Author: ITPulse

By Caleb Ibeh At the height of the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, I had been resident in the United States of America as a visiting researcher. The opportunity, I must confess, opened my eyes to the power and relevance of e-commerce. Before diving deep into my narrative, I must confess that I am a dyed-in-the-wool traditional shopper. Born in the mid-1960s, the best way to make me (or any of my contemporaries) part with hard-earned money is often to provide a chance to witness a product or solution I desire to buy in action. Not for me was…

The maiden edition of the Media and Marketing Hackathon tagged MarkHack 1.0 has been launched in Lagos by Eko Innovation Centre in collaboration with GDM Group. The launch of the innovative idea is in line with the center’s goal of creating lasting solutions to real-life marketing challenges and ultimately, changing the marketing and media landscape with tech solutions that would disrupt and tackle some of the challenges faced in the industry. Speaking at the launch, the organizers revealed that over 500 individuals registered to participate in the hackathon from 72 locations, 5 countries (which includes Nigeria, California, Kenya, Pakistan, and…

A transformative paradigm known as edge computing has emerged, reshaping the landscape of digital infrastructure. Leading this revolution is Smith Egharevba Edge Computing, an innovative approach that transforms data processing and revolutionises application deployment. There is  a paradigm shift that takes a new pattern from the conventional centralised cloud model introduced by Edge Computing.  Edge computing places computing resources close to the data source as opposed to centralising them in remote data centres. Real-time processing is made easier by this decentralised method, which lowers latency and improves system performance. Unlike conventional cloud architectures, where data travels long distances to centralised…

Are you at the crossroads of your career and need to make a major pivot? Do your friends and/or loved ones think you’ve got what it takes to be a star on the internet? For those of you who are intrigued with launching a lucrative six-figure career as a digital celebrity and social influencer, LFM Management’s CEO, John Nelson, shares seven tips for content creators to build a successful digital brand. John walks the talk — he left his career as a NY State litigator and morphed into a digital brand entrepreneur, representing some of the biggest and most diverse digital celebrities around the globe — including…

Glenwater Limited, a technology solutions provider today launch the Whistle Mobile App, which it says will address many of society’s social challenges, especially the ones that have to do with road users. Speaking during the launch of the app today via zoom press conference, the General Manager of Glenwater Limited, Temitope Hundeyin explained that the Whistle App is a purpose-built solution for Nigerians to solve uniquely Nigerian problems. “Whistle grew out of trying to address some of the daily frustrations that we all face as Nigerians getting about with our daily lives. We looked at the issue of constant hazards…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has insisted that Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), their licensed agents and telecom subscribers must comply with the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration, activation and replacement procedures as set out in the Revised National Identity Policy for SIM Registration. Speaking at the 6th Edition of the Telecom Consumer Town Hall on Radio (TCTHR), a radio-based interactive consumer outreach programme of the Commission, the Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau, NCC, Efosa Idehen, said that operators are to ensure strict compliance when registering their customers, the SIM card owners to have the responsibility to be vigilant to ensure that…

The relaunched mobile lending app of Zedvance Finance has come with ten enhanced features that make the app more user-friendly in order to provide fast and convenient loans to millions of Nigerians as it continues to redefine the app into a lifestyle product. The ten features of the app tagged, MoneyPal with a redesigned user interface, simplified application process and access to more nano loans are: Access to more nano loans: New and existing customers can now get up to N100,000 nano loans within minutes on the app. This is accessible to both non-salary earners and salary earners within 18-55…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has decided to organize a one-day workshop for stakeholders on Guidelines for the Introduction of Service Level Agreement (SLA) into Government Information Technology Contracts. The engagement is to ensure effective and efficient delivery of IT products and services for public institutions’ consumption and to further develop the culture of compliance to SLAs in government IT contracts. Speaking at the workshop, which drew participation from Lawyers and Information and Communication Technology professionals in the Federal Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), the NITDA’s Director-General, Mal. Kashifu Inuwa disclosed that NITDA intended to familiarize the…

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Danbatta has handed over the mantle of leadership of the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) to the newly elected Chairman of the Assembly, Sekou Oumar Barry, of the Republic of Guinea. Coming after the head of Nigeria’s telecom regulator served for a tenure of one year, the handover ceremony was one of the major highlights of the recently-concluded 19th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of WATRA which took place in Conakry, Republic of Guinea. As Chairman of WATRA in the last year, Prof. Danbatta leadership was able to…

Susumi Capital, a Blockchain focused company has unveiled a platform using the blockchain as a solution to eliminating uncertainty and trust from the process of successfully raising funds online for any general purpose. This is coming as blockchain technology and Cryptocurrency has been introduced to solve the often flawed process of raising funds through the traditional crowdfunding system commonly known as Esusu, of Isusu, which is prevalent in most parts of the world. The platform, according to the company is a fusion of ancient traditional practices with modern technological innovation, as it operates an algorithm deployed as a Smart Contract…