Author: ITPulse

Time-pressed consumers are already turning to technology for greater convenience and efficiency both in their personal lives as well as in their home environment. The internet of things (IoT) is on the rise with projections suggesting that approximately 50 billion IoT devices will be in use around the world by 2050. This is because today, time-pressed consumers are already turning to technology for greater convenience and efficiency both in their personal lives as well as in their home environment. It is for this reason that home automation is increasing in popularity. With this in mind, Larry Barnes, product manager at…

Most entrepreneurs are looking for breakthrough products or technology that will disrupt the market. I believe people thinking about disruption have a scarcity mentality. They see everything in business as a zero-sum game. If someone wins, that means others have lost. To most people, the best way to win is when others lose. That is the wrong mindset to bring into a business. Every industry has potential that hasn’t even been tapped. Rather than look for ways to disrupt an industry and get more businesses out of the market, you need to start thinking about transforming the industry. There is a…

In its ambitious move to further expand on the African continent, Nigerian fintech software provider, AppZone has decided to approve Infobip, an omni-channel communication solution provider to champion its SMS and USSD platform solutions.  With this, AppZone,which currently services more than 400 financial institutions across seven African countries, providing a full spectrum of digital infrastructure for banking and payment solutions, will be able to scale further across Africa. “As an Infobip customer, we are extremely happy with the product and support that they delivered. They do a lot of things well and we will be looking at implementing other Infobip…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its commitment towards diversification of the nation’s economy, leveraging telecom, which it disclosed contributed 12.45 per cent to the nation’s GDP in 2020 and was central and pivotal in taking the nation out of recession. The Director of Public Affairs at the Commission, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, who stated this while receiving two awards on behalf of the regulatory body, also promised that NCC will not rest on its oars but rededicate itself towards demonstrating its worthiness of the public trust and confidence reposed in it. “The Nigerian Communications Commission is unwavering in its…

On Thursday, January 27, 2022, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) will host tech startups to what it tagged Nigerian Innovation Ecosystem Listening Session. The program is themed; “Fostering Collaboration: NITDA engages Nigerian Startup Ecosystem” and is aimed at nurturing collaboration between the Agency and the startup ecosystem in order to fully harness the potential of the digital economy. During the session, the Agency will be interacting and listening to active startup ecosystem players with a view to discussing existing gaps & challenges in the ecosystem. It is hoped that such collaboration will assist the ecosystem in countering most…

Skool Media Nigeria Limited has urged all stakeholders to put hands on deck towards changing the course of education to make it a tool of transforming the society, stressing that a transformed education will give birth to a transformed society. The celebration of the 2022 International Day of Education is coming at a time all stakeholders in education sector in Africa should be committed to transforming the context and content of education to make living meaningful; particularly as the world prepares to navigate the post Covid-19 era. As a way of promoting this, Skool Media is working on a one-stop-shop…

Simplifying the process of getting ISO certifications for corporate organizations across Africa is one of the expertises Delta Tech Africa Limited is bringing to the African business environment, the Director – Corporate Governance & Regulatory Compliance of Delta Tech Africa Limited, Mr. Seyi Katola has explained. In a statement in Lagos, Seyi Katola noted that being aware of the really lengthy and tiresome processes through which corporate organisations can be ISO certified, Delta Tech Africa Limited, a Quality consulting organization with focus on performance management across business verticals, decided to leverage its expertise to make the process smooth, easy and…

For its people oriented practices in Africa, Infobip, a global cloud communication company for businesses and a leader in omnichannel customer engagement, has been awarded the Top Employer certification for 2022 by the Top Employer Institutute, which recognises excellence in people practices. Specifically, Infobip received the recognition for its Human Resources (HR) policies, practices and procedures across its operation in four African countries, namely South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Morocco. Commenting on the recognition, Domenico Devescovi, VP General Manager for Africa at Infobip, stated that the Top Employer certification confirmed the fact that the company’s efforts to implement the best…

Getting rewarded for spending money is a dream that is probably going to remain exciting for many people, but not for the Firstmonie Wallet users. In a two month Transact and Win campaign that started on November 22, 2021, First Bank of Nigeria Limited is rewarding several customers for carrying out transactions on its Firstmonie Wallet application. The e-wallet is useful for conveniently paying utility bills, purchasing airtime and data, transferring and receiving money, and many other digital transactions. Just for using the mobile-friendly wallet app, Customers got rewarded with mouth-watering prizes both in cash and kind. The number of…

A survey conducted by KnowBe4, Lynchpin and ITWeb across three countries in Africa has revealed that 32 percent of corporate organizations in Nigeria will continue with remote working on a flexible basis. The survey, which was conducted to unpack how remote working was influencing the security paradigm for organisations, also revealed that 57 percent of organizations in South Africa and 29 percent in Kenya, will very likely continue leveraging remote working. Tagged ‘Remote Working & Cybersecurity in Africa’, the survey digs down into the security risks and essential business considerations that should define how organisations approach remote working security across…