gidiMonsta:

You're so on point, its soooo easy to pass the 3 exams that make you an OCP nowadays that you'll find people who can't create a simple loopback adapter on windows claiming they're Oracle professionals and you expect organisations to place their balls in the hands of these novices?

There are oracle jobs in Nigeria but sadly lost to expatriates (Indians) and man-know-man backroom employments.

u are right,but how many Nigerian ICT professionals have been given the chance to prove what they can do?

ekt_bear:

What is CCNA?

it means cisco certified network administrator

garripack:

YOU CAN GO ON TO (NIIT) OR (APTECH) TO THOSE SKULS RE MORE PRACTICAL

i doubt it! i have taught in one of those schools mentioned (would not mention name to save their face) with a lab of no working computers,when there we had to bring up just 6computers, forget NIIT/APTECH for practical, practical is practice u do for urself, get jobs, do some for free, do some for change, the challenges u meet are real life and u get to practice that way.

free2ryhme: yeah there is enuff hope. you can go to Ijebu-Igbo and start your own shrines

There's hope

u are right,but how many Nigerian ICT professionals have been given the chance to prove what they can do?

Many Nigerian ICT professionals cram dumps and pass certifications. I have interviewed many Oracle certified ICT professionals. When I give them a real-world practical problem on production environment to solve, they flop. I ask them, how did you get this certification? They make up excuses. They studied materials and passed it.

The truth is: Technology is advancing in Nigeria. No more rooms shabby certifications. Companies really want your expertise and not paying you for certifications.

Bams95: Please people,
what hope do oracle DBAs have in getting jobs in Nigeria?
Is there any prospect in being an oracle DBA?
Are companies in Nigeria really using Oracle at the moment?
and what hope for the inexperienced oracle professionals in Nigeria, because it seems the
very few jobs that are available are for oracle DBAs with years of experience.

please i need your contributions.

I am an I.T Professional for many years in Nigeria and I can tell authoritatively that Oracle DBA track is a very lucrative and exciting career path.
Oracle DBAs are amongst the best paid I.T professionals in this country.
But in every field of endeavour one chooses, one needs to be passionate and very good at it.
The generally mistake people make in choose an I.T track to specialise in is that one start looking for a profitable one.
That is a mistake. When deciding what to do, consider the following.

Are you passionate about it ?Because it is passion and interest that puts one apart from their peers.
Can you cope with the long gruelling hours it takes to do the work?
What are the things/Skills I need to do acquire to be the best at this.

Don't worry about money .Once you are good, money will come.
I hope that helps.

Trust me. I.T is a practical job .Nobody is going to pay you to sit down and do nothing.

nigga_guy:
I am an I.T Professional for many years in Nigeria and I can tell authoritatively that Oracle DBA track is a very lucrative and exciting career path.
Oracle DBAs are amongst the best paid I.T professionals in this country.
But in every field of endeavour one chooses, one needs to be passionate and very good at it.
The generally mistake people make in choose an I.T track to specialise in is that one start looking for a profitable one.
That is a mistake. When deciding what to do, consider the following.

Are you passionate about it ?Because it is passion and interest that puts one apart from their peers.
Can you cope with the long gruelling hours it takes to do the work?
What are the things/Skills I need to do acquire to be the best at this.

Don't worry about money .Once you are good, money will come.
I hope that helps.

Trust me. I.T is a practical job .Nobody is going to pay you to sit down and do nothing.

thank you

Yea, I know no one will pay me to learn all dis things buh before going into d game...I would want to know more about it...if I had known that oracle is not dat commercial..wouldn't have wasted time and resources on it...if u know any company where I could just be an intern...I would really appreciate

hotwax:

Many Nigerian ICT professionals cram dumps and pass certifications. I have interviewed many Oracle certified ICT professionals. When I give them a real-world practical problem on production environment to solve, they flop. I ask them, how did you get this certification? They make up excuses. They studied materials and passed it.

The truth is: Technology is advancing in Nigeria. No more rooms shabby certifications. Companies really want your expertise and not paying you for certifications.

