Author: ITPulse

At a 2-day roundtable on the use of Nigerian software in the financial/banking services sector in Lagos, stakeholders were unanimous in their judgment that indigenous software development and adoption are key to Nigeria’s economy. ITPulse’s Martin Ekpeke was there to capture the moments. The Nigerian home-grown software industry is shrinking and will ultimately die, except the players, including the regulators urgently come to the rescue by identifying companies with high demand for software solutions developed in Nigeria, and provide a platform for linking local software suppliers to end-users as an avenue to create and generate employment, income and wealth in…

The Managing Director, Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria Limited, Zhang Lulu, has reiterated that Huawei, a leading global Information and Communications Technology company is committed to achieving a fully connected and digitally inclusive Nigeria. Zhang Lulu disclosed this at a media parley in Lagos, stating that the company is focused on enhancing the availability, accessbility and affordability of ICT services by boosting ICT infrastructure with quality and innovative solutions tailored to local needs and equipping the youth with ICT knowledge and skills. Discussing the theme, ‘Connecting the Unconnected’, Mr. Zhang said exploring talents among Nigerians with great potential leads to development…

Less than six month after he was appointed Director Public Affairs, the Nigerian Communications Commission has announced Mr. Nnamdi Nwokike will be among other eleven senior staff of the Commission that will be retiring April 1. The Commission made the announcement today at the special valedictory executive management session held to herade their send forth. “This afternoon, we began the send forth process for 12 amazing and wonderful management staff who will exit the Commission effective from April 1, 2019 when they will commence their terminal leave of absence,” Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive…

A combination of lack of adequate infrastructure and connectivity and the absence of cross-border cooperation have been attributed to Africa’s failure in realizing its true digital economic pursuit. This, James Claude, CEO of Global Voice Group (GVG), a provider of IT solutions to governments and regulatory authorities, said can be overcome with a heightened cooperation between countries and their various regulators. “African governments have a crucial role to play in taking the continent to the next stage in its digital evolution, but right now many countries in Africa are individually working to increase their infrastructure and digital capabilities all by…

The Ag. CEO/MD CWG Plc, Mr Adewale Adeyipo joined other African Leaders recently in discussions that would allow the continent edge further towards building a more viable digital economy; which will ultimately turn Africa into a Technology driven knowledge-based economy. Adeyipo lent his voice to the clarion call, while participating at the 7th edition of the Africa CEOs Forum, holding in Kigali, Rwanda. He advocated for an inclusive ecosystem that can aid technological development on the continent. Adeyipo argues that Africa’s labour market is currently being disrupted as over 65 percent of primary school children today are likely to work,…

Securex West Africa, a leading exhibition brand across Africa has sealed a media partnership deal with ITPulse, one of Nigeria’s leading Information Communication Technology (ICT) news website for the 2019 West African Cybersecurity summit. The essence of the partnership for the Summit, which will hold at the Landmark Centre on the 16th & 17th of April in Lagos, is to see both Securex and ITPulse work closely towards a successful hosting of the annual event, which brings professionals to showcase their brands and companies. Speaking of the partnership, Jamie Pearson, Marketing & Operations Manager at Securex, noted that the 2-day…

… Displays technology solutions to solve traffic gridlocks, energy-efficiency, waste management Datacrest Technology Limited, an Information Technology and Software Development organisation that partners globally recognised Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), has unveiled its Smart City solutions in Nigeria. The Company introduced these solutions at the recently concluded Oracle Cloud Day 2019 held in Lagos, with a promise to assist Governments, Corporate Organisations and Individuals solve issues around traffic gridlocks, energy efficiency, and waste management. Speaking at the event, the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Datacrest, Mr. Kehinde Olashore said that as a data-driven company, they are passionate about…

The final year students of the Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Covenant University, Ota, last week paid a knowledge-seeking visit to CWG Plc, Nigeria’s largest system integration company. According to Engr. (Mrs) Abayomi-Alli Olusola, who led the students on the visit, is to give them a peek into what is obtainable in the IT sector and how they can compare notes with what is being taught in the University. Olusola, further explained that having heard and read so much about CWG Plc, the University management decided to have the students embark on the visit with the intention of exposing…

By Kester Omu With support from the African Union Commission, the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria has attained the status of Regional Internet Exchange for West Africa. This was made possible after it yielded to a call for proposals issued by the AU Commission, where it was given a grant through the African Internet Exchange System (AXIS) project to grow to become a regional internet Internet Exchange for West Africa. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos, Mr. Moses Bayingana, Project Manager, African Internet Exchange System Project of the AU Commission, said the call for proposals was made because countries…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said the subsidy arrangement that will allow the six licensed Infrastructure Companies (InfraCos) to put infrastructure across Nigeria and make broadband pervasive is ready and will be disbursed soon. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, disclosed this when he received a delegation from the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. According to Danbatta, the subsidy arrangement is part of the digital transformation agenda, which the NCC has put in place to augment the InfraCos’ capital expenditure (CAPEX). The USTDA team led by its Ag. Country…