Author: ITPulse

  The president of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), Prof. Adesola Aderounmu has been scheduled to speak on Information and Communications Technology, being central ideas towards shaping and growing any nation, at this year’s ICT for National Development and its Sustainability (ICT4NDS2018). “I will be speaking at the 1st International Conference (ICT4NDS2018) with the theme: ICT for National Development and its Sustainability. I will be discussing central ideas on ICT and how to use them to shape the growth of our nation,” Aderounmu announced via his Facebook page. ICT4NDS2018 is the 1st International Conference , which is being organized by…

  Africa’s premium Data Centre, Rack Centre has been declared as a finalist in two categories in this year’s Data Centre Solutions Awards in the United Kingdom for the second-year running. The finalist categories are ‘Excellence in Data Centre Services Award’ and ‘Data Centre Hosting/co-location Supplier of the Year’, global recognition of RackCentre’s leadership and innovation in the global Data Centre industry and ground breaking local cloud hosting ecosystem “CloundonGround™”. Commenting on the development, Ayotunde Coker, Managing Director of Rack Centre, said :It is great news that Rack Centre’s dedication to significantly raise the quality threshold for the African data…

  People addicted to smartphones are more likely to feel depressed, anxious and lonely, a study has found. Researchers said that overuse of smart phones is just like any other type of substance abuse. “The behavioural addiction of smartphone use begins forming neurological connections in the brain in ways similar to how opioid addiction is experienced by people taking Oxycontin for pain relief – gradually,” said Erik Peper from San Francisco State University in the US. In a survey of 135 students, the researchers have found that students who used their phones the most reported higher levels of feeling isolated,…

  One of Nigeria’s biggest online mall, Konga and Africa’s pioneer composite eCommerce company, Yudala have during the weekend announced the merger of business operations of the two companies in what industry watchers believe will alter the Nigeria’s commerce ecosystem. The announcement is coming, after Zinox Group, owners of Yudala.com acquired Konga.com in a deal worth about 10- 15 million dollars a few months ago. After the announcement, ITPulse considers nine things that must be noted. The merger will see them effectively become the biggest organized retail and e-commerce/marketplace outfit on the African continent, out-sizing Jumia who hitherto held sway…

  By Martin Ekpeke Search engine giant,  Google has unveiled a new application that would provide a lighter, faster, way to search, with everything you need just a tap away in Africa, where available records show 73 percent of smartphones are 1Gb RAM and below. Tagged Google Go, Google says having noticed that weak data connectivity, high data costs and low RAM or storage space often make it hard for people to get the most out of the internet, it decided to launch the application as part of its efforts to play a meaningful role in the daily lives of…

  By Martin Ekpeke The much talked about Ausso Leadership Academy, was yesterday unveiled in Lagos with the Founder, Mr. Austin Okere, saying the academy was established to fill gaps in the Nigeria’s business and entrepreneurship ecosystem. In his speech at the unveiling, Okere, who is also the Founder of CWG Plc, noted that a huge gap exists in the Nigeria’s business ecosystem due largely to the lack of a personalized mentorship program to complement what professors teach at the business schools. He said the Academy was set up to address present days market realities. “The need for resourcefulness and…

  Just like Facebook, Google also has been collecting data and that too of children, a coalition of 23 child advocacy, consumer and privacy groups, has claimed. The group has filed a complaint with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in this regard, according to The Guardian. The group, in its complaint, has alleged that despite the search-engine giant claiming that the video-sharing website is only for those aged 13 and above, Google is aware that children below that age use the site. The group says Google collects information on the kids and then put tailor-made ads on the website…

  By Martin Ekpeke A financial inclusion company,  Oradian yesterday said its cloud based toolset has been strategically designed to boost the operations of Microfinance banks, saving and loan companies, especially in the remote areas of the African continent. This toolset, according to Oradian is being used by more than forty financial institutions in Africa to reap the benefits of digitization and boost financial inclusion, which is part of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s 80 per cent financial inclusion target by 2020. Speaking to Journalists on the sideline of a Networking Dinner, organized by the company in Lagos yesterday, Oradian…

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), today signed a milestone Memoradum of Understanding that would see the two federal government regulatory agencies push payment systems in Nigeria. The agreement was signed at the apex bank headquarter in Abuja. The MoU takes serious cognizance of very crucial areas of collaboration between the two important regulators with respect to financial inclusion strategy, already being driven by the CBN. The strategy also provides responsibilities of the two organizations towards the achievement of government’s objective on payment systems, including but not limited to mobile money services. The…

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has expressed fears that the 2019 Nigeria’s general elections may be hampered by technology, going by the rates of election meddling via technology in some other countries. Yakubu, who was speaking yesterday at the opening ceremony of a conference attended by the Electoral Management Bodies of the ECOWAS member countries and the South African Development Community member states, noted to avert it, African countries must come together. “We are worried about the twin issues of communication and security given the high stakes of conducting elections in developing countries,”…