Author: ITPulse

<strong><a href=”http://itpulse.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/super.jpg”><img class=”alignleft size-medium wp-image-826″ src=”http://itpulse.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/super-300×173.jpg” alt=”super” width=”300″ height=”173″ /></a></strong>Following the down turn in the international price of crude oil and its effect on oil dependent economy like Nigeria, Oluwatayo Alofun, the media interface at Supermart. ng, an online grocery store has urged the President Muhammadu Buhari to focus on trade and commerce as part of efforts to diversify the economy. Oluwatayo said trade and commerce is fast becoming an indispensable component of the non-oil sector of the Nigerian economy, revealing that the wholesale and retail space currently accounts for about $100 billion. He quoted a report by McKinsey, which…

<strong> </strong> MTN Nigeria has said an average Nigerian spend 5.5 percent of their monthly income before they can be able to purchase a mobile phone. Olusegun Salami, senior manager, Transmission Access Planning at MTN Nigeria stated this in a presentation he made at the Nigeria Information and Communications Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA) quarterly seminar series held in Lagos last week. According to him, this has greatly hindered the penetration of smartphone in the country, where only about 12 million out the 150 million active mobile subscribers have access to smartphones. “Per capital income in an average Nigeria home is low,…

<strong> </strong> Speakers for this year’s Innovation Dinner scheduled to hold in Lagos, Nigeria on the 16 of September 2015 have been confirmed by the organizers. The theme of this year’s edition is ‘Transform to Better Perform: Information Technology’s role in driving competitive advantage, customer value and business growth in an uncertain economic environment’. The Innovation Dinner series is a premier gathering for IT Executives across all industries in Africa. Designed for Africa’s IT professionals, entrepreneurs and senior business people, the event provides a great opportunity for networking, acquiring information and strategic planning. It is being organized by IT News Africa, with sponsorship…