Author: ITPulse

  The Consulate General of the United States of America in Nigeria, Mr. John Bray has challenged girls in Nigeria to be more involved in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics-related fields in higher education. This, Bray believes will help the girls who are sometimes shy away from these related fields to be more innovative and come up with solution that are capable of solving societal challenges. “You must be confident in your intelligence and demonstrate the determination and drive to succeed in any career path that you choose. Challenge yourselves, learn more about successful women in STEM fields, and draw…

  In a bid to offer converged broadband services to its clients, connectivity and data centre services provider, MainOne has announced a strategic partnership with Avanti, provider of satellite data communications services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The announcement, which was made on Friday at Nerds Unite, an annual IT conference hosted by MainOne, noted the partnership will improve broadband penetration across Nigeria by providing the latest KA-band based satellite communication services to enterprises located in remote areas of the country. According to MainOne’s Chief Executive Officer, Funke Opeke, the partnership with Avanti provides Nigeria the opportunity to…

  The African IXP Association, a group of Internet exchange point operators from across Africa said it is targeting 80 percent localization of Internet traffic by 2020 in Africa. “Our target is to localize 80% of Africa’s Internet traffic by 2020, and I believe we’re well on our way,” said Kyle Spencer, Co-Coordinator of the African IXP Association in a statement the group released in preparation for this year’s Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum, holding Mauritius later this year. The African IXP Association based its projection on Packet Clearing House’s reports that Africa currently sees the highest growth of domestic…

  East Africa country, Mauritius will host this year’s Peering and Interconnection Forum, an annual event that serves as a platform to develop the African Internet According to a statement issued by the organizers: Internet Society and African IXP Association (AFIX), the 10th annual Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum will be held in Port Louis, from 20-22 August, 2019 in collaboration with the local host, Rogers Capital. Attempt to make existing international content more accessible and remove barriers to content availability and distribution will be discussed at the forum. “AfPIF is the only event in Africa focused on building the…

  Social media giant, Facebook is making plans to employ approximately 100 people by the end of 2019, who will review the content on its platform in Hausa, Somali, Oromo and Swahili languages in Africa. This effort, which is in partnership with Samasource, one of the largest digital employers in East Africa and a leading social enterprise is part of continued effort to sustain its commitment to safety and security on the Facebook platform. “Over the years, we have made significant investments globally, and locally in ensuring that people see the content they want to see, and are aware of…

  The African Development Bank is presently facilitating a partnership with South Korea that will enable technology transfer to Africa in the area of Agriculture, Green growth, Smart urban transportation management and numerous business opportunities. The partnership was mulled in Seoul during a meeting on potential technology partnerships between Korea and Africa, where representatives of Busan Metropolitan City, Busan Techno Park and Korea’s Green Technology Center were present. “What we are facilitating is a win-win proposition,” noted Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank. He said the future is going to be an exponentially different future and that the…

  By Enitan Adekoya Skool Media, Nigeria’s based digital school promoter has given reasons why it is promoting the idea of making schools in Nigeria go digital, saying that will redefine the goals of education to transform how learning is practiced each day and make students and the teachers compete favourably among their peers across the world. The easiest and surest way to get the desired quality education in Nigeria is to create an enabling environment for both the teachers and the students. This formed Skool Media’s strategic plan in their quest to get education work again This is even…

  Students admitted into the CWG Academy for the 2019 session have expressed their excitement, saying they are being taught in the Academy what is capable of turning them into real Tech Guru very soon in Nigeria and anywhere in the world. One of the trainees, Pascal Amaechi, a graduate of electronics and electrical engineering from the Covenant University, who spoke with ITPulse, said having heard from a friend who passed through CWG Academy, has been very successful in the IT industry, hence, his reason to also participate in the 2019 session. He further stated that the experience so far…

Nigerian telecom regulator, the Communications Commission (NCC) has suspended the Do-Not-Disturb directive to Mobile Networks Operators. NCC said it took the decision as a result of the coming election so that the MNOs disseminate specific information on voter education on behalf of the Independent NationalElectoral Commission (INEC). The Commission however noted that in the process of inimplementing the suspension, MNOs are to be mindful of existing directives regarding the timing and regularity of such messages and the fact that the temporary suspension is only with regards to the specific messages on voters’education. The new directive to all MNOs and Value Added Service Providers…

  A combination of affordable data and handset would deepen connectivity and ultimately lead to financial inclusion in Nigeria, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), GTBank, Segun Agbaje has posited. The GTbank boss took this position yesterday during a presentation on Building the bank of the future at the Social Media Week (SMW) event in Lagos. Agbaje, who admitted that both Financial Technology firms and telecom operators are daily taking market share from the usual brick and mortal banks, urged the bank to leverage Artificial Intelligence banking process. “At this point, it will be pertinent for Mobile Network…