
the licensing of GSM operators in 2001, it heralded
positive developments for Nigerians as a people,
and the economy in general. Communications
among Nigerians and between Nigeria and the rest
of the world, which was very difficult, became
simplified almost overnight.
As the GSM operators penetrated the virgin market,
information technology devices became prime
gadgets for acquisition by Nigerians.
In no time, computers with internet connections
became ubiquitous, and with the coming of data
services, devices with mobile internet capability
became choice attraction. When the tablet
computer took the world by storm, Nigeria and
Nigerians were not left out as tablets of various
brands found their way to Nigeria, and were
promptly gobbled up by a population whose desire
to communicate became almost insatiable.