Author: ITPulse

The African Development Bank has partnered Microsoft Philanthropies to launch a Coding for Employment program that is set to expand digital skills of 500 rural youth in Africa and ultimately, offer the digital ambassadors an intensive three-month program featuring in-demand skills The Coding for Employment will offer the digital ambassadors an intensive three-month program featuring in-demand skills, such as web design and digital marketing, as well as soft skills such as critical thinking, project management and communication. At the end of the coursework, the Bank and Microsoft Philanthropies will provide graduates with information and communication technology toolkits and resources so…

Emmanuel Otori The emergence of ecommerce in Africa has seen online shoppers take advantage of the convenience it offers, as goods can now be delivered directly to their doorsteps while they also have the flexibility of selecting the payment channel either using their debit cards or payment upon delivery option. However, as ecommerce continues to evolve and shape how business is done, there are numerous challenges that has been associated with making orders online, these challenges if unresolved over a long period of time, would make the trust the customer has to completely diminish as the reputation of the businesses…

In an ambitious move to produce over 40 million birds in Nigeria by 2025 and create over 100,000 jobs through its Poultry Development Program, Nigeria’s based agro-processing company, Agricorp International has decided to invest N4 billion into acquiring poultry production facilities across three states in the country. According to the company, the investment will help it to deepen its portfolio to include livestock production, processing and eventual export while providing employment and contributing to reducing the poultry meat deficit in Nigeria. “The rising inflation rate in food and agricultural produce poses a challenge that stares us in the face. Our…

A one-day Capacity Boosting training on Blockchain Technology is being organized for members of the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) by frontline Cybersecurity and Consultancy firm, Digital Encode in Lagos. The training is being facilitated in order to kit journalists who report the Information and Technology ecosystem with the evolving trends in digital currency and technology. In a statement signed by NITRA Chairman, Mr. Chike Onwuegbuchi, the training will cover areas that include Digital Currency, Blockchain technology, Cybersecurity and will further engage the participating journalists with practical insights on Blockchain trading. “Aside impacting knowledge of subject matters that the…

The innovate with C# event is aimed at helping C# developers, programmers and advocates broaden their scope with the new update created and interact more with the programming language whilst exposing them to a wider range of opportunities within the ecosystem.                                                                     Microsoft Africa Development Center (Microsoft ADC), the engineering center for Microsoft is set to kick off its first skill-based user group event on the 18th of November, 2021 tagged ‘Innovate with C#’- an expert hands-on event for developers, engineers and programmers in Africa who build programs and applications with C# (The most popular among Microsoft’s stack of languages…

The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has rolled out categories of awards for this year’s National Information Technology Merit Awards (NITMA), scheduled to take place on Thursday 18th, 2021 at the Muson Centre in Lagos. The President of NCS, Prof Adesina Sodiya, who rolled out the categories at a press conference in Lagos, noted that this year’s NITMA will 51 members of NCS confer with Professional Fellowship, while three others will be conferred Honourary Fellowship. “Professional fellowships will be conferred on members of NCS who are recognized as authorities in their field of computing and have distinguished themselves through significant contribution…

Shoppers are in for a deluge of mouth-watering deals and special offers on Konga Yakata as a host of globally renowned brands unfold special packages for the sale extravaganza. Konga Yakata, widely regarded as the biggest sale event in the annual shopping calendar in Nigeria, kicked off on Thursday, November 11 and runs till Sunday, December 12, 2021 with additional 10% discount for shoppers who pay with their Access Bank or Verve cards, including mouth-watering deals on local and international flight tickets to a host of destinations. As part of efforts to make the 2021 edition of Konga Yakata a…

A new study by Juniper Research has revealed that flash calling authentication will reach 128 Billion Calls Globally by 2026, threatening the global Network Operators’ SMS Revenue. Flash calling authentication leverages mobile voice networks to authenticate a user or transaction via an originating phone number. The last few digits of this phone number are then automatically used for authentication, rather than a user inputting a code manually that was delivered by SMS. The new study, Flash Calling Authentication: Impact Analysis & Market Forecasts 2021-2026, predicts that flash calling has potential to threaten a significant part of operators’ SMS business messaging…

Enugu State is leading the nomination list for the 2021 Nigeria Tech Innovation & Telecom Awards (NTITA), Nigeria’s IT and Telecoms industry’s Oscars holding this Friday in Lagos returns. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami and Governor Lawrence Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu top nominees for Nigeria’s most profound digital leaders for 2021 as Governor Ugwuanyi ranks ahead for the coveted ICT Governor of the Year award. Interestingly, Enugu is also leading the list for Tech Innovation Hub of the Year (Mentoring & Capacity Building); and Emerging Leaders in Innovation/Tech Advisory (Public Sector). NTITA 2021,…

The duo of Dr. Bayero Agabi, founder of DigiVation Network and Dr. Obafemi Hamsat, Deputy Governor of Lagos State will be among those to be conferred fellows of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) at this year’s National Information Technology Merit Awards (NITMA), While Honourary Fellowship will be conferred on Dr. Bayero Agabi as a distinguished personality for hia dedication and exemplary service to IT growth and development in Nigeria, Professional fellowships will be conferred on Dr. Obafemi Hamsat, recognizing him as an authority in the field of computing through significant contribution to the growth of Information Technology with his professional…