Author: ITPulse

The invaluable impact of the Worldwide Web to businesses, products and service delivery in today’s world can no longer be overemphasised. Little wonder as the preparations for this year’s global celebration for the Worldwide Web Day 2021 draws closer, more individuals, institutions and the Organised Private Sector have continously confirmed their partnership with the Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD), promoter and organisers of the event in Nigeria their endorsements and participation. According to a statement by the Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development signed by Dr Bayero Agabi, President of the leading internet safety, awareness and training organisation…

Konga, Nigeria’s foremost composite e-Commerce giant, has promised huge excitement and mouth-watering deals for the August 2021 edition of its monthly online auction tagged – Konga Last Price. The August edition of Konga Last Price holds on Monday, August 2, 2021, by 12 pm. Held on the first Monday of each month, Konga Last Price is a live auction pioneered by the e-Commerce group and held digitally across the company’s social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook and YouTube, among others.  The initiative has seen Konga deliver a range of genuine products at ridiculously pegged opening bid prices, thereby affording bargain-hungry…

By Don Pedro Aganbi The world has gone digital. From the news, politics, finance, health, mobile phones and on to education; everything has some form of a digital footprint. Today, people have access to abundant data and information on virtually every subject on this planet. The advent of the internet and computer technologies over the past century has led to the digitisation of all sectors and all affairs of human life, including the economy. The economy of any country is pivotal to its inherent progress, and Nigeria is no exception. Nigeria, a country with vast resources, is only beginning to…

Some startups in a 3-day keenly contested pitching competition, powered by Lead Africa International in full collaboration with the state ministry of  Baden-Wurttemberg,  Germany through the foundation for development corporation,  SEZ, are on the verge of carting home a £100, 000 grant. Tagged ‘StartupAfrika’, a total of 439 applicants applied for the grant, which was filtered to about 30 and the criteria for the selection of qualified candidates is for them to attend a 3-day hybrid selection process involving startups fom Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Nigeria happening to be the live audience. Speaking about the competition and grant, Mr. Timi…

The Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), Mr. Muhammed Rudman last weekend, at the 12th annual Beacon of Information and Communications Technology (BoICT) Awards received a ‘Life Time Achievement Award in Internet Local Content Advocacy’. The organizer of the Awards, Communication Week Media Limited, publishers of Nigeria CommunicationsWeek, said Mr. Rudman won the award for championing the advocacy for the localisation of Internet traffic in Nigeria, where the country currently boasts of exchanging almost 70 percent of Internet traffic locally. “We are happy to announce the ‘Life Time Achievement Award in Internet Local Content Advocacy’ to Mr. Muhammed Rudman,”…

When upgrading technology in the living space, every homeowner looks for a powerful air conditioner. The trade-off often comes in the form of high-power consumption, and as people spend more time indoors to take respite from the heat – bills can soon add up. Aimed at tackling this dilemma as well as addressing demand for more durable and reliable air solutions, LG Electronics created its advanced range of DUALCOOL air conditioners. At the core of LG DUALCOOL ACs lies the innovative Dual Inverter Compressor designed to resolve the common pain points of AC use, the compressor constantly adjusts its speed…

By David Eurin Connecting Africa to the rest of the world and unleashing its workforce potential may just be the key to catapulting international trade and markets to a whole new level. According to 2019 United Nations Demographic data, 60% of the African population is under the age of 25, giving this developing continent the largest population of young people in the world. These innovative young minds are eager for a seat at the global economic table, but how do we get them there? Africa (as a whole) desperately needs to leapfrog into the digital future and catch up with…

The Chairman of Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Engr. Gbenga Adebayo has highlighted the three categories of spectrum that will suit the deployment of 5G in Nigeria and ultimately, function effectively. In a paper titled ‘Deployment of New Technology for Improved Consumer Experience, 5G Misconception and Conspiracy Theory’, which he presented today at the Second Quarter Open Forum of the Industry Consumer Advisory Forum (ICAF) for the Year 2021, Engr. Adebayo noted that 5G will require spectrum of different frequencies to suit different applications. The three categories of spectrum, according to him are low frequency spectrum (the…

The Director-General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mal. Kashifu Inuwa, has disclosed that Nigeria as a country attracted a venture capital inflow of almost a billion dollars in three years. Quoting Partech Africa 2020 Annual VC Report, Mal. Inuwa explained that venture capital flows into Nigeria moved from about $100million in 2016 to almost a billion dollars in 2019, assuring that more of these venture capital inflows are expected as the federal government through NITDA continues to create the enabling environment for startups to thrive. “Nigeria’s burgeoning digital innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem has attracted significant investments over the…

The Director-General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mal. Kashifu Inuwa has reiterated federal government commitment to National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS). Mal. Inuwa, who reiterated the government commitment while delivering the welcome address at the Anambra Innovation Stakeholders Summit (AISS 2021) with the theme: “Incubating a Digital Revolution”, noted that the NDEPS will transform every aspect of modern life, which will enable Nigeria to take advantage and become a leading player in the global digital economy. He also argued at the summit. which was organised by Anambra State Information and Communication Technology Agency (ANSICTA)that the NDEPS…