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Global financial and consulting company, KPMG recently at the annual Chief Financial Officers (CFO)  forum in Lagos unveiled the annual CFO outlook survey, which it says will provide valuable insight into how CFOs and their organisations view the Nigerian business environment. The survey, according to KPMG, is the views of CFOs on the outlook of their businesses in 2019; what they believe the government should prioritise to create an enabling environment and the impact of the finance function in achieving organizational goal. The report noted that, over the last twelve years, the Nigerian economy has experienced some relative stability with…

The founder of Women in Technology in Nigeria (WITIN), Martha Omoekpen Alade, has won the Community Impact award at the 2019 Technology Playmaker Awards. Alade won the Community Impact award category using technology to drive socio-economic empowerment in Nigeria in order to help 20,000 women and girls out of poverty by 2022. Technology Playmaker Awards celebrate the achievements of women in the tech industry and winners of the second edition of the awards came from Nigeria, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Mexico and the United States. This year, the awards were open to global nominations, building on a European focus last year,…

At a 2-day roundtable on the use of Nigerian software in the financial/banking services sector in Lagos, stakeholders were unanimous in their judgment that indigenous software development and adoption are key to Nigeria’s economy. ITPulse’s Martin Ekpeke was there to capture the moments. The Nigerian home-grown software industry is shrinking and will ultimately die, except the players, including the regulators urgently come to the rescue by identifying companies with high demand for software solutions developed in Nigeria, and provide a platform for linking local software suppliers to end-users as an avenue to create and generate employment, income and wealth in…

The Managing Director, Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria Limited, Zhang Lulu, has reiterated that Huawei, a leading global Information and Communications Technology company is committed to achieving a fully connected and digitally inclusive Nigeria. Zhang Lulu disclosed this at a media parley in Lagos, stating that the company is focused on enhancing the availability, accessbility and affordability of ICT services by boosting ICT infrastructure with quality and innovative solutions tailored to local needs and equipping the youth with ICT knowledge and skills. Discussing the theme, ‘Connecting the Unconnected’, Mr. Zhang said exploring talents among Nigerians with great potential leads to development…

Less than six month after he was appointed Director Public Affairs, the Nigerian Communications Commission has announced Mr. Nnamdi Nwokike will be among other eleven senior staff of the Commission that will be retiring April 1. The Commission made the announcement today at the special valedictory executive management session held to herade their send forth. “This afternoon, we began the send forth process for 12 amazing and wonderful management staff who will exit the Commission effective from April 1, 2019 when they will commence their terminal leave of absence,” Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive…

A combination of lack of adequate infrastructure and connectivity and the absence of cross-border cooperation have been attributed to Africa’s failure in realizing its true digital economic pursuit. This, James Claude, CEO of Global Voice Group (GVG), a provider of IT solutions to governments and regulatory authorities, said can be overcome with a heightened cooperation between countries and their various regulators. “African governments have a crucial role to play in taking the continent to the next stage in its digital evolution, but right now many countries in Africa are individually working to increase their infrastructure and digital capabilities all by…

The Ag. CEO/MD CWG Plc, Mr Adewale Adeyipo joined other African Leaders recently in discussions that would allow the continent edge further towards building a more viable digital economy; which will ultimately turn Africa into a Technology driven knowledge-based economy. Adeyipo lent his voice to the clarion call, while participating at the 7th edition of the Africa CEOs Forum, holding in Kigali, Rwanda. He advocated for an inclusive ecosystem that can aid technological development on the continent. Adeyipo argues that Africa’s labour market is currently being disrupted as over 65 percent of primary school children today are likely to work,…

Securex West Africa, a leading exhibition brand across Africa has sealed a media partnership deal with ITPulse, one of Nigeria’s leading Information Communication Technology (ICT) news website for the 2019 West African Cybersecurity summit. The essence of the partnership for the Summit, which will hold at the Landmark Centre on the 16th & 17th of April in Lagos, is to see both Securex and ITPulse work closely towards a successful hosting of the annual event, which brings professionals to showcase their brands and companies. Speaking of the partnership, Jamie Pearson, Marketing & Operations Manager at Securex, noted that the 2-day…

… Displays technology solutions to solve traffic gridlocks, energy-efficiency, waste management Datacrest Technology Limited, an Information Technology and Software Development organisation that partners globally recognised Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), has unveiled its Smart City solutions in Nigeria. The Company introduced these solutions at the recently concluded Oracle Cloud Day 2019 held in Lagos, with a promise to assist Governments, Corporate Organisations and Individuals solve issues around traffic gridlocks, energy efficiency, and waste management. Speaking at the event, the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Datacrest, Mr. Kehinde Olashore said that as a data-driven company, they are passionate about…

The final year students of the Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Covenant University, Ota, last week paid a knowledge-seeking visit to CWG Plc, Nigeria’s largest system integration company. According to Engr. (Mrs) Abayomi-Alli Olusola, who led the students on the visit, is to give them a peek into what is obtainable in the IT sector and how they can compare notes with what is being taught in the University. Olusola, further explained that having heard and read so much about CWG Plc, the University management decided to have the students embark on the visit with the intention of exposing…