Author: ITPulse

Google Assistant has been rated as the best top performing real time voice translator, beating Skype and Apple’s Siri. In the benchmark, conducted by One Hour Translation (OHT), Google scored the highest – 4.54 out of 6, Skype second (4.32) and Siri third (4.09). Google was the best in Japanese (4.01), German (4.5) and Spanish (4.8), while Siri led in French (4.87). OHT, an online platform which provides translations in more than 100 languages and 3,000 language pairs, used expert in-house linguists to compare the performance of Skype Translator, Google Assistant and Apple’s Siri in translating business and tourism expressions…

In the last two years, Artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things and data centers were the key drivers behind mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity, data and analytics company, Globaldata can report. In the latest report titled ‘Merger & Acquisition in Technology, Media and telecoms (TMT), Globaldata noted that in 2018, the total transaction value of M&A deals announced in the global TMT sector reached $630bn, up 23 percent from 2017 and significantly ahead of other markets in both 2017 and 2018. “Running any business today requires an understanding of all disruptive threats – and most of these threats come…

In furtherance of the empowerment of women in Nigeria, especially widows, First Bank of Ngeria Limited has sealed a partnership with the International Women Society (IWS), an organization that work for the advancement of women of all races. This is even as the bank has promised to empower 500 widows in 2019 as part of its Corporate Social Responsibilities and Sustainable Week (CSR), after empowering 125 widows as identified by the International Women Society (IWS). The empowerment, according to Firstbank will help the widows to grow their micro-medium scale businesses. “The partnership with International Women Society is designed to advance the…

Nigerian government at all levels has been urged to leverage the expertise, technology provides to improve its leadership, as the solution the society largely need to run efficiently and effectively is embedded in technology. This advice was given on Sunday by some stakeholders at a forum with the theme ‘An Evening of Conversation on Moral Leadership.’ organized by Eko Innovation Centre, Acumen and African Venture Philanthropy Alliance. First to give the advice is Ms. Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Acumen, a non-profit impact investment fund with over 15 years’ experience in investing in social enterprises that serve…

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), in its report has tipped Seamfix, Nigeria’s based identity management solution provider as one of the companies to watch out for in Africa in 2019, noting that the company is poised to inspire the continent through identity and data management. This is the second edition of London Stock Exchange Group’s report, where the continent’s most inspirational and dynamic private, high-growth companies that are affecting and Inspiring the African market in different special ways are recognized and highlighted. The London Stock Exchange Group sees Seamfix’s growth rates and their unique potential to transform the…

For the past seven years, The Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) has evolved into an inclusive Internet policy dialogue mechanism contributing to national development. In a bid to Shape the digital future in Nigeria, the Nigeria Internet Governance Forum Multi-stakeholders Advisory Group (NIGF-MAG), comprising of the Federal Ministry of Communications (MoC), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), Internet Society Nigeria Chapter (ISOC NG), DigitalSENSE Africa Media, Creative Technology Development International (CTDL), and Global Network for Cyber Solution (GNC), in collaboration with the Internet community stakeholders is holding the 2019 Internet Governance…

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday at the Eko Innovation Centre, assured that going by the technology revolution across the world, Lagos State would soon turn into a smart city. The Governor, represented by his Deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, stated this while making a remark at a forum titled ‘An Evening of Conversation on Moral Leadership.’ organized by Eko Innovation Centre, Acumen and African Venture Philanthropy Alliance. According to the Governor, with a smart state, Lagos will be able to response to crime easily and have a seamless government process. To achieve this, he disclosed that the state will…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is joining other regulatory bodies in Africa to combat the menace of fake and counterfeit Information and Communications Technology devices in the continent. The regulatory bodies, according to the Nigeria’s telecom regulatory body are the African Telecommunications Union (ATU), West African Telecommunications Regulatory Assembly (WATRA) and Mobile and Wireless Forum (MWF). NCC’s Director Zonal Operations, Amina Shehu disclosed this at a Stakeholders Sensitization Programme held today at Bwari, Abuja, on the hazardous effect of Non Type Approved Handsets on humans, Quality of Service and e-waste. Shehu noted that the objectives o the collaboration is to…

Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria Limited held an award ceremony at Sheraton Abuja to celebrate the achievement of some Nigerian students for their remarkable performance at the Huawei Global ICT Competition held in China, as well as launch and sign the MoU (between Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria Limited and National Information Technology Development Agency) for the 2019/2020 next edition. The award and launch ceremony had in attendance the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Vice Chancellors and representatives from 30 Nigerian universities, Ministry of Communication and the Ambassador of the People Republic of China to Nigeria. Speaking at the ceremony, the…

By Wale Oguntokun It was all, series of dissemination, of highly valued nuggets, garnered from over 30 years of international entrepreneurial experience in Europe, USA, Asia and Africa, passed on by Tunde Coker, MD, Rack Centre, to the attendee start-ups. This was at the 19th edition of CFA’s Startups Hangout that took place at the premises of GoDoHub, 53, Oladipo Bateye Street, GRA, Ikeja, on the evening of Thursday, July 4, 2019. Speaking to the start-up attendees at the event, Tunde advised them, not to make themselves indispensable because it will never make them to grow. “Making yourself indispensable, is the beginning…