Author: ITPulse

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami has disclosed the Ministry has been able to generate a whooping One trillion, 54 billion Naira as revenue for the Federal Government through the implementation of various policies, initiatives and interventions. Dr. Pantami, who disclosed during the virtual commissioning of the 12th batch of the Digital Economy Projects for a Digital Nigeria at the Digital Economy Complex, Mbora, Abuja, noted that such policies, initiatives and interventions include economic diversification, enhanced security and anti-corruption. “The Ministry and its parastatals have generated over N1 Trillion for the Federal Government in less than…

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria and indeed across Africa drive the growth of their businesses when they leverage partnership, innovative solutions and viable financial products, Olawale Akanbi, Group Head, Growth Marketing, Merchant and Ecosystem at Interswitch has posited. Mr. Akanbi made this position during the SME event hosted by Nelly Agbogu popularly known as Naijabrandchick and Chioma Ifeanyi-Eze the promoter of the Accountinghub on Instagram. The event-themed “LET’S TALK: YOUR BUSINESS & SALES” was held in Lagos. The SME event was sponsored by Quickteller Business. According to him, for practical business strategies and skills needed for SMEs to…

Konga is set to launch a CloudTV that will run on a digital cloud-based platform and will serve a global audience including Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora, as well as other key stakeholders. ITPulse also gathered that the platform will also take care of potential investors and other groups and individuals in search of a reliable platform with which to trade, engage or interact with others. Though, no official statement, an inside source from eCommerce giant revealed that the platform will offer exclusive and unbeatable deals to viewers and subscribers 24 hours a day, seven days a week.…

The second edition of the TechPulse Awards Nigeria lit up the Admiralty Conference Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos, as over 300 professionals, CEOs, entrepreneurs, and technology leaders gathered to celebrate excellence in Africa’s growing tech industry. The award ceremony was held on August 14, 2021, with the theme “Powering Africa’s Growth through Innovative Technology”, emphasising how digital innovation is transforming industries and driving sustainable growth across the continent. The ceremony was supported by partnerships with Femma, Rite Foods, and other technology companies. Two thought-provoking keynote addresses set the tone for the evening. Mr. Oladele Samuel spoke on “Leveraging cutting-edge technology…

By Awal Elegbede The synergy between software engineering and product management has developed into a crucible for innovation in today’s technology ecosystem, which has changed rapidly. Professionals with a mix of software engineering and product management skills are well-positioned to develop ground-breaking solutions that tackle challenging problems as technology continues to transform industries and challenge conventional paradigms. This article examines the mutually beneficial interaction between product managers and software engineers, emphasising how their cooperation can promote the creation of cutting-edge technological solutions. The composition of two independent but interrelated disciplines software engineering and product management, is at the heart of…

ZwartTech, a social impact startup that connects businesses with vetted software experts in Africa, has launched a cybersecurity arm to provide comprehensive digital protection to entities including businesses, startups and governments. Tagged Zwart Cyber, the new arm will offer safety and upkeep of prospective clients enterprise networks, systems connected devices, clouds and databases. Cybersecurity is now on the front burner in today’s digital world as more and more organisations are experiencing breaches and expending billions of dollars to protect their network. Worldwide spending on information security and risk management technology and services is forecast to grow 12.4% to reach $150.4…

By Rotimi Onadipe Internet abuse and internet addiction are strong weapons that the enemy is known as “satan” had planned to use to steal, kill and destroy the glorious future of many people in these last days. It is no longer news in our society that we have multiple cases of children of the same parents having sex with each other, people having sex with animals, rape cases involving minors have also increased tremendously. It is very sad that youths of these days are desperate to become billionaires even while they are still in the primary, secondary or tertiary institutions…

A tech enthusiast and pioneer promoter of the digital economy, Dr. Bayero Agabi has advised Nigerian youths to shun all forms of illegitimate internet scams and embrace digital innovations, stressing that there is lot of money to be made legitimately leveraging the Internet. Dr. Bayero gave the advice while making his opening remark as the National Coordinator of the Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD), which organised World Wide Web celebration conference in Lagos last week. According to Bayero, the Internet has proven all over the world to be a legitimate revenue spinner for individuals, corporate organizations and even…

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced a new Zephyrus G14 Alan Walker special edition laptop as a collaboration with the legendary artist, DJ and music producer. With unique styling and a custom ROG Remix sampler, this machine is ready for any creative endeavor. Technology meets musicality Alan Walker developed an interest in computers, programming, and graphic design at a young age, eventually leading to a prominent career in electronic music. Walker began his career as a self-taught producer releasing tracks on YouTube and SoundCloud, rising to fame with his 2015 song Faded. With billions of streams on YouTube and…

As the world is evolving digitally, Nigerian banks are currently looking for ways to make the banking experience better and FirstBank is not an exception to this aggressive drive. The efforts in this regard include building and constantly improving on its product offerings like the FirstMobile, its industry-leading mobile banking app; FirstOnline, the internet banking portal and many other platforms provided by the Bank to ensure banking operations are performed with ease and convenience without having to be physically present at the bank. In line with its commitment to offer these value-added products and services that suit the lifestyles of…