Certification Exams Taken In Nigeria

There was a time I wanted to be a freelance programmer, and so I decided to get certified in the areas of IT I have interest and experience in.  I planned to get certified in Linux (LPIC), MySQL 4 (Core and Professional Certification), and PHP (Zend Certification).  I also wanted to write some CompTia+ Exams.

I took only the 1st MySQL Exam before losing interest:
Name: Oluwaseun
Exam: MySQL core Certification
Date: 17-Nov-2003
Your grade: Pass
Certificate: Ask NIPOST about it.

What about you?  Which professional certifications have you obtained so far, and when?  Which exams have you written?  Feel free to elaborate on your answers; this is a discussion forum afterall!