Author: ITPulse

The 2019 World Summit Awards has come and gone, Mr. Amos Emmanuel, WSA Eminent National Expert for Nigeria presents to you the national nominees from Nigeria, winners of awards and their solutions. In 2019, numerous innovative people in Nigeria, using digital solutions to take action on local issues applied for the global UN World Summit Awards competition on local innovation with high impact on society. Combining an ongoing series of international events, activities and research with a global network of partners, experts, social entrepreneurs, digital policy think thanks and major collaborations, Programos’ Innovationbed. Africa initiative leverages the World Summit Awards…

A new hassle-free bus hailing platform, PlentyWaka is going live in Lagos today, and will offer daily commuters the ability to move from point A to B in comfort, style and safety with a few taps on their mobile device. Owned and launched by Crowdyvest, an impact-driven platform that connects its members to multiple sponsorship opportunities, PlentyWaka is a real-time bus sharing solution that is evolving the way commuters enjoy convenience, safety and comfort in their daily rides. The PlentyWaka buses at the launch Speaking at the launch in Lagos, the company’s Managing Director, Johnny Enagwolor, noted that PlentyWaka is…

Coderina Education and Technology Foundation have entered into a partnership with Google to initiate CSFirst Code Club to over 100 schools and community centres. The CSFirst Code Club will offer trainings free of charge and facilitate CSFirst & Online Safety curriculum to over 3000 youths across Nigeria. CSFirst curriculum which is the main component of the code club is a specialized curriculum by Google based on the programming language, Scratch from MIT, which helps kids and youth to become equipped with 21st century coding skills, problem-solving, critical thinking and creativity thereby empowering them to be able to contribute to personal…

Mr. James Agada, a former Chief Executive Officer of CWG Plc, Nigeria’s largest system integration company, has been billed to deliver the keynote address at the South East Cybersecurity Conference, scheduled to hold in Enugu next month. The organizer of the event, Techcode Nigeria Limited, while disclosing this in a press statement, noted that the event was was launched to inform Governments and the private sector in the South-Eastern part of the country about cyber threats and show them ways they can stay safe online. This year’s edition is also expected to welcome special guests such as the Chairman, Southeast…

A Nigerian startup has unveiled PhantFashion, an innovative online fashion directory that seeks to bridge the gap between fashion designers, dealers, and potential customers. PhantFashion provides the technology that enables Nigerians to easily access fashion. By simply logging in, users can choose their desired fabric and utilize advanced Artificial Intelligence technology to design and customize their clothing. This innovative process involves a simple step of standing in front of a camera. Once the design is finalized by the listed and verified tailors, they are promptly delivered to the customer’s doorstep. However, to get started which is free of charge, tailors…

Programmers’ Day is celebrated on the 256th day of each year. 256 is the number of distinct values that can be represented by an eight-bit byte. Usually, the 256th day is August 13th (except for leap year). But this year it is also Friday the 13th! What could go wrong, right? Since Friday the 13th is a common day for scary accidents, let’s imagine what would happen if all programmers would disappear this Friday. Not much at first To be honest, people wouldn’t notice the disappearance for quite some time. Most of the systems would work on their own for…

Mobile phones can put their owners at risk without them being aware of that. The device is looking for trusted Wi-Fi networks by always sending ‘joining requests’. Once it gets closer to a familiar router, it catches the Wi-Fi signal and the internet turns on. Even if this may be convenient, by sending ‘joining requests,’ a smartphone provides a lot of information about their owners and their home network. “The Wi-Fi signal of a mobile phone can reveal a lot of information. It indicates the internet spots to which the owner has ever connected the phone. If hackers find out…

Months after DHL opened shops in 20 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, the courier delivery company has announced that the innovative mobile and desktop platform is now available in 14 additional countries across the region, reaching 34 countries across the region. DHL said the addition is following the rapid increase in its user base. “Uptake on the DHL Africa eShop app has been remarkable over the last five months, not only from the number of downloads, but just as importantly, from an order perspective. This is why we’re excited to launch DHL Africa eShop in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad,…

In what can be described as a bullish return, Programos Software Group, an indigenous software solution company with expertise in the computerization of business transactions in the capital markets in Africa, notably Nigeria and Ghana, is today still a strong innovation contender in that space with its CloudIntegra solution. The Chief Executive Officer of Programos Software, Mr. Amos Emmanuel officially announced the comeback of the solution yesterday in Lagos at the Market Data Workshop 2019, which was organized by the Nigerian Stock Exchange. He explained that the solution had had some hitches, largely to piracy. But today, the CloudIntegra solution,…

Sentiments toward Apple product remained very high despite declining iPhone sales for the second consecutive quarter and the ongoing US-China trade war, GlobalData, an analytic company revealed. According to GlobalData’s Company Filing Analytics platform, which analyzes and showcases sentiments across companies and sectors, Apple’s revenue declined by 7.2 percent in the third quarter (Q3) ended June 2019, marking its second consecutive quarter of decline with its flagship product iPhone, which accounts for approximately 50percent of the company’s revenue. Apple has shown no signs of recovery in sales since the last three quarters. The sentiments, GlobalData attributed to the sales growth…