nonsense article. nairaland alone proves this wrong. we also have jumia, konga, saharareporters etc. some have even been bought by foreigners. i have a billion dollar idea which i plan to launch in future and then sell. for now i dey chop beans.

There's hunger in the land. That's why. What inspires a lot of Nigeria programmers is money and not really passion. The passion may be there but it's minimal. The situation of things in the country rarely encourages one to setup up such applications that will shake the web world.

Jarus:

Oga Jarus

Abi I lie?

iThink we should stop lying to ourselves that money hinders us. Keep that "lack of money" thought in mind and u wont start up anything.

grandstar: nonsense article. nairaland alone proves this wrong. we also have jumia, konga, saharareporters etc. some have even been bought by foreigners. i have a billion dollar idea which i plan to launch in future and then sell. for now i dey chop beans.

These are not ideas but products that have always existed.

We never conquer basic problems like electricity,healthcare,food....the typical enterprising nigerian youth has to contend with these ones first

I agree with the article and i agree with the poster too. But i am trying to see if i can pull off something, no matter how small.
But what if i meet frustration like every other African great programmers before me? Then, what? i start trying my best to code to have a roof over my head?

y we go produce am Wen notin we no pass Corruption!

The fact is dat africans naturally dont think beyond d box of jst making little change for upkeep..in other advanced countries kids are exploring and inventing while in africa a computer graduate wld still be struggling to create a simple website from an existing app..I hear people talking of nairaland after 11 or 12 years of existence we still jubilate wen the name nairaland appears on guardian newspaper and seun wld pop champagne and dance azonto till dawn..smh

d funny tin is dat d pple commentin all knw d problem wit africa sum say we lack creactivity,etc...y cant u start d change frm ur own door step rather dan criticisin africa an blamin everytin on government..after all no bodys name is africa so m sayin everybody should start d change we all want on our door step

How would the average youth in this clime think of an OUT-OF-BOX app that possibly doesn't exist anywhere in d world ?

You've got to put enormous time and resources into this and only someone with extreme passion would do this without thinking of the immediate financial benefits.

Private organisations and suitable government policies would greatly assist in churning out the next Zuckerbergs , else

person wey never chop bellefull ...

"There are decades when nothing happens, but then we would have a day when decade happened".

To the author of the said article, I'd like to say, we're currently in the decade where nothing seems to be happening, wait for the day when decided will happen.

Africa is IT developing, some people might be shortsighted to see.

"There are decades when nothing seems to happen, but then we would have a day when decade happens".

To the author of the said article, I'd like to say, we're currently in the decade where nothing seems to be happening, wait for the day when decade will happen.

Africa IT is developing, some people might be shortsighted to see.

If i ask wat d critics av invented or contributed to our society theyll start sayin mmmmm,BE D CHANGE U WANT TO HAPPEN AND STOP BLAMIN IT ON AFRICA...ALL I HEAR IS AFRICA NO FIT DO DIS,AFRICA NO GET DAT,AFRICA NO Do DIS,IS ANY ONES NAME AFRICA?...D pple who created all d facebook,google thought of hw they wud be creactive,help their society nd most importantly be d change they wanted nd nt criticisin their continent,country.....wat av u done my broda or sister,dnt wait nd blame gej nd africa for everytin,u are africa,be d change...see d topic sef y africa may never...dat is una no dey even pray for d change..u no be whyte man,u are also an african nd by d way africa doesnt rili nid 2 be like europe or any continent..we can start a standard our self

Nigerians are creative n we got talent...d problem iz dat we use our talent n idea in a wrong way
itz high tym we started channellin our energy n strength 2 somtin gr8....we normal hear nigerians doin gr8 tinz outside diz shore n makin us proud....wake up nigeria!!!

Nigerians are creative n we got talent...d problem iz dat we use our talent n idea in a wrong way
itz high tym we started channellin our energy n strength 2 somtin gr8....we normal hear nigerians doin gr8 tinz outside diz shore n makin us proud....wake up niger!!!

What we have are a buncha old archaic minds ruling who have no idea what to do with all these talents Africa's got.

We have nigerian's who are Good and so Hot..
I and A team Just designed a social Network that was lunched 4weeks ago www.equams.com
Its a social Network like facebook,twitter and co..Check it out

Ajibel: Trash. Just watch out for some young Nigerians in few years time who'd lift Africa's image as the next IT capital particularly NIGERIA.

I support u

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The country policy and current situation doesn't give room for "executing a out of the box idea", actually thinking is not the problem executing is the problem!
I've had over 50 winning ideas, when thinking it through, there would always be something to hinder it, something beyond my control. E.g. (Government policy, financial issue, internet facilities, power supply, parental factor e.t.c.).

