Author: ITPulse

A Nigerian, Dr. Oyedokun Oyewole, has been appointed as a member of the Advocacy Expert Group (AEG) of the International Council on Archives (ICA). Oyewole is the President and founder of the Records and Information Management Awareness Foundation (created in 2004); President, Chair and founder of the Board of the Institute of Information Management (created in 2010) and Chairman and founder of the International University of Information Management (created in 2018). He will join the ICA Advocacy Expert Group for the term 2019-2022 which is charged with promoting the importance of archives within society and promoting the ICA’s Universal Declaration on Archives (UDA); surveying,…

The 5th United Nations Solutions Summit will have the presence of Tech4Dev, a firm that developed a solution aimed at bridging the digital and technology knowledge divide between men and women. The solution, Women Techsters is the only Nigerian solution selected for the Summit, which is a catalytic gathering at the United Nations Headquarters during UN General Assembly Week. Women Techsters is empowering girls and women across Africa with varying degree of digital, deep tech, and soft skills required within the technology ecosystem. The goal is to train 5 million Africa women on coding skills by 2030. Selected for the…

In line with its ongoing West African expansion plans, MainOne today announced it has expanded its MDXi Data Centre facility in Accra Ghana. The company said the Data Centre, which will be based in Appolonia, 20 kilometers from the center of Accra, is expected to be ready for service in the fourth quarter of 2020. “We are pleased to announce the expansion of our data centre brand @MDX_i into Accra Ghana, in line with our ongoing West African expansion plans,” it announced via its Twitter handle @Mainoneservice. According to MainOne, the data centre will cater to the ever-increasing demand for…

Nigerian digital content distribution startup, Publiseer, has been selected for the ITU Magnet Accelerator Program taking place in Turkey from October 31 to November 5, 2019. ITU Magnet provides services and synergy environments to help late-stage entrepreneurs and startups who managed to turn their ideas into products grow. It is a global incubation center that brings start-ups together with potential customers, investors and business partners in the market. It provides training and mentoring about market penetration strategies, and accessing new investment networks. This announcement was made by Chidi Nwaogu, Co-founder and CEO of Publiseer, on his Twitter page on September…

By Muhammad Shamsudeen Idris We may all recall about a raging argument in the country over whether there are too many government agencies, perhaps with some having responsibilities that seem to overlap and different people seem to have different opinions over the matter and the argument will be one that will be with us for some time to come. However, a closer look into the issue would reveal a more lack of synergy between agencies of government than duplication of responsibilities after all some would feel that the numbers of the agencies could be an advantage in the area of…

The bullet chart has been described as a secret weapon for effective and efficient financial analysts. Bullet charts can be used as an alternative to dashboard gauge charts and are ideally suited for use in dashboards visualizing KPI (Key Performance Indicators) where they excel comparing actual results to forecasts. Bullet charts are currently considered to be one of the most effective graph types in the world. The design and recent use of the bullet chart or bullet graph seek to do away with the traditional chart or graph visual overhead, which can make analysis difficult to accomplish. This relatively new…

By Cyril Ilayah The Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) is set to launch a book that will evaluate the Nigeria’s telecommunications industry between 2015 – 2019. “The National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has concluded plans to embark on an evaluation exercise of the Nigerian telecom industry. The book is expected to cover between 2015 to 2019,” the umbrella body of all telecom operators announced in a press release. The book, which will be launched next year during the GSMA World Congress 2020, in Barcelona, Spain and afterwards in Nigeria, is meant…

The Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) in collaboration with United Kingdom based Instinct Wave have concluded arrangement to induct some telecommunications personalities into its Hall of Fame. These personalities are Mr. Wale Ajisebutu, Executive Chairman, 21st Century Technologies Limited, Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, Board Chairman, MTN Nigeria, Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, Secretary to the Government of Akwa Ibom State and Mr. Biodun Disu, Chairman, PPC Limited. According to a statement issued by ATCON’s Executive Secretary, Mr. Ajibola Olude, these telecom personalities will be inducted at thethird edition of the Nigeria Tech Innovation and Telecommunications Awards (NTITA) 2019, which is scheduled…

Nigeria’s largest system integration company, CWG Plc has assured its customers, neigbouring community and the general public that the company and its staff are safe after a fire incident that occurred in the early hours of yesterday, being September 23, 2019. In a statement issued and signed by Mrs. Anthonia Ehanmo, Group Head, Brand & Marketing Communications, CWG explained that the fire broke out within one of the premises, located at Lekki Phase 1, disclosing that the building affected currently serves as a storage unit for the location with a few personnel operating there. The statement added that immediate action…

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has secured the sum of $443million from foreign donors, such as the World Bank and the European Union, report says. The donation, according to Bloomberg, will afford NIMC to collect data nationwide, harmonise Nigeria’s database, which has been fragmented and give its citizens put at roughly 200 million identity numbers. “We have a thousand data centers across Nigeria, it’s not enough capacity to capture and provide identification for about 200 million Nigerians and non-Nigerians. This is why we are partnering with private sector and government agencies,” the report quoted Aliyu Aziz, Director General of…