Author: ITPulse

Representatives from 49 African countries have issued a call for a human-centered approach to the future of work, to unleash Africa’s potential for inclusive growth and create a future of work with social justice. The Abidjan Declaration, entitled Advancing Social Justice: Shaping the future of work in Africa, was issued by delegates representing governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations, attending the 14th African Regional Meeting (AFRM) of the International Labour Organization (ILO). Specifically, the declaration calls for the shaping of an African Decent Work Agenda, with a focus on five core priorities. They are: Making decent work a reality for Africa’s…

The task of advancing the frontiers of Information and Communications Technology requires active participation and collaboration of all stakeholders in the industry, including government agencies, Nigerian Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, has said. The Minister stated this while sharing his vision for the industry, reputed to be contributing massively to the Nigerian economy at a special reception hosted in his honour by the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) in Abuja last week. According to him, the task of advancing the ICT industry is a collective responsibility, disclosing that he has presented some of…

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has singled out the Nigerian media for their role in educating the Nigerian public about the Commission’s ‘2017 Year of the Consumer’ initiative. Thus, he said the Commission is determined to strengthen collaboration with it for increased education of telecoms consumers in the country. Prof. Danbatta stated this during the 2019 Award/Appreciation Night hosted by the Kano Correspondent Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, which took place at Bristol Palace Hotel, Kano, where the EVC received recognition award for outstanding leadership and regulatory excellence exhibited since…

Premier technology-enabled bus sharing provider, Plentywaka has rejigged its operation to provide safe, convenient and comfortable bus rides to Lagosians on a daily basis. Speaking to journalists who were on a test drive with the Plentywaka buses, the Managing Director and Co-Founder, Johnny Enagwolor disclosed that the restructuring of the operation includes redesigning and upgrading the mobile app and expanding of the service to other routes to accommodate more Lagosians. He said the essence is to improve user experience. “What we have done is to massively improve the public transportation system in Nigeria by making daily commute easier for bus…

Social Media giant, Facebook has presented its ‘2019 Year in Review’ infographic, showcasing some of its achievements across Sub-Saharan. In the report, Facebook said it is committed to giving people the power to build community and bring the world closer together, throughout the year this translated into significant support and investments into growing the ecosystem of developers, entrepreneurs, creatives, and many other communities. Commenting, Nunu Ntshingila, Regional Director Facebook Africa, said: “Africa is important to Facebook, and we’re committed to investing in its youth, entrepreneurs, the creative industries, tech ecosystem as well as its many other communities. Our 2019 Year…

The Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), last night in Abuja assured the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami that the association will work closely with him towards implementing the Digital Economy agenda. The President of ATCON, Engr. Olusola Teniola, gave the assurance at a special and high-powered special reception for the Minister. Part of the move to implement the agenda, according to Teniola is to give complete industry support to the minister’s passion and dreams for a digital economy. Thus, in 2020, ATCON would be organising a National Dialogue on Telecom and ICT in Nigeria,…

In pursuit of a renewed thrust for leveraging the Digital Economy for National Economic Development, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)  has started the South West Zonal Women ICT Training and Empowerment programme at the Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti. The essence of the capacity building programme, according to NITDA is to close the existing Gender Digital Divide in Nigeria, promote job creation, financial inclusion and providing women with the necessary skills and tools to participate in the digital economy. Making a remark at the kick-off of the 5-day programme, the Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, disclosed that the programme…

By Banabas Igho If you are supervising an important ministry like that of communication, even without the recent fancy addition of “digital economy” to its name, and you still need a spokesperson to pen almost 2,000 words of polemics in order to project your image, then, your self-inflicted trouble is just starting in my reckoning. Before her latest outburst in the media, thoughtlessly blaming imaginary saboteurs for trying to stop her ‘unstoppable boss’, Uwa Suleman had issued a disconcerting diatribe in form of a press release, accusing all the critical stakeholders of the ministry her principal supervises including the media,…

The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) has harped on the need to implement the Presidential Executive Orders, as a means to develop the software industry in Nigeria. This is the unanimous view of participants at ISPON’s Roundtable on the ‘Future of Software in Nigeria’; where the practitioners stressed need to implement the Presidential Executive Orders series that started in May 2017 with Numbers E01, E02; E03 and subsequently EO4, EO5 etc., so as to improve local content in software applications in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Government of Nigeria. ISPON is the industry professional body for…

Winners of the 2019 National Company of the Year Competition (NCOY), Taidob College Abeokuta, which was organized by Junior Achievement Nigeria and sponsored by First Bank of Nigeria Limited, carted home four awards at the 2019 African Company of the Year competition, which took place in Ghana. Taidob College won the awards in the keenly contested competition, comprising representatives from 10 other Junior Achievement member countries in Africa, notably from the Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland), Ghana, Zambia, Gabon, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Botswana, Kenya and South Africa. Team Nigeria (represented by Taidob College) won the most awards of any other country…