Author: ITPulse

Ten lucky Nigerians from across the country, today in Lagos received an unprecedented prize of five million Naira (N5,000, 000) each after they emerged the winners of last week Better Life Billionaire Promo (BLB Promo), a novel initiative of NNB Capital & Investments Limited, a financial and investment advisory firm. At the brief ceremony, organized by the promoter of the BLB Promo, the winners also received certificates and mentorship on investment. Speaking after receiving her payment of N5, 000, 000, one of the winners, Mrs. Ifureuwem Umoeka, who travelled all the way from Akwa Ibom State, said she considered herself…

The Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD), has given thumbs up to President Muhammadu Buhari for his appointment of Dr. Isa Ali Pantami as the Minister of Communications. According to the President of the Centre, Dr. Bayero Agabi, the appointment of the former Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA is a testament of his enormous achievement at the agency. “Pantami is the first Director General of any of the agencies within the Ministry to be elevated to the position of the Minister of Communications. What that implies is that he will need little or no…

By Josephine Wawira The rise and growth of e-commerce in the world and primarily in Africa has created a lot of business opportunities, not only in urban but also in rural areas. The good news is that there is undoubtedly increased connectivity, reaching even the previously inaccessible remote villages across the continent and connecting them with e-commerce. Over approximately the past three years, the market has been noted to move substantially in the direction of developing logistics meant to tear down barriers for e-commerce penetration in rural markets. Consequently, online retailers can now reach customers in remote cities, while locals…

At a time when digitalization is providing the African continent with the opportunity to accelerate growth and rapidly expand struggling economies, countries in the continent have been urged to get a strategy in place and act quickly and decisively to become leaders on the global economic economy. This is one of the major takeaways from Siemens’s report titled ‘Dawn of Digitalisation and its Impact on Africa.’ The report, which was unveiled in conjunction with Frost & Sullivan, puts together a comprehensive research project outlining the current state of key industries across the continent and identifying challenges and opportunities. It considers…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), yesterday in Abuja during the ITU’s 1st Digital African Week, disclosed that it has approved dedicated spectrum for Fifth Generation (5G)  deployment trial  in Nigeria. The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive, NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, who disclosed this in an opening remarks at the event, also assured that the Commission was well positioned to jump-start trial of 5G deployment in the country. He noted that such a regulatory move is also consistent with Nigeria’s Vision 20:2020, which recognises the importance and the imperatives of ICT, as part of the “new world order” and catalyst…

One of Nigeria’s financial institutions, Fidelity Bank Plc has partnered Gazelle Academy and Bayero University Kano to empower over 200 youths in Kano State with entrepreneurial skills, saying the training programme is consistent with its unbridled commitment to youth empowerment, The week long training programme is organized under the Fidelity Youth Empowerment Academy stream 5 (YEA 5), and seeks to equip undergraduates with requisite skills, know-how, and capabilities needed to take start businesses even whilst in school. “The essence of the skills acquisition programme is primarily, to offer undergraduates of tertiary institutions with vocational skills and enterprise training needed to…

Google Search processes more than 40,000 search queries every second. Google’s search engine is the most used across all platforms, with more than 5.4 billion searches each day and 1.9 trillion searches per year. Using Google can be straightforward, whether you are doing academic research for assignments as a student, finding out about competitors as a business person or just for entertainment. Google Search’s Web, Image, Video, News, Maps and More tabs help ensure you get the kind of results you are after. However, Google Search offers more ways to get even better results. Here are 5 things you didn’t…

African-owned communications services company, MainOne has extended its submarine cable services to the West African country of Senegal. In making the announcement via a tweet, MainOne said it decided to extend the submarine cable to Senegal as part of its effort to deliver innovative telecoms and network solutions to companies in West Africa. “We are happy to announce the landing of the MainOne submarine cable into Senegal in partnership with @CI_Orange & @GroupeSonatel,” it announced via its twitter handle @Mainoneservice. It added that the cable lands months ahead of schedule aboard the Pierre de Fermat vessel, arriving from Brest, France…

Nigeria, through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will today in Abuja, country’s federal capital territory, host the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) on a four-day 1st Digital African Week Conference. The event, which is scheduled to hold at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja is expected to bring together leading Specialists – from top policy-makers to engineers, designers, smart city planners, government officials, regulators, standards experts and the academia. “This Conference is first of its kind, and it will bring together, everybody that has a role in the fast growing telecommunications industry in Africa,” a statement signed by Mr. Henry Nkemadu Director,…

While the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) is set to impose 5 percent Value Added Tax on Nigerians, who make online payments via bank cards, the Egyptian government is about to finalize a new draft law on income tax, including the application of tax on social media ads and digital platforms. Reactions have trail both country’s move, with some stakeholders describing it as an attempt to stifle the relatively burgeoning eCommerce and online payment space in Africa. Read also: Expert faults FIRS’s 5% tax for online purchases While the move in Nigeria can be seen as a political statement…“We are…