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Absorption and reflectivity measurements have been carried out for Zn_{1-x}Cd_{x}Se:Ni and ZnS_{x}Se_{1-x}:Ni solid solutions. Energy level positions of nickel 2+/1+ charge state have been used for estimation of band offsets for the valence and conduction bands of ZnCdSe/ZnSe and ZnSSe/ZnSe. Intra-shell transitions of Ni^{2+} were also studied.