SystemSpecs

SystemSpecs is a Nigerian software company headquartered in Lagos and focused on enterprise technology, electronic payments, financial services, payroll, human-capital management, and public-sector systems. Founded in 1991 by John Obaro, the business began as a small business-to-business software operation and initially worked as a partner, agent, and value-added reseller for SunSystems, an accounting package developed by Systems Union in the United Kingdom and later associated with Infor. This early orientation gave SystemSpecs experience implementing enterprise financial software for Nigerian organisations. The company subsequently developed its own software products, most notably HumanManager, a payroll, human-resources, and goal-management platform. HumanManager was built using object-oriented COBOL and achieved broad adoption among organisations in Nigeria and other African markets. By 2004, media reports said that the product was used by more than 200 organisations across Africa. In 2006, SystemSpecs partnered with Ghanaian technology company TheSOFTtribe to market, deploy, and support HumanManager in Ghana, extending the product's regional reach. Nigerian media described the product as one of the country's most successful software products, particularly after the launch of HumanManager 4.0 in December 2002 and its subsequent quality-assurance recognition. SystemSpecs has also worked with enterprise financial-management products, including Infor FMS SunSystems and Infor PM. Its best-known technology is Remita, a financial-remittance and electronic-payment platform used for payment collection and disbursement. Remita became particularly prominent through its role in Nigeria's Treasury Single Account initiative, under which it was used to support the collection of government revenues from ministries, departments, and agencies. The platform's role brought the company substantial public visibility as well as political and regulatory scrutiny over the commission arrangements connected with government collections. The company has expanded beyond traditional enterprise software and payment infrastructure. In 2022, its subsidiary Deelaa was launched as an electronic-ticketing and marketplace platform covering shopping, lifestyle, and travel services. Deelaa serves both business-to-business and business-to-consumer use cases. This move reflects SystemSpecs' broader interest in applying its technology and transaction capabilities to consumer and platform businesses. In 2024, SystemSpecs introduced a new corporate identity and reorganised its operations into four business units: infrastructure and payment gateway; applications and vertical markets; human-capital solutions and services; and public-sector and special projects. The restructuring presents the company as a diversified technology provider rather than solely a payroll-software or payment-services business. Its current scope spans software applications, payment infrastructure, human-capital technology, financial systems, electronic commerce, and tailored systems for public-sector clients.

SystemSpecs was established in Nigeria in 1991 by John Obaro. It initially operated as a small business-to-business technology company, beginning with five people and serving as a partner, agent, and value-added reseller for SunSystems, an accounting package created by Systems Union in the United Kingdom. The company's early work centred on supplying and implementing enterprise accounting and financial-management technology for organisations. SystemSpecs later moved from primarily reselling external products to developing proprietary applications. Its most important early product was HumanManager, a payroll, human-resources, and goal-management system developed with object-oriented COBOL. The product gained a substantial reputation in Nigeria and across Africa. Reports cited adoption by more than 200 organisations by 2004, while Nigerian media characterised it as one of the country's most successful locally developed software products. HumanManager 4.0 was launched in December 2002, and the software was reported to have passed an automated quality-assurance test in 2004. The company pursued regional expansion through partnerships. In 2006, Ghanaian software company TheSOFTtribe entered into an agreement with SystemSpecs to market, deploy, and provide professional support for HumanManager in Ghana. The arrangement helped establish the payroll and human-resources platform in another West African market. SystemSpecs also maintained activities involving Infor financial products, including Infor FMS SunSystems and Infor PM. A major later development was the creation of Remita, SystemSpecs' financial-remittance and electronic-payment platform. Remita supported payment collection and other financial transactions and became closely associated with Nigeria's Treasury Single Account initiative. Under the initiative, the platform was used in connection with revenue collection from federal ministries, departments, and agencies. Its role made SystemSpecs an important participant in Nigeria's public-sector payments infrastructure, but also exposed it to political debate about fees, contracting, and the legal status of electronic collection intermediaries. The Treasury Single Account controversy arose when Senator Dino Melaye alleged that the appointment of Remita as an electronic collection platform conflicted with constitutional requirements and claimed that SystemSpecs had received twenty-five billion naira in one-percent commissions. The Central Bank of Nigeria described the claims as misleading. SystemSpecs' founder John Obaro said the commission had been agreed before the contract and was divided among SystemSpecs, participating commercial banks, and the Central Bank of Nigeria. As a business decision, SystemSpecs returned revenues collected to that point while the issue was being considered. A joint Senate investigative committee subsequently said it could not establish the alleged twenty-five-billion-naira deduction or collection by SystemSpecs. The episode nevertheless became a significant public-policy moment in the company's history because it placed Remita's government role under national scrutiny. SystemSpecs expanded into digital commerce through Deelaa, a subsidiary launched in 2022. Deelaa combined electronic ticketing with a marketplace for shopping, lifestyle, and travel, serving both business customers and consumers. In 2024, SystemSpecs unveiled a new corporate identity and divided its operations into four business units: infrastructure and payment gateway; applications and vertical markets; human-capital solutions and services; and public-sector and special projects. This structure reflects the company's evolution from an enterprise-software reseller into a diversified Nigerian technology business operating across software applications, payments, payroll, financial services, electronic commerce, and public-sector systems.

