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Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by realGURU(m): 5:48pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
8bolz:am a nuclear physist , why asking |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by greggles: 5:50pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
Sagamite: I believe you said this from an elite point of view, or maybe IT to you is about designing a blog and making money posting information online to attract traffic. IT is more than that. There are IT consultants whose interest are in the core deveopment aspect of the job, they are the ones who develop some of the products we use in managing content on the internet, and there are IT entrepreneurs, these people don't neccessarily need core knowledge of the field, all they're interested in is making money by either getting professionals to develop a commercial product or something like that. And it is wrong to say that there is low startup cost for IT, it gives the impression that being an IT professional is about buying a laptop and bandwidth and browsing the internet, or perhaps using wordpress to design a website. This is so wrong. 2 Likes |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by horlajide: 5:51pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
kishimi8: I get you now...more like PaaS, IaaS & SaaS |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by kishimi8(m): 6:03pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
horlajide:yup however forget the big grammer just know the tech and how to deploy it .. and customize to your client we are progressing gradually .. 1 Like |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by ochejagabriel: 6:06pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
I have a personal experience and i have to agree with the OP. First, Peachtree and Quickbooks should be banned so that we can develop customized accounting software for all nigerians secondly, IPSAS should be banned and we should be given the contracts to build customized software third, Govt should set aside 1 day in a month to be known as WEBSITE DAY. All people must transact business online that day LASTLY!!! Govt should bring down the cost of INTERNET |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by darocha1: 6:08pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
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Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by Sagamite(m): 6:21pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
greggles: I beg to disagree. Explain to me what kind of products you are aiming to bring to the market you require government funding for. What are you foreseeing to do in the IT sector? |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by MyInfoo: 6:30pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
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Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by persius555(m): 6:57pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
The truth is IT proffesionals in nigeria are just not creative. Many would rather be job seekers than creators. Secondly, just like in the western world, proffesionals in this sector lack the business inclination to make a product sell. Thirdly, many IT proffesionals would rather go it alone than opt for partnership. Fourthly, the basic infrastructures like access to cheap broadband, poor power supply are very strong factors inhibiting the sector. How many of us have the courage to host our servers in our homes, the two above factors would surely discourage anyone. Fifth, the infiltration of quacks into the sector. Its amazing to know how much of mouthwatering govt contracts are hijacked by govt jobbers and subsequently outsourced to shady individuals and firms. Sixth, the bandwagon effect is also killing the sector, the IT sector lacks creativity just recycled ideas. |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by horlajide: 7:50pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
ochejagabriel: You had better be kidding. Your idea is far from plausible 1 Like |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by chybykee(m): 8:04pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
Am actually thinking of being an IT Security Expert |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by spartanian(m): 8:14pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
I am RHCSA and RHCE Certified and will be back in Nigeria by next week, I will like to be enlighten more about the Nigerian IT economy in relation to Linux Systems Administration and how I can become an entrepreneur and make career from my Linux expertise considering all environmental, infrastructural and economic factors. |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by LastProphet: 8:35pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
my younger brother is an IT grad with 11yrs experience and certified ccna, mcse and over 10 other IT certifications. he told me IT is on decline since at least 5yrs now due to some factos in the industry like: 1. lack of any meaningful regulation by NITDA - the body supposed to regulate. rather NITDA is a conduit for patience Jonathan throughout her tenure. same people hung with NCC 2. emergence of cloud services: this is one thing drastically reducing jobs here as rollout of local IT infrastructures and its attendant opportunities has declined in favor to of remote data centers in other countries 3. corruption - most big ticket IT jobs go to politicians and top gov personnel, then the real IT companies are contacted for subletting which affects employment capacity of these SMEs 4. internet service been taken over by Gsm companies 5. lack of power since there is limited exposure to PC use, infact in a place like Lagos u forget reading moment your neighbors start their generator 6. poor educational system as most graduates do not have deep IT skills, most of what people call skills here are just average home pc user skills abroad. an average american can format their PC and configure a basic home network both wired and wireless. and so and so on my brother. IT has a future sha but its tough |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by LastProphet: 9:06pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
my younger brother is an IT grad with 11yrs experience and certified ccna, mcse and over 10 other IT certifications. he told me IT is on decline since at least 5yrs now due to some factos in the industry like: 1. lack of any meaningful regulation by NITDA - the body supposed to regulate. rather NITDA is a conduit for patience Jonathan throughout her tenure. same thing with NCC 2. emergence of cloud services: this is one thing drastically reducing jobs here as rollout of local IT infrastructures and its attendant opportunities has declined in favor to of remote data centers in other countries 3. corruption - most big ticket IT jobs go to politicians and top gov personnel, then the real IT companies are contacted for subletting which affects employment capacity of these SMEs 4. internet service been taken over by Gsm companies 5. lack of power since there is limited exposure to PC use, infact in a place like Lagos u forget reading moment your neighbors start their generator 6. poor educational system as most graduates do not have deep IT skills, most of what people call skills here are just average home pc user skills abroad. an average american can format their PC and configure a basic home network both wired and wireless. and so and so on my brother. IT has a future sha but its tough 1 Like |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by brushesz: 9:23pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