I appreciate your contribution. i went for training,i studied hard to know more about what i was taught,i did the exams.so its not abt the certification.moreover,its posible for anybody to sit for ocp exam but its not possible for anybody to have OCP certificate without going through an Oracle approved training center.I did my training at an Oracle approved training center in Lagos here.so its not about dumps or certificates,its about what i have passion for.

wonlasewonimi:

MS Access shouldn't be used as the back end if you deal with sensitive information be it small annd large organisation. I heard a bank was using it. Don't know how far it's true.


Central Certified Nursing Assistant

at bolded.

which is appropriate for a married woman with kids... networking, programming, webdesign, hardware maintenance, database management, pls advise
note: I read Comp. Sci at Uni. thanks all.

obyikye: which is appropriate for a married woman with kids... networking, programming, webdesign, hardware maintenance, database management, pls advise
note: I read Comp. Sci at Uni. thanks all.

IT is IT. There's no IT course made specially for pregnant people or people with kids or people with craw craw. All na the same.

Bams95: thanks for ur reply.am in Nigeria,infact in Lagos.its not only the fact that i have OCP CERTIFICATE,i can use the oracle database effectively.i can use the various tools such as PL/SQL,SQL,RMAN.I can do various database administration tasks.but the problem is its just difficult to get an Oracle job.i would love to work as an oracle person but most companies prefer to employ people that have worked in an oracle environment before.I am even ready to work FREE(without salary) just to get the experience.

just like u bro! I'm OCP certified and I can tell u I understand much of oracle, PL/SQL, RMAN, ASM etc! I'm even good with Unix administration (RHEL, SOLARIS, FEDORA) been searchin for a job for sometime nw! But no hope at site! Still on it duo, just believin, My pain is that I'm loosin steam! Cos I feel every thin is just wastin away! Sometimes I'm even tempted to think that IT is overhyped in this country! Y ask for experience when u can get a job; be paid atleast a quarter of the real salary yl u prove to who ever that underating others is a mistake!

afam4eva: There are only a few companies that use Oracle in Nigeria and they're mostly multi-nationals. The only bank i know that uses Oracle is Zenith. There jusr aren't jobs for Oracle Database Administrators(DBA).

why make this claim. Many companies use oracle, all banks in Nigeria uses oracle as their database platform. @ Poster there is hope for you. As a matter of fact you can get a job as quick as possible. Just submit your C.Vs to Banks, Oil Companies and I.T firms. I will suggest I.T firms where you can get the necessary experience you need.

omosexy1:

why make this claim. Many companies use oracle, all banks in Nigeria uses oracle as their database platform. @ Poster there is hope for you. As a matter of fact you can get a job as quick as possible. Just submit your C.Vs to Banks, Oil Companies and I.T firms. I will suggest I.T firms where you can get the necessary experience you need.

You're lying and you know it. Very few companies use Oracle and most of them already have DBAs and co-DBAs.

nigga_guy:
I am an I.T Professional for many years in Nigeria and I can tell authoritatively that Oracle DBA track is a very lucrative and exciting career path.
Oracle DBAs are amongst the best paid I.T professionals in this country.
But in every field of endeavour one chooses, one needs to be passionate and very good at it.
The generally mistake people make in choose an I.T track to specialise in is that one start looking for a profitable one.
That is a mistake. When deciding what to do, consider the following.

Are you passionate about it ?Because it is passion and interest that puts one apart from their peers.
Can you cope with the long gruelling hours it takes to do the work?
What are the things/Skills I need to do acquire to be the best at this.

Don't worry about money .Once you are good, money will come.
I hope that helps.

Trust me. I.T is a practical job .Nobody is going to pay you to sit down and do nothing.

I like ur contribution bro! When I finished my trainin even without the certification, I wanted to prove a point to someone! That opportunity never came! Though I'm passionate about want I learnt and knw! Hw do I stay ontrack without diffusing off! I want a job as a DBA or SA! For any pay cos I want to make a mark! Prove to some white or dark dude that it isn't about getting some paper! Its about who fix things first!

