Author: ITPulse

By Elvis Eromosele The value of a thing is intrinsic. It is hidden yet visible. It is the ‘why’ of a product or service. It is what it is purpose-fit for. It is said that value determines the acceptance or otherwise of a thing. Typically, when awards are conferred, they are usually based on value, whether real or perceived. While the producer or supplier of a product or service can provide information about its product or service but only the user can effectively testify of its actual value. The day the consumer’s evaluation of a product or service gains attention…

‘Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product Report’ for the second quarter of 2022, which was released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) two days ago shows the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector contributes 18.44percent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product. This is the highest contribution of the ICT sector to the economy so far, an indication that the sector has continued its trend of playing a key part in the growth of Nigeria’s economy. According to the figures released by NBS, the oil sector contributed 6.33% to the total real GDP in Q2 2022, which was lower that the contribution…

By Babatunde Adebajo In a world increasingly defined by its digital landscape, managing your finances through pen and paper may feel outdated and inefficient. The advent of financial technologies has changed the way we handle our money, introducing an array of tools and platforms that simplify, expedite, and fortify personal finance management. Gone are the days when you needed to huddle over an Excel spreadsheet, manually logging every transaction or expense. From simple budgeting apps to online banking, technology has the potential to act as a powerful tool and guide on your wealth-building journey. But while technology and tech-based financial…

The federal government said it will carry out research that will unlock the challenge of Information Technology (IT) skills in Nigeria with a view to bridging the gap the shortfall would create and position the country to be competitively prepared for it. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Umar Danbatta, who disclosed this said the research will be commissioned on behalf of the Federal Government by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and will be conducted by Co-creation Hub within six months of its launch.  The Minister while speaking as the special guest of honour at the…

The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mal. Kashifu Inuwa has expressed delight over Nigeria’s preparation for this year’s Gulf Information Technology Exhibition and Expo, (GITEX), saying the annual event remained a veritable platform to showcase Nigerian youths to the world. Mal. Inuwa who stated this while inaugurating the Local Organising Committee, (LOC) that would ensure a successful outing for Nigeria at the event, believes that Nigeria has become a force to reckon with in the global tech innovations. Thus, GITEX provides a platform to showcase what they can do in the area of tech innovation.…

By Dare Okoudjou When I founded MFS Africa more than a decade ago, I set a simple measure of success for the business. To facilitate access for my mom’s honey business in Porto-Novo, Benin, to collect payments from her customers from across the continent – and to make the process as easy as a phone call. When it comes to Africa and financial empowerment, we must acknowledge that consumers have the same wants and needs as consumers everywhere else in the world. Africans on the continent want to order the latest clothes, and electronics and have them delivered timeously. We…

Infobip, a global cloud communications company for businesses and a leader in omnichannel customer engagement has said it is proud to celebrate six years of partnership with Smartz Solutions, a CCaaS and Employee Engagement software development company, even as the partnership has continued to create and manage seamless global communication experiences for customers. In celebration of the six years of partnership, Infobip has Smartz Solutions has fully integrated Infobip’s API through extensive collaboration to allow customers to leverage two-way SMS and WhatsApp in their business. “It has been a great pleasure to work with Smart Solutionz on various projects. The…

As Nigeria’s premier financial institution, Firstbank marks annual Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability week, the bank said it has promoted kindness across seven countries, offering opportunities for employees to give their time & resources to defined causes in line with the Bank’s CR&S strategic approach. The FirstBank Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability week is held in Nigeria and 7 other countries: United Kingdom, Ghana, DRC, Guinea, Sierra Lone, Senegal and Gambia; Since its maiden edition in 2017, the FirstBank CR&S week in 2017 is fast becoming a household name in the Bank’s host economies. The Fifth edition of its Corporate Responsibility &…

Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has pioneered another exciting initiative, bringing together customers and senior company executives for a virtual interactive session – Chat with our Executive Management – to be held monthly. The maiden edition of the innovative interactive meeting holds on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at 1 pm. The session will be hosted via Zoom, with the live feed also broadcast across Konga’s social media pages on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. To be a part of the session, interested customers and other participants are expected to register with the link: https://form.typeform.com/to/ZYfukylG Once successfully registered, a link…

MTN Nigeria today said it will launch the commercial service of Fifth Generation (5G) in seven cities in Nigeria as part of the pilot unveiling of the service, which industry watchers and analysts believe will extend the reach and capacity of MTN Nigeria’s data network in Nigeria and enable much faster speeds and lower latency, giving customers near-instant access to the things they care about and downloads that take seconds, instead of minutes. The seven cities, according to a statement by Adia Sowho, Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Nigeria, are Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Owerri and Maiduguri.  With the…