Author: ITPulse

Nigel Green, founder and chief executive of deVere Group, one of the world’s largest independent financial services and advisory organisations have urged world leaders to commit to Fintech. Green, who is part of the delegates heading to the Swiss mountain resort of Davos for the 50th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), starting on Tuesday, believes that for Fintech to thrive, world leaders need to make a big and bold commitment this year. “As it celebrates its landmark 50th year, the World Economic Forum 2020 has the opportunity to champion and enhance the transformation of business, which has been dubbed the…

…. Targets business transformation  CYBERCLOUD Platform, the first indigenous VMware Cloud Service Provider in Sub-Saharan Africa recently got extra accolades, following the addition of the blue VMware Cloud Verified now added to its partnership. VMware Cloud Provider Program Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa, Dave Funnell, who announced this new feat explained that “it means when you see the VMware Cloud Verified logo, you know you can easily access the full set of capabilities of VMware’s Cloud Infrastructure. Get the ultimate in cloud choice through flexible and interoperable infrastructure, from the data center to the cloud. Support all your apps – from existing…

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has disclosed that it loaned out over 10 billion Naira to support educational institutions in Nigeria last year. The premier and leading financial services provider said it carried out the loan service through its FirstEdu product, an educational solution created to enhance the educational facilities in schools with a view to improving the quality of education across the country. According to Chuma Ezirim, Group Executive, e-Business & Retail Products at First Bank of Nigeria Limited, FirstEdu is the right tool to boost various tiers of education in Nigeria; elementary, secondary and tertiary to the level…

Digital Economy Media Support Volunteers’ (DEMS Volunteers’), an NGO tracking all development activities in the nation’s public and private sector on the digital economy, has assessed activities of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva since his appointment and gave him a pass mark. A report released weekend in Lagos on the reforms adopted so far by the ministry in the last couple of months have shown marked departure from the way and manner the operations of the nation’s oil and gas sector had been. The Director-General of the NGO, Prince Stan Okenwa noted that “Starting from…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has given scholarships to 16 Masters degrees and one PhD candidates from Nigeria to advance their study in Information Technology related fields in Turkey. Addressing the students, who will be leaving Nigeria later today,  the Director-General of NITDA, Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, urged them to not only be Nigerian ambassadors but NITDA’s and their various families as well. The DG, who was represented at the event by the Director, Information Technology Infrastructure Solutions Dr. Usman Abdullahi Gambo, admonished the students to consider themselves extremely lucky to be selected among the over two thousand…

Today, everyone is talking broadband. Everyone is talking about the advantages, the benefits and need to make it more available and accessible. The importance is becoming more evident each passing day. Indeed, it is becoming general knowledge that as access to broadband internet grows, quality of life improves, productivity increases and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expands. The significance is immense. Reports indicate that a 10 percent increase in broadband penetration yields a 0.8 percent increase in GDP per capita. That is, increasing broadband penetration by 10 percent will automatically, almost double GDP per capita. GDP per capita is a measure…

The Nigerian government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)  with International Business Machines (IBM) West Africa, for the development of digital skills in Nigeria. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, who signed on behalf of the Federal Government, noted that the partnership with the tech giant gives impetus to the digital, innovation and Entrepreneurship skills of the economic development plan of the Federal Government. He added the agreement is a quantum leap in the Digital Economy strategy of the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. The MoU provides a platform to empower  Nigerian youths with…

Technology-driven vehicle hailing platform, PlentyWaka has launched new vehicles in a bid to expand its services to more routes in different parts of Lagos. This, the company has done by introducing the ‘Scan and Ride’ feature to allow its riders access to its premium services. The vehicle hailing service, which was launched into the transportation industry in September 2019 to provide hassle-free transportation to the everyday Nigerian at pocket-friendly rates, has also launched a new feature where both new and existing riders can simply take a ride, check-in and check out using the QR codes on the vehicles. This is…

The e-PIN of the 2020 UTME (Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination) and DE (Direct Entry) examinations are now available on the Quickteller platform. Thus, Parents and guardians of wards intending to sit for the examination can now obtain it  from the comfort of their homes. In a statement by Quickteller, Olawale Akanbi, Group Head, Quickteller Marketing, noted that The Quickteller platform simplifies the registration process and eliminates the previously cumbersome JAMB registration process faced by many candidates nationwide. “Quickteller, the consumer payment platform of Pan-African integrated digital payments company, Interswitch, has opened its platform for the sales of JAMB (Joint Admission…

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami and the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, yesterday in Abuja met with the Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. The meeting, it was disclosed is a follow-up to discussions on how to address the issue of Right of Way (RoW) and other similar challenges confronting the telecoms industry. Recall that 14 state governors and their agencies increased Right of Way charges, which is pegged at N145 per linear metre by the Federal Government. The states,…