jUeLiZ:
honestly the comments here just demoralize me..... I've started learning online...I plan to register on Aptech before the year ends for web development with python.... I'm just feeling discouraged now... please 🙏 advice me

AllenSpencer:


What Indians call cool money is not what you will call cool money.

Indians are cheap labour and why they are dominant in the industry.

You can use the expected wage of an American IT professional to hire 3 Indians, and still get same, or even better value

fastseo:


I don't understand what you are saying....
tech is big and enough room for you to make cool money rather than work for peanuts in the bank or any startup in nigeria except oil companies and big time multinational.


bro tech is the last hope of the common man. am a living witness . that's what i do and I earn 1.5 to 2m monthly

o123456789:
I disagree with you op tech is not a pyramid scheme that will crash one day, instead tech is growing stronger. I advice everyone who can read and write to learn cyber security today. Note that tech is self regulatory, meaning as a quark you cannot practice. There is no one sector that can employ every body.

jUeLiZ:
honestly the comments here just demoralize me..... I've started learning online...I plan to register on Aptech before the year ends for web development with python.... I'm just feeling discouraged now... please 🙏 advice me

AllenSpencer:


Naira?

You still underpaid, and you buttressing that point. I was receiving far more than that 13 years ago when the game was still banging.

The value is dropping. That’s my point.

I believe you not on the international stage and dont know what's playing. So if I offered you 3m/month, you still would believe I am doing you well? That's exactly what they doing with Indians, Pakistanis and Lebanese's, and they madly appreciate the pay.

fastseo:


Mr billionair I still don't know what you are talking about.....

what am saying is that tech is the the last hope of the common man.... the youth most especially now that unemployment is a problem in Nigeria.


I will advise those still standing on the fence to take a queue, get a course and learn something and start earning rather than working for 50k naira per month. or working as a contract staff in bank.


tech is not saturated there is still space to fit in..

am a living testimony

RobinRay:



"The surest way of making money during a gold rush is to sell shovels and pickaxes to wannabe miners"

Tech has made success stories in Nigeria no doubt, but it's been over-glamourized as a quick and easy career path to financial stability.

jUeLiZ:
honestly the comments here just demoralize me..... I've started learning online...I plan to register on Aptech before the year ends for web development with python.... I'm just feeling discouraged now... please 🙏 advice me

dreamxhaser:


Lolz, I smell envy from posts like this.

But una no still get the point. Only the best of the best makes it in tech. Even the plumbers you dey call, how many of them dey live comfortable. No be from hand to mouth dem dey live too. Just like tech, only the best of them makes it.

Unittyy:
It baffles me how unemployed and frustrated graduate think they can hurriedly take some online courses in Coursera, Udemy, Utiva within 3 - 6 months and become programmers, data analyst etc. Tech is still paying big time but the issue is that the street is littered with mediocre self acclaimed tech people who have nothing to offer.

RedpillAnalyst:



Not envy sir.

The best of course will make it. Being the best in most situations is an anomaly, I mean hardwork, luck, divine intervention. Yes, even the sperm cell that makes it to the egg is an anomaly.

In economical situation, 60 - 80% should be able to get something decent. That's not what job market should be like.

This is no more matter of best anymore techies have been overpaid in the last 20 years and that has peaked now.

Companies are ready to pay chatgpt and llms $2 an hour. Not some disgruntled, ego driven lazy senior developer who think he deserves $100 an hour.

We are at the point of no return. It's a new world since pandemic ended. Find a side skills most jobs will be archaic in 3 years.

Vilgax:
In recent years, the world has witnessed an unprecedented surge in technology, with innovative startups and tech giants captivating global markets and imaginations. This tech frenzy has sparked hope for many developing economies, like Nigeria, seeking solutions to their unemployment woes. However, beneath the façade of success, it becomes clear that the entire tech boom is more of a bubble than a long-term solution to unemployment in these areas.

Without question, technology has revolutionized sectors and created various job opportunities around the world. Yet, the notion that technology alone can sustainably solve unemployment in developing economies like Nigeria is fundamentally flawed. Several things contribute to this challenging situation

Limited Inclusivity
The tech industry, particularly in Nigeria, favours a chosen few with specialized skills, leaving the majority of the workforce out. The demand for a highly educated and competent workforce creates a huge hurdle for people who lack access to decent education, aggravating inequality and unemployment rates.

Automation Threat
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence and automation technology may streamline business operations while also displacing traditional jobs. In nations like Nigeria, where many people rely on labour-intensive jobs, the automation wave could result in massive job losses due to a lack of alternative employment opportunities.

Infrastructure Gaps
While technology has enormous potential, it is primarily reliant on sturdy infrastructure and a consistent power supply, both of which are frequently missing in many emerging economies. Nigeria's IT sector confronts problems such as inconsistent internet connectivity, frequent power outages, and inadequate digital infrastructure, limiting its ability to have a long-term influence on unemployment.

Vulnerability to Market Fluctuations
The tech industry is no stranger to market fluctuations, and developing economies like Nigeria may find themselves exposed to the volatility of the global tech market. Dependence on this industry as a primary solution to unemployment leaves these countries prone to economic shocks when the tech bubble inevitably bursts.


