Winners Of 2017 Nigeria Technology Awards (NiTA)

Recently updated on May 29th, 2018 at 12:07 pm

Winners have emerged in the 2017 Nigeria Technology Awards (NiTA) organized to recognize, celebrate and reward technology entrepreneurs, innovators, academicians, inventors and policy makers (Government) in Nigeria.

Nigeria Technology Awards (NiTA) is aimed at building a large scale and internationally recognized technology awards in Nigeria.

The objective of Nigeria Technology Awards (NiTA) is to promote and celebrate the excellent achievements to which Nigeria technology professionals and organizations contribute towards building a sustainable economy using technology. The Awards also aims to encourage local practitioners to develop innovative and creative technology solutions, which will uplift the image of Nigeria both locally and internationally.

Winners Of 2017 Nigeria Technology Awards (NiTA)

Tech Business/Services Winners

Category	Winner
Tech Start-Up of the Year	Farmcrowdy.com
Tech Company of the Year	Vatebra Limited
Tech Consulting Company of the Year	West Blue Consulting
Tech Innovation Project of the Year	Fuel Voucher (SEAMFIX NIGERIA LIMITED)
E-Commerce Company of the Year	Payporte Global Systems Limited
Software Development Company of the Year	Seamfix Nigeria Limited
Website Development Company of the Year	Cregital Design Agency
School Management Portal Developer of the year	Krystal Digital Network Solutions
School Management Software of the Year	My Skool Portal
Social Media Management Company of the Year	Intense Digital Limited
Mobile App Development Company of the Year	Optisoft Solutions
Creative Design Agency of the Year	Ellae Creative Design Agency
Digital Marketing Agency of the Year	Bytesize Limited
I.T Services & Support Company of the Year	Seamfix Nigeria Limited
Cloud & Enterprise Service Provider of the Year	Sidmach Technologies
Managed Services & Support Company of the Year	iSON Technologies
e-Government Infrastructure Services Provider	Galaxy Backbone
e-Government Consulting Company of the Year	Courteville Business Solutions
I.T Recruitment Agency of the Year	Mactay Consulting
Mobile Phones Retailer of the Year	Pointek
Mobile Phones Distributor of the Year	Pointek
Call Centre Service Provider of the Year	Contact Solutions Limited
Innovative Call Centre Service Provider of the Year	ISON BPO International Limited
Tech Innovation Hub of the Year	NHUB Nigeria
Tech Co-Working Space of the Year
Tech Incubators/Accelerators of the Year	Ventures Platform

Best Use of Technology Winners

Category	Winner
Best Use of Technology TV Station	Channels Television
Best Use of Technology Radio Station	Inspiration 92.3 FM
Best Use of Technology Vehicle Automation	Courteville Business Solutions Plc
Best Use of Technology Signage Designs	Aris Designs Limited
Best Use of Technology Insurance Service	Cornerstone Insurance Plc
Best Use of Technology Courier & Logistics	DHL Express Nigeria
Best Use of Technology Road Transportation	God Is Good Motors
Best Use of Technology Agriculture	Agrited Nigeria Limited
Best Use of Technology Cinemas Entertainment	Genesis Deluxe Cinemas
Best Use of Technology Digital Billboard Advertising	Afromedia Plc

Tech Professionals and Individual Winners

Category	Winner
Tech Company CEO of the Year	Chimezie Emewulu (CEO -Seamfix Nigeria)
FinTech Company CEO of the Year	Mitchell Elegbe (CEO- Interswitch Limited)
Tech Personality of the Year	John Tanimola Obaro (CEO- Systemspecs Limited)
Tech Start-Up Founder/CEO of the Year	Onyeka Akumah (Co-Founder Farmcrowdy)
Tech Entrepreneur of the Year	Eyo Bassey (MD – Payporte)
Tech Young Achiever of the Year	Evans Akanno (CEO- Cregital Design Agency)
Most Enterprising Woman in Technology	Valentina Mintah (CEO – West Blue Consulting)

