Computerize Nigeria Commissions Africa’s Largest ICT Mall

Management of the Computerize Nigeria Project (CNP) will launch the biggest ICT Mall in Africa, in Abuja, in the first quarter of 2010.
This ambitious project which commenced last year, and is nearing completion, is designed to sustain the promotion of Digital knowledge Democracy as an ingredient in structuring Nigeria as a knowledge driven nation in the information and knowledge century.
The Abuja ICT Mall will place Africa on the digital map of the world following the trail blazed by Mecer of South Africa and Zinox of Nigeria.
Echika Ezuka, corporate communications adviser of the CNP, said the integrated ICT Mall shall host the best ICT product brands in the world in direct partnership with developers, manufacturers and other OEMs.
This Mall will also host the largest integrated ICT Support Centre in Middle East and Africa so that ICT products users can get instant support for faulty products or upgrades without delay. According to Ezuka, this mall will reduce the total cost of the ownership of different ICT products in Nigeria as all details are being finalized with different ICT products manufacturers.
The over six floor digital mansion will also be the main communication and knowledge centre in Africa and is expected to host an ultra modern digital auditorium and a precision knowledge research laboratory which will give impetus to the promise of Leo Stan Ekeh, founder of Computerize Nigeria Project to place Nigeria solidly on the global digital map.
Ezuka was optimistic that the Abuja ICT Mall would resolve most digitally related issues in Nigeria, especially in the area of real time access to ICT technology, as promised by Mr. Ekeh at the launch of the CNP in 2001.
He added that Ekeh is possibly the greatest IT entrepreneur on this side of the Atlantic and dreamt this centre a few years back for the CNP to position Abuja as the Digital Heart of Africa.
In a related development Ezuka revealed that all was now set for the launch of the second phase of the 750,000 Laptops Promo. The 2nd Phase, which would be launched before the end of the month would run to December, 2010 and would have the world’s top IT brands on offer – HP, ZINOX, DELL, TOSHIBA and ACER. All Computers will benefit free from the Zinox e –Learning Suite developed in partnership with World E –Library Inc.
Computerize Nigeria Project a non- profit organization was launched by a team of IT technocrats led by Ekeh in 2001. The launch opened a new vista in cost effectively digital tooling of individuals, institutions and corporate persons. CNP also launched the first Computer ownership scheme in Nigeria. The Board of CNP is presently chaired by Prof. Ibidapo Obe.