Clouds were breaking apart against the horizon of the sky; the sun was coming out sending golden rays of warmth across the land, everyone had smiles lighting up their faces, the Union Jack would be raised for the last time, it was about fifty years ago, it was the morning of the independence day.
A lot of water has passed under the bridge, coups de tat have been planned and executed, mistakes have been made and corrected in all of the fifty years of Nigeria’s independence, we have grown as a people and advancements have been made in technology albeit not at the desired pace but then something has come to stay and that is E-COMMERCE.
Electronic Commerce was alien to the average Nigerian fifty years ago but now it is an integral part of the fabric of the nation. ATM cards are owned by every average Nigerian,; school fees are paid online through scratch cards;transactions are made online through blackberrys and PDA’s; flight bookings and hotel reservations are now done via the Internet. To crown it all, phone airtime can also be bought on line through designated portals. No matter what anyone thinks or says E-Commerce has come to stay in Nigeria and its advantages are gargantuan.
So I can say welcome to the E-COMMERCE AGE, no more queuing up for long hours in banks to withdraw cash. No more carrying huge amounts of cash about to make transactions. All that is needed is just the PIN number of a credit or a debit card. A lot has changed in E-COMMERCE since that beautiful morning of October 1st 1960 and it can only get better.
In the euphoria of Nigeria’s silver jubilee, think of a website in which airline bookings can be made, phone airtime can be bought, essentials and everyday equipments can be ordered for and virtually any online transaction can be done on a secure and enabling electronic portal fifty years after independence.
Your thoughts are real because everything is embodied in Naira.com, a business unit of CHAMS P.L.C. Log on to www.naira.com to enjoy the benefits of E-COMMERCE fifty years after independence.
God bless NIGERIA.
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