As a response to these factors, developing economies must adopt a more comprehensive and diverse approach to address unemployment sustainably.
This includes investing in education and vocational training to equip the workforce with a broader set of skills and ensuring that these skills are relevant to the local job market. Additionally, governmental policies that nurture traditional industries and encourage entrepreneurship in non-tech sectors can provide much-needed stability and opportunities for job creation.

In conclusion, while the tech craze has indeed shown its potential to generate employment opportunities, it cannot be the sole solution to the deep-rooted unemployment challenges faced by developing economies like Nigeria. A more nuanced and multi-faceted approach is imperative to build a resilient and diverse economy, ensuring that the benefits of technological advancements are accessible to all and not just a select few. Only then can these nations safeguard themselves against the bursting bubble of the tech craze and build a more sustainable future for their citizens.

But let me know what you think, am I being pessimistic towards the possibilities of tech? Or do you have reasons to believe the tech industry can usher Nigeria into a new chapter of economic prosperity? Kindly drop your opinion in the thread below.

Apus:
You are right.

Tech industry is already saturated as we speak, though I believe there is still space for any one who can persevere and distinguish himself.

Secondly, the industry is fast paced so much that a skill you learnt today can become obsolete tomorrow, no, thanks to AI.

Dimaya:


That's the crazy part of the whole thing. Those making money are only selling their tech tutorials. As it is, you're guaranteed to make more money installing glass scaffolding on skyscrapers than as a programmer in Nigeria

dreamxhaser:


U see! I suspect am. Na AI dey make una talk all these things. I have seen your types on Twitter and Reddit happy to see AI do peoples job.

I used to think AI will replace us all a few months back but guess what? AI can't still do the simplest job which is writing.

Which serious companies replaces humans with chatgpt. What can you code with GPT? Snake game? Besides even that snake game needs a programmer behind GPT to get the best results. To me GPT is not different than what grammly is to writers.

Lolz, gpt is more of a tool than a replacement. I don't see gpt replacing humans in the next 10 years. Stop following all this hype by twitter influencers.

From my experience freelancing, I've come to realize companies don't care about cost. It's all about quality to them, you will see people paying hundreds of dollars for the simplest tasks.

so I don't see them trusting their business in the hands of AI.

Dimaya:
What tech industry?

The best you can do is research skills needed abroad. And train for it.

Don't fall into the hype of local tech industry. Most depend on outsourced solutions from India. Except you want to face the same fate that the 14 Nigerian graduates in this video: the craziest job stories you've never heard are facing.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdbg7Xqg1cQ

Thank me later

RobinRay:
lol, I'm usually surprised how most people glorify the "gig" economy being created by the tech industry.
And to be very honest how many fintech start-ups do we really need?

Also the industry is prone to trends that get hyped up unnecessarily.
From the dot-com bubble
To the era of social media
To Uber type services (Airbnb, DoorDash, Etc)
To Cryptos and NFTs
To Web3
To The Metaverse
Now we're in the era of Generative AI.


The local job market for tech talents cannot absorb all the current candidates talk less of the young ones just getting started with their first
Python tutorial .

RedpillAnalyst:

Some people don't like to take Hopium more than necessary. Sooner or later it will get there. I still know people who have video cassettes. The typewriter is still being used in some offices.


Of course, if a "tool" can reduce 200 editors and writers to 12. In principle, it has replaced 188 people.

Ask why many Nigerian freelancers are not getting gigs anymore.

niel63:


I dey tell you. People dey always think say tech na html and data analysis

Douglad:
It's always been very funny to me when people come with pitchforks to attack the tech industry in Nigeria like it's a bubble or other nonsense.


Electrical, mechanical and petroleum engineering jobs that have been seriously bastardized with barely any job openings except being a maths teacher for private secondary schools, where are the articles?

Law as a course where over 70% of the graduates end up selling imported goods from china, where are the articles?

Aside from the healthcare, every field that was once lucrative has little to nothing to offer new graduates and no one talks about it


But for tech every ekuke with internet connection go dey open their silly little mouth dey shout "it is overrated".

Ogbeni shut the fûck up and do whatever it is you want to do. Una body odor dey disturb the environment.

fastseo:


I don't understand what you are saying....
tech is big and enough room for you to make cool money rather than work for peanuts in the bank or any startup in nigeria except oil companies and big time multinational.


bro tech is the last hope of the common man. am a living witness . that's what i do and I earn 1.5 to 2m monthly

AllenSpencer:


Naira?

You still underpaid, and you buttressing that point. I was receiving far more than that 13 years ago when the game was still banging.

The value is dropping. That’s my point.

I believe you not on the international stage and dont know what's playing. So if I offered you 3m/month, you still would believe I am doing you well? That's exactly what they doing with Indians, Pakistanis and Lebanese's, and they madly appreciate the pay.

AllenSpencer:


I am telling you reality!

I have worked in 3 different continents with 3 multinationals. I never said IT is saturated, Its the value that comes with it that is going on an all time low!

If you know old players in this game, go ask them! In Nigeria especially, cos Nigeria was holding Africa and Middle-East down in those days. Unlike today, over 500 million have that skill! I travelled intercontinental for a 30 minutes job then. Unlike now, those skills are everywhere and can even be done for free.