• 2024

  Corporate identity and business-unit restructuring

  [1]SystemSpecsen.wikipedia.org

  SystemSpecs introduced a new corporate identity and reorganised its operations into four business units.

• 2022

  Deelaa is launched

  [1]SystemSpecsen.wikipedia.org

  SystemSpecs launched its Deelaa subsidiary as an electronic-ticketing and shopping, lifestyle, and travel marketplace.

• 2015

  Remita is scrutinised during the Treasury Single Account controversy

  [1]SystemSpecsen.wikipedia.org

  Political and regulatory scrutiny focused on Remita's role in federal revenue collection and the commission arrangements associated with the Treasury Single Account.

• 2006

  Ghanaian distribution and support partnership

  [1]SystemSpecsen.wikipedia.org

  TheSOFTtribe became a Ghanaian partner for the marketing, deployment, and professional support of HumanManager.

• 2004

  HumanManager gains regional adoption and quality recognition

  [1]SystemSpecsen.wikipedia.org

  Reports stated that HumanManager was being used by more than 200 organisations across Africa and had passed an automated quality-assurance test.

• 2002

  HumanManager 4.0 is launched

  [1]SystemSpecsen.wikipedia.org

  SystemSpecs released the fourth major version of its payroll, human-resources, and goal-management software.

• 1991

  SystemSpecs is founded

  [1]SystemSpecsen.wikipedia.org

  John Obaro founded SystemSpecs in Nigeria as a small business-to-business software company and partner, agent, and value-added reseller for SunSystems.

A Nigerian enterprise-technology and fintech provider combining payment infrastructure, business applications, payroll and human-capital systems, and public-sector technology.

• Electronic payments and financial remittance

  Remita

  Remita is SystemSpecs' financial-remittance and electronic-payment platform. It supports payment collection and related financial transactions and became especially prominent through its use in Nigeria's Treasury Single Account initiative for revenue collection involving government ministries, departments, and agencies.

• Payroll and human-capital management

  HumanManager

  HumanManager is SystemSpecs' proprietary payroll, human-resources, and goal-management software. Developed with object-oriented COBOL, it gained adoption among organisations in Nigeria and other African markets and was distributed in Ghana through a partnership with TheSOFTtribe.

• Electronic ticketing and digital marketplace · 2022

  Deelaa

  Deelaa is a SystemSpecs subsidiary launched in 2022. It combines electronic ticketing with marketplace services for shopping, lifestyle, and travel, addressing both business-to-business and business-to-consumer customers.

• Financial-management software

  Infor FMS SunSystems

  Infor FMS SunSystems is an enterprise financial-management product associated with SystemSpecs' implementation and business-software activities. SystemSpecs originally built its business as a partner, agent, and value-added reseller for the SunSystems accounting package.

• Enterprise performance and financial-management software

  Infor PM

  Infor PM is among the financial and enterprise software products associated with SystemSpecs' solution portfolio and implementation work.

• 2015

  Treasury Single Account and Remita commission controversy

  A Nigerian Senate controversy challenged Remita's role in federal-government revenue collection and alleged that SystemSpecs had received twenty-five billion naira in commissions. The Central Bank of Nigeria rejected the allegation as misleading. SystemSpecs explained that the one-percent commission was contractually negotiated and shared with participating banks and the central bank, returned revenues collected while the issue was pending, and was later cleared of wrongdoing by a joint Senate investigative committee that said it could not verify the alleged deduction.

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• 2024

  Four-unit operating restructure and new corporate identityStrategy

  Background

  SystemSpecs had developed from an enterprise-software reseller into a diversified provider spanning payments, business applications, human capital, and public-sector systems.

  Action taken

  The company introduced a new corporate identity and organised its operations into infrastructure and payment gateway; applications and vertical markets; human-capital solutions and services; and public-sector and special projects.

  Aftermath

  The structure positioned the company around four defined business areas and clarified its broader technology-market scope.

  Source

• 2022

  Launch of DeelaaProduct launch

  Background

  SystemSpecs sought to extend its technology and transaction capabilities beyond enterprise software and payment infrastructure.

  Action taken

  The company launched Deelaa as a subsidiary providing electronic ticketing and a marketplace for shopping, lifestyle, and travel.

  Aftermath

  Deelaa broadened SystemSpecs' business-to-business and consumer-facing activities.

  Source

1. 1SystemSpecsen.wikipedia.org