Author: ITPulse

In an effort to strategically implement the federal government digital economy initiative, the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr. Kashifu Abdullahi, is seeking the partnership of Nigeria’s leading e-Commerce companies. The NITDA boss solicits for the partnership when the Chairperson of Jumia Group, Ms. Juliet Anammah paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja today. According to Abdullahi, it is time for the e-Commerce companies in Nigeria to come together and form a strong and viable entity that can work with the government so as to achieve the dream of digitalising  Nigeria’s business activities.…

The role of micro, small and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs) in areas of promoting inclusive growth, increasing the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), creation of employment opportunities and wealth creation, the world over, can never be overemphasised. Their immense contributions to the growth of their micro and macroeconomics is the reason countries, developed and developing, highly regard their MSMEs sector.ording to the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), MSMEs make up over 90 percent of all firms and account for an average of 60 to 70 percent of total employment and 50 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of any…

Technology is reshaping the world in unbelievable ways and a look around simply buttresses this fact. Disruption occurs almost every other minute and African countries, particularly Nigeria must also be prepared, so as not to be left behind in this era. Come February 27, 2020, by 12:30pm at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, Taiwo Fajolu and Chukwuemeka Fred Agabta, Jnr. “CFA” are set to launch their co-authored book titled, “Technology Disruption; To Wrestle or To Unleash” The central theme of the book launch is: “Re-imagining Enterprise through Effective Deployment of Innovation for Growth and Leadership” and Mr. Wale Ajisebutu,…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), will on Thursday at the Social Media Week Lagos (SMWL) 2020 present how the Fifth Generation (5G) networks will impact Nigeria’s socio-economic landscape and the inherent challenges to the deployment. In a statement, signed Henry Nkemadu, Director, Public Affairs at NCC, the Commission said the presentation will form part of a special session. which will hold at 1:00 p.m. in the Main Stage on Day 4 of the 5-Day event taking place from 24-28 February 2020 at Landmark Event Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. The statement noted that as a regulator of the country’s fastest-growing and…

In what can be considered as a move to remain relevant in the Nigeria’s digital economy pursuit, the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has ran to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) seeking for means to reposition itself across the 774 Local Government Areas of the country. This is a move,  many industry watchers and analysts believe is an afterthought following the  dwindling fortune and relevance of NIPOST, since the rejuvenated Digital Economy quest, championed by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami. One of the industry watchers, who spoke to ITPulse on condition of anonymity, noted that NIPOST…

Following the timely submission of the National Broadband Plan 2020-2025 by the committee inaugurated last year December, Digital Economy Media Support Volunteers’ (DEMS Volunteers’), a non-governmental group leading nationwide awareness/campaigns on Digital Economy, has commended the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), saying the implementation of the report, will speed up the Digital Economy quest of the federal government. The Nigerian Government had through the Minister inaugurated the Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NBP) Committee for the Development of the 2020-2025 National Broadband Plan for Nigeria.  The essence is to foster the growth of a Digital…

Silicon Valley-based Founder Institute, yesterday announced that it will launch its Abuja chapter, which it says will help to create over 20 global technology companies per year soon. With the official launch, the Startup Accelerator, which is described as the  world’s largest pre-seed accelerator plans to run two semesters annually, asking Nigerians who are interested in working with Abuja’s top startup mentors to launch a technology company to apply via http://fi.co/apply/abuja In the events leading to the launch, the chapter will host a series of free startup events for the general public, where attendees can learn how to build a…

Pan-African bank, Ecobank has asked Fintech entrepreneurs in Africa to apply for its 3rd edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge, which gives African start-ups the opportunity to promote their fintech solutions, and potentially partner with Ecobank to roll-out their solutions across Ecobank’s 33 markets in Africa as well as France. The Ecobank Fintech Challenge, which was designed in partnership with the advisory firm Konfidants and is supported by several partners across Africa and globally welcomes submissions from all start-ups and developers in any of Africa’s 54 countries. According to Ecobank, all Finalists will be inducted as Ecobank Fintech Fellows, participate…

Nigeria’s premier services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited is set to host its 2020 second edition of the SME Business Clinic in Port-Harcourt and Abuja on the 25th and 27th February 2020 respectively. The bank said it is extending the SME Business Clinic in Port-Harcourt and Abuja, in recognition of the significant role SMEs play in achieving sustainable growth and development in the economy of Nigeria.  The event themed “Building a sustainable Business” . SMEs are encouraged to take the FirstBank SME diagnostic tool by visiting https://smeconnect.firstbanknigeria.com/ in order to stand a chance to be amongst the participants that…

Electronic Payment company, Interswitch has called on students from Senior Secondary Schools to register for the InterswitchSPAK 3.0 National Science competition on the InterswitchSPAK portal henceforth. The call becomes necessary after the success of the last edition, which was aimed at re-igniting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) subjects among secondary school students. “We at Interswitch are committed to inculcating knowledge, coupled with improving the standard of education in Nigeria. We are very passionate about encouraging more girls to take up STEM subjects.  The good thing is, there has been an increase in the number of girls participating in the…