Nigeria Computer Society Crown Zinox Group with IT Company of the Year 2021 Award
Zinox Technologies Ltd, leading integrated Information and Communication Technology (ICT) giant, has been crowned the pioneer 2021 Technology Company of the Year by the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), the umbrella organization of all Information Technology professionals, interest groups and stakeholders in Nigeria.
Zinox was presented with the award at the National Information Technology Merit Awards (NITMA) held at the Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos on Thursday, November 18, 2021.
The well-organized event had in attendance personalities in the Nigerian tech sector, including the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat who represented the Lagos State Governor at the event.
The Deputy Governor was also honored with the Fellowship of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS).
Zinox in its two decades of exceptional leadership and disruptive dominance in the ICT ecosystem in Sub-Saharan Africa has received local and international honours and recognitions and the latest award coincides with the 20th anniversary of the company as Zinox turned 20 on October 10, 2021.
The NCS President, Prof. Adesina Simon Sodiya, lauded Zinox as a force to be reckoned with in the global ICT space, even as he described the company as a leader in the Nigerian tech space and a fitting winner of the pioneer Technology Company of the Year at the NITMA awards.
Prof Sodiya, who doubles as the Head, Information Security and Intelligent Computing Group, Department of Computer Science, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State stated that the landmark strides recorded by Zinox in the technology space since inception has served to inspire many other entrepreneurs.
Stan Ekeh, Chairman, Zinox Group, in his acceptance speech while receiving the award, commended the organizers of the event for a well-orchestrated event.
Ekeh expressed gratitude to the NCS, which he described as his professional constituency and the planning committee of the NITMA awards for nominating Zinox for the much-coveted Technology Company of the Year award.
He also thanked the members of the NCS for voting for the company and considering it a worthy winner of the award.
‘‘On behalf of the Zinox Group, I am grateful to the members of the NCS and the organizers of the NITMA awards for this award.
“This recognition is another prestigious one which will serve to further energize the management of the company in its task of putting Nigeria on the global technology map,’’ Chairman Zinox Group stated.
The event also witnessed the conferment of professional and honorary fellowship on a few deserving awardees, as well as the launch of the NCS Innovation and Development Fund.