Geomac:
Yes, you can

Do you have any materials that can help me do self-study on MSSQLSERVER?

Any hope for someone with sap business object

do companies in Naija use business object to report

I ve got technical skills in SAP Business Intelligence (BI), Sap BO, PL/ SQL, Crystal report, Xcelcius and one year UK Business analysis experience to top it up an MSC in project Management with distinction from the Uni of Sunderland (UK)

Any hope for peeps like me in naija and how to go about it

thanks

charlsecy4:

Do you have any materials that can help me do self-study on MSSQLSERVER?

Go here http:///forum/index.php?topic=152 for database study materials.

ekt_bear: I am a bit surprised that MSSQL seems to be more relevant than Oracle in Nigeria. The opposite is true in most other places, no? Oracle is the top dog in most markets.

In Nigeria, most things work the other way round. For examples, in more advanced countries, Insurance Companies normally own Banks, but in Nigeria, however, most Insurance Companies are Subsidiaries of Banks.

If you steal in billions of Naira, you will be set free, but if you steal in hundreds or thousands, you will land in jail.

Diversify yourself. IT is all about diversiction.

You wont be an attractive hire if all you can do is oracle tins.

dayo1401: Any hope for someone with sap business object

do companies in Naija use business object to report

I ve got technical skills in SAP Business Intelligence (BI), Sap BO, PL/ SQL, Crystal report, Xcelcius and one year UK Business analysis experience to top it up an MSC in project Management with distinction from the Uni of Sunderland (UK)

Any hope for peeps like me in naija and how to go about it

thanks

You better stay put and earn your top dollar. Do these ones know the value on-demand reports.

nigga_guy:
I am an I.T Professional for many years in Nigeria and I can tell authoritatively that Oracle DBA track is a very lucrative and exciting career path.
Oracle DBAs are amongst the best paid I.T professionals in this country.
But in every field of endeavour one chooses, one needs to be passionate and very good at it.
The generally mistake people make in choose an I.T track to specialise in is that one start looking for a profitable one.
That is a mistake. When deciding what to do, consider the following.

Are you passionate about it ?Because it is passion and interest that puts one apart from their peers.
Can you cope with the long gruelling hours it takes to do the work?
What are the things/Skills I need to do acquire to be the best at this.

Don't worry about money .Once you are good, money will come.
I hope that helps.

Trust me. I.T is a practical job .Nobody is going to pay you to sit down and do nothing.

I second that. Oracle OCP is one of the most lucrative certification not only in Nigeria but worldwide. I was surprised that someone is asking 'Any Hope For Oracle Professionals In Nigeria?' I was even more surprised reading most of the responses on page 1. Just typical of a lot of Nigerians having an opinion on something they know nothing about.

I started out as an Oracle DBA before moving on to other fields. I have a lot of friends who also started as DBA and many are still DBAs, some working in Nigeria and many working overseas on the basis of being OCP. As an example, one of those working in Nigeria as a DBA earns over 1.5M naira a month.

I didn't start out in training school but in a bank junior dba role and pursued certification later. Most of my friends pursued certification then start out in training schools which are good networking ground for landing better jobs - lots of the students are already DBAs and give you info when there is a new role going. A lot of the jobs are not advertised but you always hear about new roles from your network if you're already working as a DBA. So like AJ said, start at a training school and let your students know you're open to new opportunities. If you're really good, you should get a good one! I personally do not know anyone who was OCP who didnt eventually do very well.

afam4eva: There are only a few companies that use Oracle in Nigeria and they're mostly multi-nationals. The only bank i know that uses Oracle is Zenith. There jusr aren't jobs for Oracle Database Administrators(DBA).

VERY UNTRUE ... Almost all the banks were using Oracle Database until 2008. My former Coy sold to at least 5 of them and i worked with Oracle for 2 year

pluto04:


I second that. Oracle OCP is one of the most lucrative certification not only in Nigeria but worldwide. I was surprised that someone is asking 'Any Hope For Oracle Professionals In Nigeria?' I was even more surprised reading most of the responses on page 1. Just typical of a lot of Nigerians having an opinion on something they know nothing about.

