Indigenous Nigerian technology company, Task Systems Limited, has won the Microsoft Best Partner Award in the United States, becoming the only winner from West Africa.
The company which is a member of the Zinox Group was recognised at the Microsoft Ignite 2025 event in California, emerging one of 42 winners selected from over 4,600 nominations spanning about 100 countries. Task is also
Task Systems’ Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Gozy Ijogun, who received the award in person, described it as a validation of the “trove of innovations and tech advancement by Nigerians at home in the past decade.”
She expressed appreciation to the Nigerian government, multinationals and local corporates that have supported the company’s growth, adding that the recognition calls for “more enterprise innovation, technical efficiency and deeper engagement” with stakeholders.
The 2025 Microsoft Partner Awards spanned eight global categories namely Azure, Business Applications, Modern Work, Security, Industry, Social Impact, Partner Innovation and Business Transformation.
About Task Systems
Founded in 1987, Task Systems has evolved from a local start-up into a leading systems integration company, providing cutting-edge ICT solutions to businesses in Nigeria and the wider Sub-Saharan Africa.
The firm has deployed hundreds of tech professionals to blue-chip clients, including Shell, Chevron and TotalEnergies, and has racked up over 27 global awards for its contributions to Africa’s digital economy.
Task Systems is basically a systems integration and enterprise ICT solutions company whose core functions include:
- Designing and building IT infrastructure for organisations
They plan, deploy and support core tech infrastructure for big companies and government – servers, storage, networking, data centres, enterprise software, etc. - Cloud and Microsoft-focused solutions
They implement things like Microsoft 365, Azure, Microsoft security and management tools, plus other cloud platforms (AWS, Oracle, Google Cloud) for businesses that want to modernise their IT and move to the cloud. - Enterprise & industry solutions
They build and integrate ICT systems for oil & gas, banking, telecoms, manufacturing and the public sector, often on a large scale (e.g. big deployments for companies like Shell, Chevron, Total, etc.). - Managed services & technical support
Task provides ongoing support, maintenance and tech manpower deploying hundreds of ICT professionals into clients’ organisations to run and support their systems. - Consulting, security and business continuity
Recent write-ups also highlight work around IT consulting, cybersecurity, information security and business continuity standards for clients that need compliant, always-on systems.