Top Earners in the Nigerian Software Industry

viper, if your only sure of 2, how can u den say that the rest are buy and customize? i'm 100% innovative systems creates their software from ground- up.

lol double, you funny 

seun are u a software developer  ?

infosys is indian?

Allied Soft is a big name in HR solution infact many people are leaving Human Manger and going for Allied soft's 'XCEED'. Xceed is used by the big Multinationals in Nigeria.

Guys ,

Una try for the research.

Nigerian software companies are doing fine but they no dey try for these areas

1. No product for SMBs
2. No campaign/training/help/program for younger developers - lets say graduates
3. They are no diversified at all.
4. No corporate community among these companies like what Nairaland is doing
5. No advisory body to help the Nigerian government as IT Consultant. If Nigeria wants to do a thing now, they still will go to Sun, or Bea or Microsoft
6. They have not contributed so well to Nigerian Computing Society (NCS).
7. Even some of their products don't stand the test of time like SocketWorks  and their Portals (I have experiences).
8. I cannot believe they make so much and even pay their programming staffs so little. Na only marketer dey chop their money.
9. Branding. - Look at NEPA, NITEL - they still use foreign software.
10. Division - Our Local so called software companies will rather out-source to US than to their fellow Nigerian counterpart.

You all see Much could be achieve personally, corporately, togetherly, Nationally and globally. And until we give OURSELVES this brand our internall success will not last not to even talk about global impact.

Michael E.

that's a very good chat
well can i get the addresses of these firms
for my IT next year?
But I noticed some of the firms that are actually
doing the real coding from groundup are not on the top ,
Why isn't the time for Nigeria to give room for experts,
About the tribal thing. why do we think that way , because the
majority are igbos doesnt mean there are no other tribes there!
Other tribes too have excelled in so many areas more than what the igbos can do
Even, if we are to look at the tribe that  has brot so much honour to nigeria is YORUBA

Not all software companies in Nigeria generate there codes,  when issues arise they (their software) are kept aside (abandoned) at long last by there users. The only company I know with good programers and of good performance is Tokuns International Ltd. They have gained over 20yrs experience, they use the latest data base management system and are prompt with their customers service, (24/7 customer care). The are real professionals in computerising Small and bif orgnisation with the latest technolgy. This there web address, www.tokuns.com

I have carefully followed this thread for a while and i can only much of ignarance on the part of many contributors here.
Agreed there are a couple so called software companies that either resells or buy codes and modify. Howver, i must say here that amongst the list there are more companies that develop all their solution right from scratch here in Nogeria.

I wil also want to add that because of the passage of time that list has changed considerably. There are many companies in the top 10 list that are not doing as well as they used to and probably may have dropped in the ranking and many in the lower cadre has moved up big time in solutions offerings, support service as well as turn over.

The company called: Precise Financial Systems list as no 16 then is amongts the top 5 software comapny in Nigeria now. We use some of their package which were developed locally and they currently have more than 8 solutions on their stable. Their support service is excellent which i have not seen in many local software operators, i have experinced so many due to my position as IT manager in my company, but they really stole my heart.

Another company that is really doing a good job now is Progenics,run by a thorough bred technocrats and versatile management team with good products , very good support service and their client base is growing per day

Signal Alliance is another company that has really moved up the ladder with cutting edge solution offering and good support services.

However, the same cannot be said of the so-called "big boys" anymore. I guess their successes got into their heads and they are loosing it by the day. The like of Systemspecs and CSA falls into this category. Most companies are now dumping Human Manager from Systemspecs for better solutions.
For CSA, how many Banks in Nigeria today are using their Equinox, almost all the banks are either going for FINNACLE or GLOBUS.

For Connect Techonlogies, its the MD. Chris Uwaje that is noticeable in the industry and not his company, I don't know any big organisation in Nigeria running any of their solutions

So , the times are changing fast.

Let us have an update, things have changed much in the last 24 months, some bottom and new ones have risen high and overtaken old hands in the software business, let us have an update pleas.

Have they created any innovative Software?

soladnet, please check your facts before you post. "TOKUNS International Ltd. is a Nigeria company marketing Data Access Corporation products" and that comes from their website. That leaves much to be desired in the picture you wish to paint of them.

, and Progenics Corps Ltd do core in-house development. One of their products is Symbols, a financial and investment software used by most investment houses in Nigeria. www.progenicscorp.com

Why are all the companies doing Human Resources related software. I mean that space is already crowded and saturated with products . There are even good open source alternatives this days.

Infact most of these companies will be out of business if IT departments of companies in Nigeria are strong enough to recognise the power of open source software. and by the way most of these companies either repackage or resale foreign products.