Telecoms and ISP Winners

Category	Winner
Telecom Company of the Year	Airtel Nigeria
Consumer Friendly GSM Network of the Year	Airtel Nigeria
Fastest Growing GSM Network of the Year	Airtel Nigeria
GSM Tariff Plan/Package of the Year	Airtel SmartCONNECT
GSM Mobile Data Provider of the Year	Airtel Nigeria
Telecoms Infrastructure Company of the Year	IHS Nigeria Limited
Broadband Service Provider of the Year	Vodacom Business Nigeria
Fibre-Optic Service Provider of the Year	Mainone
4G LTE Internet Service Provider of the Year	Spectranet
Consumer Friendly Internet Service Provider of the Year	Spectranet

Education Category Winners

Category	Winner
Best Use of Technology Federal University	University of Lagos
Most Innovative Federal University	University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Best Use of Social Media Federal University	University of Calabar
Federal University Website of the Year	www.unn.edu.ng University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Federal University Website of the Year	www.unical.edu.ng University of Calabar
Best Use of Technology State University	Ambrose Alli University
Best Use of Social Media State University	Kwara State University
State University Website of the Year	www.uniosun.edu.ng Osun State University
Best Use of Technology Private University	Covenant University
Best Use of Social Media Private University	Covenant University
Private University Website of the Year	www.covenantuniversity.edu.ng Covenant University

Fintech and Banking Winners

Category	Winner
FinTech Company of the Year	Interswitch Limited
FinTech Startup Company of the Year	Paystack
FinTech Mobile App of the Year	Quickteller Mobile App
Online Payment Processing Company of the Year	Systemspecs Limited
Point of Sale Terminals (POS) Hardware Vendor of the Year	ITEX Integrated Services Limited
Payment Terminal Service Provider of the Year	E-Top Limited
Credit & Debit Card Brand of the Year	MasterCard
Technology Bank of the Year	Zenith Bank Plc
Innovative Bank of the Year	Guaranty Trust Bank Plc
E-Banking Bank of the Year	Guaranty Trust Bank Plc
Mobile Banking App of the Year	UnionMobile App
Best Use of Technology ATM/Cyber Security	Union Bank Plc
Best Use of Technology Customer Service	Guaranty Trust Bank Plc
Bank Website of the Year	Zenithbank.com Zenith Bank Plc

Government Category Winners

Category	Winner
Best Use of Technology (State)	Lagos State
Best Use of Social Media (State)	Lagos State
State Government Website of the Year	www.lagosstate.gov.ng Lagos State
Best Use of Technology (Federal Ministry)	Ministry of Mines and Steel Development
Best Use of Social Media (Federal Ministry)	Federal Ministry of Science & Technology
Federal Ministry Website of the Year	www.minesandsteel.gov.ng (Ministry of Mines and Steel Development)
Best Use of Technology (Federal Agency “Public Service”)	Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)
Most Innovative Federal Agency (Public Service)	Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)
Best Use of Social Media (Federal Agency “Public Service”)	Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)
Federal Agency (Public Service) Website of the Year	www.firs.gov.ng (Federal Inland Revenue Service
Best Use of Technology (Federal Regulatory Agency)	Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)
Best Use of Social Media (Federal Regulatory Agency)	Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)
Federal Agency (Regulatory) Website of the Year	Dpr.gov.ng (Department of Petroleum Resources)

Website & Mobile App Winners

Category	Winner
E-Commerce Website of the Year	Payporte.com
Classified Ads Website of the Year	Olx.com.ng – OLX Nigeria
Agric-Tech Website/Platform of the Year	Farmcrowdy.com
Insurance Company Website of the Year	Cornerstone.com.ng
Road Transportation Website of the Year	Gigm.com
Online Marketplace of the Year	konga.com
Travel Booking Website of the Year	Wakanow.com
Real Estate Marketing Website of the Year	Tolet.com.ng
Taxi Booking App of the Year	Taxify Mobile App
Mobile App of the Year	OLX Nigeria Mobile App
Innovative Mobile App of the Year	Instant-Pickup Laundry App

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