Author: ITPulse

The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Mr. Kashifu Inuwa has advocated for the advancement in technology to aid teaching and learning in Nigeria, especially as Covid-19 has disrupted the education system. The NITDA DG, who stated this yesterday at the virtual EdTech summit 2020 in Abuja, added that technology advancement is key to teaching and improving learning productivity. “Without bold reforms in education through the introduction of education technology and clear policies to guide us through, many people will lack the necessary skills to fill the new positions in the future economies and societies that…

A new report by Kaspersky has disclosed that there is a Digital misunderstanding between parents and children in Nigeria as 55 percent of Nigerian parents have conflicts with their children because they spend too much time on the phone. The report however noted that it turns out, not all the parents keep up with current trends online and have enough knowledge about the content that their children prefer. It stated, for instance, modern parents have to constantly educate themselves and keep up to date when it comes to Internet trends. There is a strong reason for it – their children.…

Business resilience remains one of the most important and relevant ways for organisations to bypass legacy challenges and to explore new opportunities. The recent months have likely been the biggest challenge for all organisations across the continent. With almost no warning, millions of businesses – indiscriminate of size or stature – suddenly went from operating as usual to facing enormous challenges under the weight of uncertainty. Companies in the region have had to find new ways of working while establishing new pathways to productivity. Business resilience remains one of the most important and relevant ways for organisations to bypass legacy…

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has inaugurated two inter-agency committees, which have been saddled with the responsibility to review, collate, commission and communicate in local languages Information and Communication Technology (ICT) projects implemented for Nigerians under President Muhammadu Buhari. The two committees are Completed Projects Review Committee and Committee on Media Engagement in Local Languages. They are chaired by Ayuba Shuaibu Executive Secretary, Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) and Dr. Usman Gambo Abdullahi, Director, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) respectively. Speaking on the essence of the committee, Pantami noted that while the Ministry and…

A cloud communication solutions provider, Infobip has deployed its cloud contact centre platform to Ikeja Electric, Nigeria’s largest power distribution company. Tagged ‘Conversations’, the solution is the latest offering and provides Ikeja Electric, which supply power to over 800 000 households in Lagos willl enable businesses to integrate the world’s most popular communication channels. Felix Ofulue, Head of Corporate Communications at Ikeja Electric, says the power utility’s decision to deploy the cloud-based contact centre solution is part of its major push to deliver an optimum quality customer experience through technology. Seamless communication for connected customer journeys “Our vision is to…

Innovation Support Networks (ISN), Nigeria’s largest network of innovation hubs and co-working spaces,, is set to hold its Regional Gatherings for members in the North and in the South on 1st July and 8th July 2020, respectively. The Regional Gatherings create opportunities for innovation leaders, hub owners and users to learn and network amongst themselves and with other stakeholders, including policymakers and funders, and are intended to foster collaborations around innovations that solve problems at grassroots and regional levels. Regarding the strategy of having Regional Gatherings, the Chairman of ISN, Tomi Davies, stated that “The development of Hubs and their…

By Hashim Suleiman Let me start by referring to my article https://www.abusidiqu.com/the-continuity-and-change-agents-within-the-apc-and-a-need-to-manage-all-by-suleiman-hashim/ of May 16, 2015, where I had advised the APC of the need to manage the PDP elements that had rightly aligned with them to deliver the 2015 election victory. The fear was that the PDP elements were going to attempt to introduce the political ‘Johnny just come’ of APC into the ways that PDP did their things. The concern was if APC had truly identified and tabulated the mistakes of the PDP that presented an opportunity for their victory or whether the supposed progressives who came from…

Ecobank has extended its zero charge fee for digital money transfers below N5,000 till the end of September this year. In addition to the free USSD session fee currently enjoyed by Ecobank customers, users of Ecobank Mobile, Ecobank Online, USSD – Ecobank *326# can continue to enjoy zero fee charges for digital money transfers below N5,000. New customers can also benefit from this by opening an Xpress account from the comfort of their homes by simply dialing *326#. The zero charges for mobile money transfers by Ecobank commenced in March as part of the bank’s corporate action to cushion the…

Dr. Christopher Kolade, former High Commissioner of Nigeria to the United Kingdom, will today by 4 pm lead a distinguished team of panelists to the 2nd Edition of National Leadership Dialogue Webinar. The 2nd Edition has as its theme, Rethinking Leadership: Focus on Competence, Governance and Impact on Society -1. Other Panelists include Prof. Pat Utomi, founder Centre for Values in Leadership; Mrs. Toyin Sanni, CEO Emerging Africa Capital Group (representing WIMBIZ Nigeria); Mr. Femi Taiwo, Executive Director LEAP AFRICA, and Mukhtar Akosile, Vice Chairman North, National Youth Council of Nigeria. The Nigerian Prize for Leadership (NPL), in partnership with…

CWG Plc, yesterday held its 2019 Annual General Meeting on the, where the company was declared to have recorded net revenue of N9.56Billion in the 2019 Financial Year, representing a 23 percent increase from 2018 gross profit growth rate of 25 percent. The 2019 AGM was held online by the largest system integration company in Nigeria, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging the world, which has forced many organizations to constitute a remote-working policy. Reading the summary of the 2019 financial year report which ended in December 2019 to shareholders, the Chairman of CWG Plc, Mr. Phillip Obioha, noted that…