Am not trying to make excuses, but if you're anything like me, you would wake up everyday and regret being a citizen of this country.

Just yesterday, I had an idea of start a book sharing and distributing NGO, that collects old unwanted books from owners and distributes them to public library, schools and reading club. I was shocked to realize that, my yearly savings won't even cater for the registration talk-less of other expenses. (Government policy!)

fizboy1: The fact is dat africans naturally dont think beyond d box of jst making little change for upkeep..in other advanced countries kids are exploring and inventing while in africa a computer graduate wld still be struggling to create a simple website from an existing app..I hear people talking of nairaland after 11 or 12 years of existence we still jubilate wen the name nairaland appears on guardian newspaper and seun wld pop champagne and dance azonto till dawn..smh

Kids are exploring cos they exist in a relatively stable environment...something we lack.

Ajibel: iThink we should stop lying to ourselves that money hinders us. Keep that "lack of money" thought in mind and u wont start up anything.

Ii don't seem 2 agree wit u..Youtube owners had an angel investor who help them , facebook also had an investor,groupon had an investor, even google.
Would any of their idea come true without adequate finance?
The jumia.com nd irokotv u guys re talking about,do u knw ow much they had on ground before starting their business. If u don't knw jason(irokotv) had $100,000 on ground b4 starting his site.
Youth in dis country gat ideas but need investors.The guy who did d Nigerian Constitutional app got up 2 $10000 frm investors.

Ajibel: iThink we should stop lying to ourselves that money hinders us. Keep that "lack of money" thought in mind and u wont start up anything.

Yeah you can start up something without money, but you can't sustain it without money. Our principal problem is seeing far sighted people who are willing to invest in our ideas and expect longrun benefits not immediate results.

uj_sizzle:
Yeah you can start up something without money, but you can't sustain it without money. Our principal problem is seeing far sighted people who are willing to invest in our ideas and expect longrun benefits not immediate results.

Dat's ALL.u're very correct

adeaugustus: The country policy and current situation doesn't give room for "executing a out of the box idea", actually thinking is not the problem executing is the problem!
I've had over 50 winning ideas, when thinking it through, there would always be something to hinder it, something beyond my control. E.g. (Government policy, financial issue, internet facilities, power supply, parental factor e.t.c.).

Am not trying to make excuses, but if you're anything like me, you would wake up everyday and regret being a citizen of this country.

Just yesterday, I had an idea of start a book sharing and distributing NGO, that collects old unwanted books from owners and distributes them to public library, schools and reading club. I was shocked to realize that, my yearly savings won't even cater for the registration talk-less of other expenses. (Government policy!)

We have functional public libraries?

The problem we're having in Africa is that we don't have explorers, and our environment doesn't create room for creativity to thrive .

For us to realize our potentials, we must first battle poverty. Poverty comes in different forms, and the worst of it all is intellectual poverty.

Again, brain drain is killing us in Africa. And on top of that, the remuneration African leaders pay our professionals doesn't look attractive.

We still have a long way to go... African is like a cash cow where all the resources are sourced from, but the intellectual prowess to develop these materials is not with us.

Our colonial and imperial masters have their reasons why they didn't give us freedom to the fullest. We want independence which they gave us on a platter, but what they didn't give us is the intellectual independence to be free. That's why Africa is still stagnant till these day. African leaders should wake up!

Krasid: What Africa lacks is creativity.We always want to copy the western world or build on what they have created.

i beg to disagree.... enabling environment score alot in these talks.

creativity abounds. it is the envirom and its tech backward ness that kills drives.

till date, i think Nigerians are still struggling to get access to the internet( major worry). where is the Electrical Power ?

In Africa da leaders r savages, ders r no opportunities or help from anywhere for the youth. U r doomed if u r from a poor family or not highly connected. Even basic necessities in life is a luxury in Africa.

victorv12: The problem we're having in Africa is that we don't have explorers, and our environment doesn't create room for creativity to thrive .

For us to realize our potentials, we must first battle poverty. Poverty comes in different forms, and the worst of it all is intellectual poverty.

Again, brain drain is killing us in Africa. And on top of that, the remuneration they pay our professionals doesn't look attractive.

infact it is proverty that gives room for thinking and ideas

Afam4eva: There's hunger in the land. That's why. What inspires a lot of Nigeria programmers is money and not really passion. The passion may be there but it's minimal. The situation of things in the country rarely encourages one to setup up such applications that will shake the web world.

Yes U ar right......our economy is so harsh,our environment is hostile coupled wit poverty....these factors is not allowing African to think in terms of technology we are just consumers.....only time will tell when we will get there!......