Mr. Chijioke Anthony Eke, co-founder and chairman‎, Sidmach Technologies Nigeria Limited, has been conferred with the professional fellowship of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS).

Eke was conferred with the award at the 2015 Nigeria Technology Merit Awards (NITMA) held in Lagos on Thursday‎.

In 1994, he teamed up with four other colleagues to co-found Sidmach‎ and was at various times executive direct and also managing director of the Company.

Speaking to Nigeria CommunicationsWeek immediately after collecting the award, Eke dedicated the award to his immediate household, management and staff of Sidmach Technologies Nigeria Limited, for their resilience and efforts in facilitating his acceptance for the award.

‎According to him, future of the Nigerian ICT industry revolves around “Nigeria-centric” and local content driven companies and individuals who are ready to put their intellectual property prowess to work.

He further described the ‎honour done on him as inspiring and pledged to put more efforts in deepening ICT industry growth in the country.

Eke’s Biography
Mr. Chijioke Anthony Eke was born in 1957 in Lagos and had his early education variously in Lagos, Owerri and Enugu. ‎

He attended the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile-Ife where he graduated with B.Sc. (Hons) Computer Science/Economics in 1982.

He served in the compulsory NYSC scheme at the Kaduna Refinery Computer Center, Kaduna State.

Thereafter in late 1983 he joined KPMG Consulting as a Programmer from where he progressed to the position of Systems Analyst.

In the process, Mr. Chijioke Eke was an important member of the teams that developed and operationalized various commercial software systems and solutions for NNPC and the Banking industry.

In 1987, he was seconded to The Shell Petroleum and Development Company (SPDC) as a Consultant from KPMG Consulting Nigeria at that time.

While at SPDC, he was a pivotal member of an all Nigerian team of Software Engineers that delivered several landmark ICT projects such as implementing the first Enterprise Clustering / Networking System in Shell Petroleum Development Company Nigeria (1988) at Warri and later Port Harcourt.

At that time these were the only such installations anywhere in Africa except the then Apartheid South Africa.

This was an era of IT revolution and expansion in SPDC. He later left KPMG Nigeria for PERRY Consultants in 1990 as a senior Consultant and remained at SPDC to help deliver several firsts in the area of System Resource Management, Networking and Integration.

In 1992 he joined Data Sciences Nigeria Limited as a Manager in the Software Development Department of the company.

While in Data Sciences, he led the team that delivered an integrated national network of enterprise systems for the then National Provident Fund (now NSITF) as well as re-designed, re-developed and ported their entire contributory pension software systems to online interactive platform.
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In 1994, Mr. Eke teamed up with four other colleagues to co-found Sidmach Technologies Nigeria Limited (SIDMACH) and was at various times Executive Director and also Managing Director of the company.

He is currently the Chairman of the company.  Eke, a core professional, Networking and Integration expert, played key roles in the visioning and development of the company’s suite of software solutions and services that have significantly and positively impacted lives, particularly in the Educational Sector.

These solutions span across the Primary, Secondary and Tertiary sectors of the Education spectrum.

Mr. Eke also played decisive roles in the development and implementation of Payroll System, Personnel Records System and Ammunition Records System for the Nigerian Army as well as setting up a national network of systems for the Nigerian Corps of Army Finance and Accounts.

Some of these creative achievements he helped midwife at Sidmach have elicited interest and commendations for the country from as far as Kenya.

Presently they are cooperating with Sidmach and Nigeria Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) in the area of online e-Curriculum development. 

Eke is very passionate about Education, Human Capacity Development and Social responsibility.

He has over the past 30-plus years of cognate experience attended countless ICT trainings and conferences locally and abroad.

He is also a Director of WaveTek Nigeria Limited an ICT Infrastructure and Green Energy Development Company.