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Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by Eziokwu1: 7:38am On Oct 19, 2015 |
I can't help but notice the Yoruba domination of Nigeria's growing IT sector. For those who don't know, It meant Information Technology. More than 80% of the country's new start up programmes, media houses, Websites, Newest innovations in ICT, E-commerce (Jumia, Deal Dey, Jobberman, Konga and the rest Etc)and especially the computer based Information technology sector have some form of Yoruba presence. I am not cooking this up, I am talking from real experience here as I work in this sector, most of my good friends and co-workers are Yoruba, same goes for most other tech companies and startups, including those getting massive endorsements and money from abroad. While I don't think this is a bad thing I am just interested in knowing why and/or how come? 24 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by Eziokwu1: 7:39am On Oct 19, 2015 |
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Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by madridguy(m): 7:40am On Oct 19, 2015 |
Ok |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by braine(m): 7:41am On Oct 19, 2015 |
I guess we have. Other tribes have a good number of IT professionals tho. 11 Likes |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by Eziokwu1: 7:45am On Oct 19, 2015 |
braine: I am not saying other ethnic groups don't have a representation at all. But in my opinion, Yorubas who supposedly make up 21% of Nigeria, make up probably 70% of Nigeria's new generation of aspiring ICT technocrats. 20 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by olaric(m): 7:51am On Oct 19, 2015 |
I guess you want to call that marginalisation. I think it shows how massively underrated the Yorubas are. 6 Likes |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by Eziokwu1: 7:52am On Oct 19, 2015 |
olaric: Is it because of the Lagos factor? please be objective. 4 Likes |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by sammyj: 8:01am On Oct 19, 2015 |
Let the other tribe put more effort to catch up because ICT is the future 9f this country !!!! 11 Likes |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by ba7man(m): 8:03am On Oct 19, 2015 |
Eziokwu1:The Lagos factor surely helps with the access to a ready market but it takes a good mind to see that opportunity. 13 Likes |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by luche90(m): 8:13am On Oct 19, 2015 |
What a ridiculous lie. The only thing in IT, the Yoruba's can attempt to brag about, is Yahoo- Yahoo. The Igbos are naturally intellectual and smart, when it comes to technology, especially IT based technology. Go and check the population of Nigerians in the international IT community, you will notice they are of eastern Nigeria extraction. The OP should stop lying like an untrained monkey. 20 Likes |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by scholes0(m): 8:24am On Oct 19, 2015 |
luche90: lol.... bros Abeg no be fight na.... So according to you, Yorubas have dominated internet scams and fraud, but have surprisingly left the other sectors of the internet untouched? 56 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by Eziokwu1: 8:28am On Oct 19, 2015 |
luche90: Please I am only saying what I have observed here in Nigeria, I am not here to spoil for an immature fight. 11 Likes |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by YonkijiSappo: 8:31am On Oct 19, 2015 |
Well, since the OP is not Yoruba, I think his observations can be regarded as a sincere one. Although topics like these are tinder boxes. 12 Likes |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by ba7man(m): 8:35am On Oct 19, 2015 |
luche90:Please carry your disease go one side and let sensible people discuss in peace. 39 Likes |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by ba7man(m): 8:38am On Oct 19, 2015 |
Eziokwu1:Its A normal thing. Different tribes have businesses the tend to dominate. Try competing with northern in large scale farming or an easterner in importation and sale of certain goods. 4 Likes |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by Ilekeh(f): 8:42am On Oct 19, 2015 |
luche90: Lol e pain am 15 Likes |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by scholes0(m): 8:46am On Oct 19, 2015 |
look at that hackaton team that dominated Africa, and went on to represent Nigeria and Africa at the World hackaton the other day, were the majority of them not Omoluabis? 14 Likes |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by princdebola201(m): 8:57am On Oct 19, 2015 |
Absolutely true, proximity of Lagos was the big factor for the yorubas because an average igbo man and hausa came to southwest to trade .they don't show more interest ICT stuff. Leaving the ict sector for yorubas and few igbos and others. Cos Lagos have the biggest Market for ICT in Nigeria 4 Likes |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by jaymichael(m): 9:41am On Oct 19, 2015 |
Not all of us can go into trading. The Igbos may dominate the importation and trading of the hardware. Others may dominate the ICT aspect. 8 Likes |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by Nobody: 12:58pm On Oct 19, 2015 |
Scholes0 and Ritchiee remember I said this some months back and someone said I was exaggerating.Everytime I check for the latest Nigerian startups,7 out of 10 are yoruba-owned 12 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by olaric(m): 1:31pm On Oct 19, 2015 |
luche90: ...and the Igbos are also not into yahoo yahoo? The problem with the Igbos is that they are too defensive. They shy away from the truth and get defensive when real matters are being discussed. Always screaming marginalisation at every opportunity. 24 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by StOla: 1:44pm On Oct 19, 2015 |
The Lagos factor has a lot to do with this. Also universities like Unilag, OAU and UI have trained most of Nigeria's ICT brains across all tribes. 15 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by MisterLongman(m): 4:32pm On Oct 19, 2015 |
Eziokwu1:How can lagos be a factor when Igbos supposedly occupy 98% of the population 12 Likes |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by Ugomba(m): 4:43pm On Oct 19, 2015 |
@OP.. Is there any real ICT in Nigeria? Go to South Africa, India or Japan and see what a real ICT is. 2 Likes |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by IGBOSON1: 4:50pm On Oct 19, 2015 |
Eziokwu1: ^^^I don't know who or what you are, but i have my suspicions about you! What empirical analysis have you done to warrant this assertion; and what prompted a -hopefully- busy Igbo man to wake up one morning obsessing over the real or imagined takeover of the ICT sector by the Yoruba!? 7 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by Ofodirinwa: 4:56pm On Oct 19, 2015 |
It appears that within Nigeria yes, though international the playing field is more leveled. Nigerian Entrepreneur Chinedu Echeruo Sells His ‘HopStop’ app to Apple for $1 billion
I don't believe the entire Nigerian (indigenous) IT industry with worth up to $1 billion USD combined 7 Likes |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by yetunsbay(m): 5:00pm On Oct 19, 2015 |
Ugomba:u gonna agree we can start fr somewhere 1 Like |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by meccuno: 5:47pm On Oct 19, 2015 |
YonkijiSappo:sincere.....yeah right!! When virtually all the ethnic group have always had something negative to say about igbos whether good or bad!! Tell me another story...... 3 Likes |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by alaoeri: 6:04pm On Oct 19, 2015 |
luche90:Dindinrin, go to UGRL, New Horizon & other well established IT training institute majority of their staff are Yorubas, banks such as UBA, GTB & others IT department are filled with Yorubas even the oil & gas IT sector Yorubas are dominating. As at today Yorubas are dominating the IT sector in this country. 17 Likes |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by Lordtrillion(m): 6:07pm On Oct 19, 2015 |
So so true OP |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by Eziokwu1: 6:52pm On Oct 19, 2015 |
IGBOSON1: Have your suspisions all you want. I am not here to pass some scrutiny test set by anyone. 5 Likes |
Re: Have Yorubas Cornered Nigeria's ICT Sector? by Eziokwu1: 7:00pm On Oct 19, 2015 |
Ofodirinwa: But Globacom alone is already worth more than $1 billion USD. 17 Likes 1 Share |
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