Software Development Training in Nigeria
The earliest use of electronic digital computers in Nigeria was in 1963 when the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) set up the African Education Centre at the University of Ibadan (UI Computing Center). In connection with the analysis of the national census of 1962/1963. Between 1963 and 1973, Nigeria had about 20-25 computers, and six were associated with multinational companies. There were about seventy computer installations in Nigeria by 1977. Software developer hiring in Nigeria could thrive only because of these foundational steps in the Nigerian tech space. In 1977, only three of these multinational computer vendors were in Nigeria. These were IBM, NCR, and JCL, and they all mostly dealt with mainframes and minicomputers. To ensure a more indigenous integration of Nigerians in the budding computer business, the government established the indigenization decree.
Written by: By Temilade Aderiye
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