I started out as an Oracle DBA before moving on to other fields. I have a lot of friends who also started as DBA and many are still DBAs, some working in Nigeria and many working overseas on the basis of being OCP. As an example, one of those working in Nigeria as a DBA earns over 1.5M naira a month.

I didn't start out in training school but in a bank junior dba role and pursued certification later. Most of my friends pursued certification then start out in training schools which are good networking ground for landing better jobs - lots of the students are already DBAs and give you info when there is a new role going. A lot of the jobs are not advertised but you always hear about new roles from your network if you're already working as a DBA. So like AJ said, start at a training school and let your students know you're open to new opportunities. If you're really good, you should get a good one! I personally do not know anyone who was OCP who didnt eventually do very well.

Thanks for your advice.

I am an Oracle DBA majored in database security and audit. Yes you can get a job at least I did and a host of others. I work in a bank and I can tell you dat all banks in Nigeria use oracle as their back-end DB. I've been a dba for like 6 years now. I will share my experience with you. When I finished my training I started up as a lecturer where I hapened to have inspired one of my students who went and told his boss at the bank where he worked dat I could be very useful in their dept as they had a big challenge auditing d banks Oracle db. I was just called for a chat and they were impressed. The rest is history. Wish you good luck

As a beginner u have to first brush up ur skills(u'll need it for the interview). Start by being a resouce person (ie lecturer). Dat will definitly get u noticed if ur good. I lectured for 2yrs.

I am an Oracle Applications DBA which is a combination of an Oracle DBA and an Administrator of Oracle e-business suite of applications and I must say that it has been a very rewarding profession. I must confess that I did not know much about it when did my first Oracle certification (Internet Application development) in 2002. Back then, I was always interested in Programming and therefore,opted for the Oracle Application development option. This sparked my interest in Programming with Java and c++. I got my first big break as a student when One of the old generation banks was migrating from Foxpro to Oracle 9i database and Oracle forms.But not too many companies could afford this at the time so I had to fall back on my programming and internet application development skills to source for freelance jobs. During this time, i did my second Oracle certification as a DBA and moved to an IT firm. From the IT firm, I moved to a new generation bank which was not even using Oracle but Sybase database for their banking Applications (Equinox). I participated in several integrations with e-payment switches, etc and obtained a sysbase DBA certification. From there i moved to another bank as a senior Oracle DBA managing Finacle. I am currently certified as an Oracle Applications DBA and Applications manager managing Oracles suite of products and other vendor applications for a renowned TELCO firm in the Arab Emirates, covering several countries.

Really..Need I say more

Mr. Globe:

you should have done CCNA

please ooh is CCNA different 4rm Oracle DataBase?
B4 now I thought they were d same thing,plz a professional in d field shud plz explain d difference to me.
Thanks.

Inova: I am an Oracle DBA majored in database security and audit. Yes you can get a job at least I did and a host of others. I work in a bank and I can tell you dat all banks in Nigeria use oracle as their back-end DB. I've been a dba for like 6 years now. I will share my experience with you. When I finished my training I started up as a lecturer where I hapened to have inspired one of my students who went and told his boss at the bank where he worked dat I could be very useful in their dept as they had a big challenge auditing d banks Oracle db. I was just called for a chat and they were impressed. The rest is history. Wish you good luck

As a beginner u have to first brush up ur skills(u'll need it for the interview). Start by being a resouce person (ie lecturer). Dat will definitly get u noticed if ur good. I lectured for 2yrs.

your words are encouraging.thanks.i wish you luck in your career.

Well, branch out...

afam4eva:
You're lying and you know it. Very few companies use Oracle and most of them already have DBAs and co-DBAs.

He's not lying ALL BIG BANKS and Major TELCOS IN NIGERIA use Oracle as their back-end db. Stop arguing with people that actually know what they're talking about.