Author: ITPulse

In pursuit of a renewed thrust for leveraging the Digital Economy for National Economic Development, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)  has started the South West Zonal Women ICT Training and Empowerment programme at the Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti. The essence of the capacity building programme, according to NITDA is to close the existing Gender Digital Divide in Nigeria, promote job creation, financial inclusion and providing women with the necessary skills and tools to participate in the digital economy. Making a remark at the kick-off of the 5-day programme, the Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, disclosed that the programme…

By Banabas Igho If you are supervising an important ministry like that of communication, even without the recent fancy addition of “digital economy” to its name, and you still need a spokesperson to pen almost 2,000 words of polemics in order to project your image, then, your self-inflicted trouble is just starting in my reckoning. Before her latest outburst in the media, thoughtlessly blaming imaginary saboteurs for trying to stop her ‘unstoppable boss’, Uwa Suleman had issued a disconcerting diatribe in form of a press release, accusing all the critical stakeholders of the ministry her principal supervises including the media,…

The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) has harped on the need to implement the Presidential Executive Orders, as a means to develop the software industry in Nigeria. This is the unanimous view of participants at ISPON’s Roundtable on the ‘Future of Software in Nigeria’; where the practitioners stressed need to implement the Presidential Executive Orders series that started in May 2017 with Numbers E01, E02; E03 and subsequently EO4, EO5 etc., so as to improve local content in software applications in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Government of Nigeria. ISPON is the industry professional body for…

Winners of the 2019 National Company of the Year Competition (NCOY), Taidob College Abeokuta, which was organized by Junior Achievement Nigeria and sponsored by First Bank of Nigeria Limited, carted home four awards at the 2019 African Company of the Year competition, which took place in Ghana. Taidob College won the awards in the keenly contested competition, comprising representatives from 10 other Junior Achievement member countries in Africa, notably from the Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland), Ghana, Zambia, Gabon, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Botswana, Kenya and South Africa. Team Nigeria (represented by Taidob College) won the most awards of any other country…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), yesterday at the 2019 fourth quarter Open Forum of the NCC’s Industry Consumer Advisory Forum (ICAF) in Abuja, reiterated its commitment towards protecting telecom consumers against all forms of financial frauds. At the forum, which was well attended by institutional members of ICAF, stakeholders from the telecoms/ financial sectors; law enforcement agencies as well as consumer advocacy groups, Nigeria’s telecom regulator disclosed that it will fight the scourge of financial frauds through its multi-sectoral collaboration approach. NCC said the forum was convened to deliberate on financial frauds using the telecoms platform and what consumers need…

Nigeria’s CWG Plc was on Saturday in Lagos awarded the Technology Services & Support Company of the Year at the Nigeria Technology Awards (NiTA) ahead of the other five companies who were also shortlisted for the award category. Presenting the award to CWG, Mrs. Patience Tebowei, Chief Executive Officer of Phoges Tech, noted that the Technology Services & Support Company of the Year award to CWG is a general public endorsement of the company’s technology innovations, creativity, hard work and dedication. “We want to say congratulation to CWG Plc. We believe this is just the beginning of good things to…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has insisted that there is a need to have an implementable Accounting Separation Framework for the Nigerian Communications industry. The telecom regulator insisted on this today at a Workshop on Operators Capacity Building on the Framework For Accounting Separation For The Nigerian Communications Industry, holding at the Colonades Hotel, Ikoyi Lagos. According to Ms. Josephine Amuwa, NCC’s Director, Policy, Competition and Economic Analysis, the framework will outline the key principle and guidelines required tor the preparation and submission of Regulatory Financial Statements (RFS) for telecom operators. She disclosed that the Commission’s key objectives in implementing…

Human resources and management consulting firm, Workbarn Consulting has kick-started a Corporate Social responsibility initiative, which is targeted at guiding young Nigerian s to align their career goals for professional success. Tagged ‘CareerBanters With Ifeadi’, the initiative is the brainchild of Ifeadi Anigbogu, a human resource, advocacy and management professional. The first edition of the initiative was held recently at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. ‘CareerBanters With Ifeadi’ played host to over 30 young professionals who experienced intensive practical coaching sessions on how to get jobs and excel in their careers. Speaking on the initiative, the convener, Ifeadi Anigbogu…

Crop2cash, Nigerian technology startups, which specializes in the provision of agricultural solutions, has been selected amongst the ten most promising startups from the African continent and is set to compete for USD 500,000 in equity investment and other prizes. The startup was selected by Seedstars World, which is considered as one of the largest seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes during the latest edition Seedstars Summit Africa in South Africa. Other startups selected from the continent include Roque Online (Angola), Exuus (Rwanda), Pezesha (Kenya), OKO Finance (Mali), Nadji.bi Gambia (The Gambia), Nvoicia (Ghana), Vectra (South Africa),…

Padebi Ojomo shares how she successfully transitioned from traditional marketing to product marketing and my unique perspective on the industry’s evolution. In the ever-changing digital landscape, marketing professionals must adapt their skills and strategies to stay ahead of the curve. As an experienced marketer, I too have made the transition from traditional marketing to product marketing, discovering new challenges and opportunities in the process. This article will share my insights and lessons learned from this journey. I often say that marketing chose me rather than the other way around. My foray into marketing began in high school, where I sold…