Author: ITPulse

  The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), is set to train 100 women across Nigeria on digital literacy and digital jobs, which will ultimately bridge the digital divide and promote digital inclusion. The federal government agency, saddled with the responsibility of IT development and regulation in the country, said the training would address gender imbalance in ICT, where statistics have shown that women’s participation in ICT is less than 24 percent. “We in NITDA are determined to bridge the gap through special training programmes for women in addition to the usual ICT capacity development activities of which both men…

  Smile Nigeria has introduced a value adding service from its rich repertoire of value adding services, in a bid to delight its teeming subscribers. The free offering, according to the company is to make it possible for its customers to enjoy FREE 1GB data daily for 365days on a minimum of 500MB daily usage from their paid bundle. Aptly dubbed “Get 1GB FREE Daily for 365Days” the service is specifically designed for customers that have not used their Smile device in the last 90days. The service ensures that those who use a minimum of 500MB in a day from…

By Anthonia Ehanmo A number of people have asked what this is about, so I will use this opportunity to explain it to us all, so we are better prepared for subsequent programmes.The CWG D-Coder Initiative is an initiative that generally provides a platform for Senior Secondary School Students to interact with the Technology world, within a Professional setting, with the aim of preparing them for the reality of the work place. What birthed the concept? We were aware of certain challenges in the technology industry, these challenges ranged from having capable hands to fill certain positions within the industry,…

  Nigeria based startup UTRUCKIT.NG, with expertise in the provision of logistic solution has received the United Nations World Summit Award ​in​ ​the​ ​​SMART​ ​SETTLEMENTS​ ​&​ ​URBANIZATION​ ​category for 2017​ ​​at​ ​the World​ ​Summit​ Awards Winners’ ​Global​ ​Congress, held ​in​ ​Vienna​, Austrialia March 20-22 2018. Programos​ ​Foundation,​ Nigeria’s​ ​coordinating​ ​civil​ ​society​ ​organization​ ​for​ ​the​ ​United​ ​Nations based​ ​World​ ​Summit​ ​Awards​, ​which​ ​selects​ ​and​ ​promotes​ ​local​ ​digital​ ​innovation​ ​with​ ​high impact​ ​on​ ​improving​ ​society, disclosed in a statement. According to the statement signed by Mr Amos Emmanuel, Chief Software Architect/Chairman, Programos Software Group and Founder, Programos Foundation,​ UTRUCKIT.NG  was given the…

  Oradian, a financial inclusion company, is set to build its community of visionary microfinance institutions, microfinance banks and Cooperative Societies in West Africa, through the company’s toolset, which includes its cloud-based core banking system (CBS) Instafin, financial institutions are enabled to grow and reach more clients with digital financial services. The company’s mission – to boost financial inclusion by delivering the tools financial institutions need to reach more clients in rural communities – supports Nigeria’s goal to reach 80 percent financial inclusion by 2020 as stated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). According to Oradian Co-founder and Head…

  By Kester Omu As part of effort to achieve the goal of financial inclusion in Nigeria, some Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) have partnered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to expand shared agent network across the country. The target, according to the Managing Director, Access Bank Plc, who is the chairman of the body of Bank Chief Executive Officers, Mr Herbert Wigwe, is to reach 500,000 agent network that would offer basic financial services to Nigerians. Wigwe believes that, apart from providing financial services to the citizens, the partnership would also help to create over 500,000 new jobs over…

  We are living in exciting and innovative times with futuristic technology literally at our fingertips. But for the longest time, small to medium sized businesses were not serviced by the latest tech trends enterprises have been able to benefit from. That is, until now. In this article, we’ll explore these technology trends and how they will impact business in 2018 and beyond. So, what kind of things can this ‘smart’ tech do? Just 4 months ago, an AI machine managed to complete a University level math exam 12 times faster than it normally takes the average human.  How? Through…

  By Martin Ekpeke The Computer and Allied Product Dealers Association of Nigeria (CAPDAN), has disagreed with the reports that a great number of ‘UK Used’ smartphones, especially the iPhone brand, that are sold in openly in many Nigerian markets are stolen from the United Kingdom. United Kingdom based DailyMail and the TheSun have both reported that mobile phones stolen on the streets of Britain, are shipped to Nigeria, African oil rich country, where they are openly displayed in markets and sold for prices less than that of western prices. Dailymail believes that this racket has been easy because Nigeria…

  By Martin Ekpeke The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has given an explanation why it is seeking court interpretation of the powers of the National Assembly to exercise oversight functions on Telecommunications Companies in the country. According to the umbrella body of telecom companies in Nigeria, its members have been facing a series of summons from different committees of both the upper and lower legislative chambers, which has inadvertently impacted negatively on their ability to focus on their core business operations. “The NASS’ insistence on attendance of CEOs at such session is without consideration of these…

  As part of its commitment to reward performance, discipline and productivity, Skye Bank has promoted over 875 workers, after its 2017 annual staff performance review. The bank in a statement by the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Tokunbo Abiru, said the 875 staff deserved the promotion due to their dedication, commitment and conscientiousness, which have led to productivity by the bank. “Your promotions, which are well deserved, come as a reward for dedication, commitment and conscientiousness, which you have exhibited over time in your diverse responsibilities” the statement reads. The promotion, according to the bank cuts across  cadres, and…