “loneliness is a bodily function and interestingly, human beings have…

Ubongo, Africa’s leading edutainment production enterprise, has announced the airing of a new season of its hugely popular children’s entertainment and educational program, ‘Akili and Me’. The show which has been aired in Nigeria since 2018 targets 3–6-year-old and teaches numeracy, pre-literacy, and English as a second language as well as provides a foundation for social-emotional skills like empathy and conflict resolution. The theme of the latest season is Words and Sounds with ‘Akili and Me’ and it is currently airing on AIT. Tayo Olaniyan, Country Representative, Ubongo Nigeria, noted that the peculiar thing about this season is the focus on words and…

The MarkHack 1.0’ organized by the Eko Innovation Centre in collaboration with GDM Group has seen LiveBIc, crowned the overall winners from a list of 10 finalists involved in the pitch at the finals of the hackathon. LiveBIc, which comprised Shadrach Akao and Ernest Ogbanefe won the star prize of $10,000 for developing a new platform for content creators to market and deliver their content. Sprayme clinched the second position and $4,000 prize money for innovating a new way for social gifting and content monetization; Reelbuzz emerged the third winner with $3,000 for creating an intuitive platform that helps brands…

Nigeria’s Military Pensions Board is set to implement Infobip’s Answers chatbot solution over WhatsApp to effectively communicate with thousands of military veterans who rely on the organisation for monthly pension payouts. Announcing this in a statement, Infobip said the MPB’s new verification and biometric authentication system will streamline the process and assist beneficiaries with queries and questions. It can manage how it communicates information and be available 24-7 to assist and educate beneficiaries. “This was a very important project that resulted in a positive outcome for thousands of members who rely on monthly payments from the Military Pensions Board. It…