FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Engr. Muhammad Mannir Ahmad

Software engineer and founder of Brilliant Esystems Limited, Kano. More than twenty years building websites, enterprise systems, mobile applications and embedded devices for governments, banks and universities, and still writing and reviewing code.

Profile

Muhammad Mannir Ahmad started the business that became Brilliant Esystems Limited in Kano in 2005, building websites and systems and maintaining IT for educational institutions and companies in the city. It was registered as Mannir Microsystems in 2008, became Mannir eSystems Limited in 2012, and has been Brilliant Esystems Limited (RC 1870949) since 2021. He also founded Mannir e-Systems Nigeria Limited (RC 1023637), which remains registered alongside it.

He leads the company as Chief Executive Officer and remains hands-on: specifying systems, writing and reviewing code, and running the infrastructure they live on. The work spans state revenue and vehicle registration platforms, banking middleware for licensed microfinance banks, university portals and e-learning, and the company’s own SIWES and staff apps.

His research interests are machine learning and deep learning, the Internet of Things, cloud computing, virtual and augmented reality, and generative AI.

Founder & CEO, Brilliant Esystems Limited (RC 1870949)
Founder, Mannir e-Systems Nigeria Limited (RC 1023637)
PhD Computing (UNIMY), MSc and BSc (Hons) from the University of East London
Based in Kano · works in English and Hausa

Career

2005

Starts out in Kano

Begins building websites and systems and maintaining IT for educational institutions and companies in Kano.
2006

Trans IT & Consulting Limited, Abuja

Junior network engineer and application developer: installing and configuring ADSL connections, and building the application that monitored client subscriptions.
2006

Books in Hausa

Publishes information technology and science books in Hausa, including Koyi Yadda Ake Shiga Internet.
2008

Mannir Microsystems

The business is registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission. The same year he builds websites for Maslamda Computer Warehouse, Kano.
2009

Bayero University Kano

Redesigns the BUK main website on a content management framework and develops modules for it.
2012

Mannir eSystems Limited

The company is re-registered as Mannir eSystems Limited, with a focus on embedded systems, the Internet of Things and cloud computing.
2014

Kuala Lumpur

Presents on the application of cloud computing in academic institutions at an international conference.
2015

Ebahn Technology Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

System developer, 2015–2016: IPTV systems for hotels, Samsung Smart TV applications, and an embedded cloud-managed firewall and router operating system.
2018

eNigeria Best Startup

Presents virtual reality systems at eNigeria 2018; Mannir e-Systems receives the Government Digital Service Presidential Award for Best Startup.
2021

Brilliant Esystems Limited

Incorporated on 8 December 2021 under RC 1870949, the name the company trades under today.
2025

PhD Computing

Completes a PhD in Computing at the University Malaysia of Computer Science and Engineering (UNIMY).
2026

GAMMA STARS Awards

Recognised with the Digital Solutions, Enterprise Technology & ICT Innovation Leadership Award.

Education and qualifications

PhD Computing — University Malaysia of Computer Science and Engineering (UNIMY), Malaysia, 2021–2025
MSc Computer Systems Engineering — University of East London, United Kingdom, 2016–2018
BSc (Hons) Software Engineering — University of East London, United Kingdom, 2012–2015
Nanodegree, Virtual Reality Foundations for Enterprise — Udacity, 2019
International Diploma in Computing — Informatics Institute, Singapore, 2009
Diploma in Information Technology — Skilltouch Computer Institute, Abuja
Certificate in Information Technology — Aflon Digital Institute, Abuja, 2005

Awards and recognition

GAMMA STARS Awards 2026

Leadership award

Digital Solutions, Enterprise Technology & ICT Innovation Leadership Award.

eNigeria 2018

Best Startup

Government Digital Service Presidential Award for Best Startup, presented to Mannir e-Systems for work on virtual reality systems.

ASCENT, Malaysia, 2017

Best Paper Presentation

Best Paper Presentation Award at an international conference in Kuala Lumpur.

Publications

Three peer-reviewed papers presented at international conferences in Kuala Lumpur in 2017, a 2014 talk there on cloud computing in academic institutions, and books written in Hausa.

Virtual Reality in Education: The Future of Learning

Conference paper · 2017

How virtual reality can change teaching and learning.

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Internet of Things and Smartdust: The Future of Wireless Network Sensors

Conference paper · 2017

Wireless sensor networks and smartdust in the Internet of Things.

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The Blockchain Revolution and Higher Education

Conference paper · 2017

What blockchain could mean for universities and their records.

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Books in Hausa

Information technology and science

Information technology and science books written in Hausa, including Koyi Yadda Ake Shiga Internet.

Areas of work

Enterprise and government systems: revenue collection, vehicle and tricycle registration, banking middleware
Web and mobile development: PHP and Drupal (including module and theme development), Next.js and React, Node.js, Python, Java, Flutter
Cloud and infrastructure: Linux, Docker, Proxmox, Google Cloud and AWS, self-hosted Supabase
Artificial intelligence: machine learning, large language models, chatbots and AI assistants
Virtual and augmented reality, embedded systems and the Internet of Things (Arduino, Raspberry Pi)