NITMA 2014 to Honour Excellence, Outstanding Contributions

Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) will once again be rewarding and celebrating excellence and outstanding contributions in Nigeria’s Information Technology (IT) space.

2014 National Information Technology Merit Award (NITMA) continues with its rich tradition of annually recognizing the best of the Nigerian IT profession and industry.

NCS, the nation’s foremost network of Information Technology (IT) practitioners and stakeholders will hold the most important and recognized award ceremony in the sector, at the Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos, Nigeria on November 14, 2014.

Professor David O. Adewumi, NCS president has promised that NITMA 2014 will honour those have made significant impact in expanding the frontiers of Information Technology in Nigeria.

The Awards Nite celebrates the best of Nigerian information technology creativity and innovation changing society in fundamental ways.

Award winners are recognized for being inspiring symbols through their expertise and hard work.

Jide Awe, chairman, Publicity and Events Committee at NCS, in a press statement, said that annually through NITMA, the NCS honours and rewards excellence and tremendous contributions in the development and deployment of Information Technology in the country and the Diaspora. Category awards are based on IT specialization, NCS standards and global best practices.

An expected highlight already generating immense interest is Information Technology‘s most prestigious award – the IT Personality of the Year Award.

Also attracting serious attention are the Professional fellowships that will be conferred on deserving practitioners. Professional Fellowship conferment is the highest recognition of professional excellence anyone can receive in IT practice in Nigeria.

The High Profile Award Nite promotes excellence, high performance and innovation within the Nigerian IT community to encourage such performance from practitioners, organizations and stakeholders.

The Nigerian Champion of information technology innovation, education, research and entrepreneurship uses NITMA to reflect the value it places on hard work, dedication, merit and outstanding accomplishments in this most critical sector underpinning the whole of the society and economy.

NITMA is about changing society, beaming a positive light on the IT sector and building a legacy that speaks to the unique values NCS promotes.

The annual event attracts not just professionals, innovators, researchers and entrepreneurs, but also policy makers and decision makers in the private and public sectors.

Organized successfully from 2009, NITMA is credible, forward looking and important in promoting long term sustainability of the IT sector and developing Nigeria’s knowledge society. It is a responsibility that defines the essence of NCS.