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Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by kishimi8(m): 9:34pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
LastProphet:you have said it all ,, you are quite articulate.. so what. is the way forward 1 Like |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by brushesz: 9:45pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
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Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by deesdee: 10:46pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
There is a he'll lot of opportunity in IT but d problem with Nigeria is we have d population but we have few number of people with access to good Internet. I think dats where d problem is but there's a lot of opportunity in IT most especially on d internet like d online Business. |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by Aydesmond(m): 11:03pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
greggles: Seriously, av been wanting to ask that question...Though its paying here a little bit, but it seems we are not just recognised to crown it all, some of out designs are better than the *oyinbos*......For my mind... |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by LastProphet: 11:56pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
kishimi8: look for an IT solution u can market, think, think, think, ......, until u did it. paid IT jobs are now shadows of their old self |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by Nobody: 12:53am On Jun 08, 2015 |
Kishimi8 you definitely know your stuff!, I sent you a PM...web application developer here! It's not enough to have an array of certifications. Develop a product/service that increases the efficiency of people/businesses and also saves them money, with a few early adopters giving you feedback you can finetune your product to provide value that will help you garner traction and scale exponentially For the peeps complaining of finances, you can cut down un-necessary expenses and bootstrap For those complaining of power, relocate to benin, ghana or kenya for 3 months, where you can hack your MVP(minimum viable product), you can come back afterwards Startups are not run like personal businesses, look for a partner(s) whose skills compliment you greatly. Partnerships are like marriages make sure you don't enter into a legally binding agreement you'll find trouble getting out from. PS: software deployment contract jobs in Nigeria are like oil wells, I have seen someone retire for 3 years after one project, but these projects are not given out on the basis of competency, especially these days when every dick tom and harry owns an IT company I'm looking to rub minds and form a mastermind of some sorts with a few daring good heads . 1 Like |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by erico2k2(m): 12:56am On Jun 08, 2015 |
greggles:my friend all you need is a laptop and internet connection, location is not a problem |
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Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by Skywalker5(m): 5:48am On Jun 08, 2015 |
brushesz: I see.So Nigeria has its own CITP accreditation ? I thought it was the international accreditation. |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by silentachieverr(m): 6:46am On Jun 08, 2015 |
DBA's are not so in demand as much as programmers are; especially Java Programmers. I can relate to your point raised. |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by greggles: 6:52am On Jun 08, 2015 |
silentachieverr: That's exactly my point. They're not in demand because they're being neglected. Do not forget our institutions, both government and private should be on databases. Police database, inec database, ministries' databases, banks are using lots of dbas, other institutions should be doing same too. 1 Like |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by DonTim1: 7:05am On Jun 08, 2015 |
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Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by witken89(m): 10:53am On Jun 08, 2015 |
URGENT EMPLOYMENT!!! HIGHCLASS GROUP OF COMPANIES NIGERIA LTD. is a new consultancy firm established in Owerri, Imo State Nigeria and needs to urgently employ only qualified persons to fill up these urgent vacant positions in the company; 1) Manager 2) Database manager 3) Business development Officer(BDO) 4) Receptionist 5) Software Engineer. 6) System Analyst 7) Site Supervisor system engineers (5) 9) Lab Technicians 10) Drivers 11) Logistics/Procurement Officer 12) Cook(s) 13) Human Resource Officer (HRO) 14) Senior manager 15) Accountant 16) Network Engineer 17) Office Assistant(s) 18) Sales manager REQUIREMENTS. Nce, Ond, Hnd, Bsc, Btech, Msc, Phd & at least a good SSCE result. Please Note: 1)Candidates Must be resident in either Imo, Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, States or within any south south states. How to Apply: interested persons should send their CV to highclassplc@gmail.com, PMB 3039, or send the following: full name, educational qualification(s), current location, e-mail address, gender, phone number to the company's Human Resource(HR) on 08101690007. Only successful candidates would be shortlisted and invited for the interview. NOTE: 1)The interview date would be communicated to ONLY shortlisted candidates. 2) Application closes on the 15th of june 2015. |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by ps3o(m): 5:10pm On Jun 08, 2015 |
spartanian: I on behalf of professional IT consultants will be happy to welcome you home to cause a radical change in the system |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by kishimi8(m): 5:17pm On Jun 08, 2015 |
another question to the house do certifications really matter ,, should't talent and innovativeness be that which will propel us forward |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by spartanian(m): 6:41pm On Jun 08, 2015 |
ps3o:I am selflessly ready for the radical change but I need guidance from naija IT guys that are old in the game. |
Re: Are IT Professionals Being Neglected In Nigeria? by ps3o(m): 2:41pm On Jun 09, 2015 |
spartanian:with over 7 years of experience and good expertise, you've got no problem. many of my team also will be very glad to welcome u 1 Like |
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