Following an unprecedented growth in Nigeria that has shot past the firm’s continent leader, South Africa, the makers of the smartphone have announced plans to formally open an office in Lagos, the Nigerian business capital.

Disclosing this at the recent BlackBerry World conference in Orlando, Florida, the United States, Mr. Robert Bose, head of RIM for Central Europe, Middle East and Africa, said the proposed new office in Nigeria will seek to position the country as a specific target market.