The Digital Home of Nigeria’s IT Histoy
This monumental compendium captures the pivotal events, defining moments, and transformative milestones that have shaped the nation's digital landscape across generations. More than a historical record, it stands as a testament to the vision, perseverance, and pioneering spirit of those who built an industry from the ground up.
Documentarian of Technological Journey
Samuel Babatunde Amamuchuchechukwu (generally known as and called Tunde) Ezichi (formerly (Njoku) graduated with a B.Sc (Honors) Degree in Physics from Nigeria’s first and foremost University of Ibadan, in 1970. He received his secondary and post-secondary education at the Prestigious Christ’s school, Ado-Ekiti, western Nigeria. After a little over one year stint as a secondary science Teacher of Physics and Mathematics at Atakumosa High School, Oshu, Western Nigeria, he was lured away from a doctoral Postgraduate in Physics for which he had already been admitted at the University of Ibadan by international Business Machine (IBM) World Trade into the world of computers. He thus became one of the pioneer University Graduate employed by IBM Nigeria to begin an illustrious career in computing
Traversing the stages of computer hardware and software development with IBM, Tunde’s skills as a brilliant Computer systems Engineer have been used around the world, in the USA, UK, Austria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Holland , to mention a few countries. He won the IBM Systems Engineering Professional Excellence awards in 1976 and 1977 consecutively. He has been system Engineer to such organization as Mobil, Shell-B.P, Federal Office of Statistics, Nigeria Airways, Federal Ministry of Communications, National Census Board, National Electric Power Authority, etc. He rose rapidly to become a topmost, thoroughbred professional systems Engineer, acting on several occasions as Country System Engineering Manager, IBM Nigeria
Tunde left IBM Nigeria in 1979, when the then Nigeria Military Head of state, General Olusegun Obasnajo asked whether there are no Nigerians who could lead the exercise of computerizing the central bank of Nigeria, he, with two other IBM colleagues, established Nigeria’s first indigenous computer consulting firm, Komplek Nigeria Limited, which was appointed as consultants to the CBN computerization project. One of Komplek’s major project for which Tunde was the Technical Lead, introduced MICR-encoded cheques and financial instruments into Nigeria.
Tunde was a founding member in 1978, of the Computer Association of Nigeria (COAN), NOW THE NIGERIA COMPUTER SOCIETY (NCS). It is the umbrella body for all practitioners of information Technology in Nigeria. Tunde was elected by his professional colleagues as the fifth National President of COAN in 1993. When the computer Professionals (Registration Council) of Nigeria (CPN) was established by decree 49 of 1993, he was appointed by Government at an inauguration on 31st March 1995 as the first President Chairman in Council
Tunde as an Alumnus of the Lagos Business School. He is a fellow of the Nigerian Computer Society (FNCS) and a distinguished fellow of the professional Excellence Foundation of Nigeria (DPEFON). He was a member of the United Nations ICT Experts working group in the year 2000 which fashioned the modalities of the new united nations information technology Services (UNITEes) volunteer Programme recommended by the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and accepted by the UN General Assembly
In his WE the PEOPLES- The Role of the United Nations in the 21st century reports. He has also consulted for the ECOWAS Commission.
Tunde has been a Rotarian since 1982, but for a short break of about three years. He is a Past President of the Rotary Club of Victoria Island, Lagos. And a past Assistant District Governor (PAG) of Rotary International District (RID) 9110 Nigeria. He is also both a PAG and past zonal Coordinator (PZC) of RID 9125 Nigeria. He is a 2 sapphire stone Paul Haris Fellow (PHF) he served as a special Aide to Past RI President Rajendra Saboo when he led a Polio Corrective Surgery Mission from India to RID 9125 Nigeria in December 2012. He served as RID 9125 Editor in Chief for the 2015/16 Rotary year and as the District Song master from 2014 to 2016
Tunde Ezichi founded and is currently the chief Executive Principal Consultant of the Sigma-Beta-Alpha Limited, an Information Technology consulting company. He is married with children and grandchildren and Lives in Lagos, Nigeria. He loves learning new things, playing squash, watching football (soccer) games and travelling.
In August 2023 Tunde was recognized by professional colleagues once more and appointed the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Nigerian Computer Society
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This platform exists to give HERE “IT” IS a permanent global home — making Nigeria’s technology history discoverable, citable, and accessible to scholars, libraries, professionals, and readers worldwide. It ensures that this landmark work can be studied, referenced, and preserved digitally, while serving as the foundation for a growing knowledge hub dedicated to Africa’s technological journey.
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This platform exists to give HERE “IT” IS a permanent global home — making Nigeria’s technology history discoverable, citable, and accessible to scholars, libraries, professionals, and readers worldwide. It ensures that this landmark work can be studied, referenced, and preserved digitally, while serving as the foundation for a growing knowledge hub dedicated to Africa’s technological journey.
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