NCS names Zinox Technology Company of the year
01 December 2021 |
2:44 am
Integrated Information and Communication Technology (ICT) firm, Zinox Technologies Ltd. has been crowned the pioneer 2021 Technology Company of the Year by the Nigeria Computer Society
Integrated Information and Communication Technology (ICT) firm, Zinox Technologies Ltd. has been crowned the pioneer 2021 Technology Company of the Year by the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), the umbrella organisation of all Information Technology professionals, interest groups and stakeholders in Nigeria.
Zinox was accorded the award at the National Information Technology Merit Awards (NITMA) held in Lagos recently.
The event had the crème of personalities in the Nigerian tech sector in attendance, 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).
Notably, the Technology Company of the Year award marks another addition to a long list of local and international honours and recognitions received by Zinox in its two decades in the ICT ecosystem in sub-Saharan Africa. Interestingly, the latest award comes on the heels of the 20th anniversary of the company. Zinox turned 20 on October 10, 2021.
On hand to pick up the award was Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, Speaking at the well-attended event, NCS President, Prof. Adesina Simon Sodiya, hailed 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.
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