Author: ITPulse

As the ravaging Covid-19 persists and countries around the world insisting on social distancing to fight the pandemic, some experts have called on governments to put digital ID system as a top priority. Specifically, Mr. Mindaugas Glodas, the Chief Executive Officer of NRD Companies, a global IT consortium specializing in e-solutions developing and consulting, said Digital ID systems will serve as a prerequisite for developing functional e-governance platforms, which have been on the agendas of many emerging economies for quite some time. “The COVID-19 pandemic has reemphasized the importance of eIDs in providing social, medical and financial support to households…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is on the verge of signing a partnership deal with the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) that will be promoting Start-ups in Nigeria and ultimately, create more jobs and wealth. The partnership formed part of a discussion when the Director-General of NITDA, Mallam Kashifu Inuwa accompanied by his management team paid a courtesy visit to the NSIA management recently. Available information indicates that the two Federal agencies discussed areas of collaboration that will culminate in the provision of digital infrastructure to boost the digital economy policy of the Federal Government. According to the…

By Olajide Osho-Thomas Nigerian businesses are becoming increasingly innovative as they implement digital transformation strategies, finding new ways to improve business processes with the use of technology that will ultimately yield better efficiency and cost savings for the business. The country’s key technology stakeholders are in the financial services sector, which is resulting in a push for broader financial inclusion by government and sector regulators. Currently, about 40% of Nigeria’s adult population are financially excluded. The goal is to address this and instead drive financial inclusion up to 80% by the end of 2020. Traditional banks, which are facing growing…

A new report by Frost & Sullivan Africa has identified increased consumer access, investment in infrastructure and improved service provisioning as the keys that will open up a significant market for consumer-focused products and services as well as more efficient last mile delivery business models and ultimately address the challenge of logistic in Africa. The report titled ‘Urbanisation in Africa: Creating greater access to customer?’ believes that gaining access to rural consumers is challenging because of weak supply chains that service remote areas, stressing that as more people migrate to urban centres, a significant opportunity can be realised as there…

FBN Insurance Brokers Limited, a subsidiary of FBN Holdings Plc, will tomorrow September 17, 2020 host a webinar to sensitise SMEs on risk management and cyber security, with seasoned experts on insurance brokerage, cybersecurity and risk management in attendance. With the theme ‘Risk Management and Business Continuity amidst COVID19’ and scheduled for 10:00 am, the webinar will recognise the indelible roles SMEs play at creating jobs and meeting the economic and social needs of individuals.  To participate in the event, click here to register. “We are excited with this webinar and implore every business owner to participate, as they will…

The Lagos State Government has announced five hardware and five software teams that will participate in the final hackathon design event slated for 16th through 18th September 2020, when the governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu will announce the overall winner from each competing entries in hardware and software categories at the Grand Finale, at the Eko Innovative Centre, No. 50 Awolowo Road, Victoria Island, and Lagos. The Lagos Smart Meter Hackathon is organized through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to provide affordable electricity meters to the populace by facilitating the design and production of meters to…

Leading consulting and integration firm in Nigeria, Digital Encode Limited has received Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) licensee that will aid the company to help organizations elevate and benchmark performance across a range of critical business capabilities, including service excellence, data management and cybersecurity. . With this development, Digital Encode is now a qualified organization within a global CMMI Network that are licensed by the Institute to help other organizations and individuals to adopt and utilize their products such as the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) or the Data Management Model (DMM). Commenting on the development, the Co-founder and Chief Operating…

The 2020 Human Resources Pulse Survey Report released by KPMG has unearthed some findings that will shake the workplace, even as the Covid-19 pandemic is still ravaging the world. Highlighting some of the findings in a statement, KPMG’s Head of Global People and Change Center of Excellence, Robert Bolton noted that COVID-19 thrusts HR to the forefront of business productivity, workforce models and culture mobilization. He urged HR must swiftly transition from putting out the fires of the immediate impact of COVID-19 and its aftermath and switch to playing the long game of shaping the workforce of the future for…

The commercial cloud revenue of Microsoft during the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2020 (FY20 Q4) which ended on June 30, 2020, increased by 30 percent beating Google and IBM combined. According to the research data analyzed and published by StockApps.com, Microsoft’s commercial cloud revenue totaled $14.3 billion, Intelligent Cloud revenue was $13.37 billion, marking an increase of 17 percent YoY and surpassed analysts’ expectations of $13.11 billion according to FactSet. The Intelligent Cloud segment includes products such as Azure, Windows Server and GitHub among others. More Personal Computing, which includes Xbox and Surface, was up 14 percent. Productivity…

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has admitted that himself and the Commission he oversees have been challenged to do more going by the avalanche of commendation and awards in the last few years. Specifically, Danbatta, who was awarded a National Service Excellence Award for his transformational leadership in deepening access to telecommunications services across state constituencies of Nigeria in the last five years by the National Association of State Assembly Legislators (NASAL), noted that the award was both an encouragement and a challenge. The Director, Public Affairs at NCC, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde,…