Lagos- The Computer Village in Ikeja, Lagos, generates about two billion dollars (N300 billion) to the economy annually, Mrs Omobola Johnson, Minister of Information and Communications Technology, has said.

Johnson disclosed this at the Monthly Breakfast Meeting of the Nigerian-South Africa Chamber of Commerce on Thursday in Lagos.

According to the minister, the revenues come mostly from the cloning of phones and the exploration all sorts of software applications.

“I think I am the first ICT minister that has taken time to visit the place and we have seen that the operators have great skills.

“The place consists of wonderful sets of youths who are generating employment for themselves, while inventing new ICT skills.

“We have encouraged the operators to come out with local brands to support the growth of the economy,” the minister said.

Johnson said that the ministry was working closely with the executives of the market association to ensure that the operators’ skills were harnessed to generate more revenues.

She said that the ministry had plans to ensure that 60 per cent of rural dwellers had access to personal computers and the Internet by 2015.

“We plan to empower the youths at the Computer Village to fulfill these targets and to create more jobs,” the minister said. (NAN)

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If traders in computer village generates 2billion dollars annually, how much does Nigeria Customs generate biko? I can't believe this!

Rossikk: Nobody cares about the ethnicity of the traders. Take your tribalism and stick it up your stinky asss.

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berem: If traders in computer village generates 2billion dollars annually, how much does Nigeria Customs generate biko? I can't believe this!

You believe any statistical data in Nigeria you're on a long thing.

berem: If traders in computer village generates 2billion dollars annually, how much does Nigeria Customs generate biko? I can't believe this!

The computer village figure is most likely referring to turnover.

berem: like seriously?

Damn I hate that phrase, 'like seriously'. Reminds me of Tonto Dike in all her brainless, fake American glory.

Rossikk: Damn I hate that phrase, 'like seriously'. Reminds me of Tonto Dike in all her brainless, fake American glory.

Rossikk: Damn I hate that phrase, 'like seriously'. Reminds me of Tonto Dike in all her brainless, fake American glory.

Anyone that's into trade should remember that "your Customers make you", "you don't make your customers". If they don't patronize you, your goods will simply sit in shops and gather dust.

Rossikk: Nobody cares about the ethnicity of the traders. Take your tribalism and stick it up your stinky asss.

Thanks man, must we attach tribal stuff to every thing we do in Nigeria. I wonder when average Nigerians will see things in Nigeria veiw rather than tribal veiw either good or bad.

berem: If traders in computer village generates 2billion dollars annually, how much does Nigeria Customs generate biko? I can't believe this!

well i also doubt it, considering how the area she is talking about looks like. I still feel it's too small for Nigeria of 170million peaple, 250-350 billion dollars GDP, 2nd largest economy in Africa and one of the largest producer of crude oil in the world. This show that our governmen has to do more in term of ICT so that our economy can be ICT driven which make it effcient and create more money for my igbo brothers and fellow software developers.

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Rossikk: Damn I hate that phrase, 'like seriously'. Reminds me of Tonto Dike in all her brainless, fake American glory.

excuse me? could you please stop following me around? I ignored you on the other thread and you still want me to notice you here?


After now dem go say i be stalker!