Custom software development for Nigerian and African organisations
Software built around how your business works
When spreadsheets, disconnected tools or off-the-shelf systems no longer fit, we map how your organisation actually runs, then design and build one system around it, connected to the tools you already use.
- We map your process before we write code
- You own the software and the code
- Reply within two working days
When your software doesn’t fit, your team adapts
Nobody decides to run a business on workarounds. It happens one spreadsheet, one WhatsApp group and one “just email it to me” at a time.
Spreadsheets everywhere
Several versions of the same file, and nobody sure which one is current.
The same data, typed again and again
Details entered into one tool, then copied into the next, with mistakes along the way.
Approvals lost in email and WhatsApp
Requests wait in someone’s inbox, and nobody can see where anything stands.
Systems that don’t talk to each other
Sales, finance and operations each have their own tool and their own version of the truth.
Reports that take days
Someone pulls numbers from four places every month, and they’re out of date by the time they’re read.
Software that says “no”
The tool you pay for can’t handle the way you work, so your team works around it.
Your people shouldn’t have to work around your software. Your software should work the way your business does
Off-the-shelf or custom?
Off-the-shelf software is often the right answer. Custom software makes sense when your requirements justify it. Here is the honest difference.
Off-the-shelf software
Quick to start, and cheaper when your needs are standard
- You adapt your processes to the product
- Features are built for the average customer
- You pay for features you don’t use
- Integrations are limited to what the vendor offers
- Workarounds grow as your business does
Custom software
Worth it when the way you work is what sets you apart
- The system is designed around your requirements
- Workflows match how your operations actually run
- Only the features you need, in the order you need them
- Connected to the tools you already use
- You own it, and it grows with your organisation
Often the best answer is both: keep the standard tools that work, and build only the part that doesn’t fit. We’ll tell you which applies to you.
From scattered tools to one system
The same work, before and after it has a system built for it. People still make the decisions. The system keeps the record.
Spread across tools
- PersonA request arrives by email or WhatsApp
- PersonSomeone copies the details into a spreadsheet
- PersonThe request is forwarded to a manager
- PersonThe requester asks for updates
- PersonThe decision is recorded, if someone remembers
5 of 5 steps done by hand
In one system
- AutomatedThe request is submitted through a form with the right fields
- AutomatedIt is checked against your rules and routed to the right approver
- PersonThe manager approves or rejects in one click
- AutomatedThe requester is notified and the decision is logged
1 of 4 steps need a person, and every step is recorded
Spread across tools
- PersonDocuments are sent by email in different formats
- PersonSomeone checks each document is complete
- PersonDetails are typed into the client spreadsheet
- PersonAn account is set up in each separate tool
- PersonThe client calls to ask what happens next
5 of 5 steps done by hand
In one system
- PersonThe client uploads documents in the portal
- AutomatedMissing items are flagged straight away
- AutomatedA record is created once and shared with every tool
- PersonYour team reviews and approves
- AutomatedThe client sees their status in the portal
2 of 5 steps need a person, and every step is recorded
Spread across tools
- PersonSomeone exports data from three systems
- PersonThey clean and combine it in a spreadsheet
- PersonThey build the charts by hand
- PersonThe report is emailed, already a week old
4 of 4 steps done by hand
In one system
- AutomatedData flows into one database as work happens
- AutomatedThe dashboard is always current
- PersonLeadership reads it and decides
1 of 3 steps need a person, and every step is recorded
Is one of your processes held together by spreadsheets?
Discuss your software projectWe don’t start by writing code
Most failed software projects were built on assumptions. We start by understanding how work moves today, with the people who do it.
What happens today?
Every step, including the ones nobody wrote down.
Who does each task?
The roles involved, and what each one needs to see and do.
Where does information come from, and where does it go?
Forms, calls, emails, other systems and the reports at the end.
Where are the bottlenecks?
The steps where work waits, gets lost or gets done twice.
What rules govern the process?
Limits, approvals, eligibility and the exceptions to them.
What should be automated, and what stays human?
Software for the repetitive steps. People for judgement and accountability.
You get a written map of your process and a prioritised scope, before any development is agreed.
We design around how you actually work
Software isn’t a collection of screens. It is a model of how your organisation operates, so we start there.
Your workflows
The real steps, including the exceptions.
Your users
Staff, managers, customers and partners, each with their own view.
Your business rules
Prices, limits, eligibility and the logic only your team knows.
Your approvals
Who signs off on what, and what happens when they’re away.
Your data
What you collect, where it lives and who can see it.
Your reporting
The numbers leadership asks for, without anyone compiling them.
Your existing tools
What stays, what connects and what the new system replaces.
Your security needs
Who can access what, and what has to be recorded.
Your growth plans
More users, branches or countries, without a rebuild.
What we build
Systems for the people inside your organisation, the people it serves, and the data that connects them.
Business management systems
One platform for the core of your operations, replacing the spreadsheets that hold it together today.
- Operations
- Records
- Administration
Internal operations platforms
Tools for teams and departments to manage tasks, cases, jobs or requests from start to finish.
- Task and case management
- Scheduling
- Field teams
Customer and client portals
Secure portals where customers, members or clients submit requests, track progress and find their documents.
- Self-service
- Status tracking
- Documents
Staff portals
One place for staff to find information, submit requests and get approvals.
- Requests
- Approvals
- Staff records
Data and reporting platforms
Data from across the organisation in one place, with dashboards and reports that are always current.
- Dashboards
- Scheduled reports
- Exports
Workflow applications
Software built around one process that matters, with its own rules, stages and approvals.
- Applications and onboarding
- Approvals
- Compliance checks
Integrated business systems
Several existing systems connected so information flows between them without retyping.
- APIs
- Data sync
- Single sign-in where supported
Legacy system modernisation
An ageing application rebuilt on a modern foundation, with its data moved across and nothing lost.
- Rebuild in stages
- Data migration
- Run side by side
What this looks like in practice
Examples of the systems organisations like yours ask for. They’re illustrations to help you picture your own, not past projects.
A school
A student portal for admissions, fees, results and parent updates, instead of paper files and bank tellers.
A logistics company
A dispatch system that assigns riders, tracks deliveries and records proof of delivery.
An NGO
A programme and grants platform that tracks applications, disbursements and reporting to donors.
A professional services firm
A client portal for documents, requests and progress updates, instead of email chains.
A healthcare provider
An internal system for referrals, appointments and handover between departments.
A distributor
Inventory and order management across warehouses, sales reps and trade customers.
A financial services company
A customer onboarding platform that collects documents, runs checks and routes approvals.
A growing company
One dashboard for the numbers leadership asks for every week, without anyone compiling them.
Picture your own system? Tell us how the work moves today
Discuss your software projectWhat your system can do
Grouped by what they do for your organisation. We build what your process needs, not everything on this list.
Control who does what
The right people see the right things
- Secure sign-in
- Roles and permissions
- Several levels of access
- Audit logs of who changed what
Move work forward
Nothing waits in an inbox
- Workflows with stages
- Approvals and sign-offs
- Tasks and assignments
- Email, SMS and WhatsApp notifications
Keep information in one place
One version of the truth
- Records and data management
- Document and file uploads
- Search
- Imports from your spreadsheets
See what’s happening
Decisions on current numbers
- Dashboards
- Reports and exports
- Analytics
- Scheduled summaries
Connect your tools
No more retyping
- APIs and webhooks
- Paystack and Flutterwave payments
- Accounting, CRM and ERP connections
- Email and messaging
Work anywhere
Usable on any device
- Works on phones, tablets and laptops
- Designed for slow connections
- AI features, where they help
How we build your system
Six stages, each ending in something you can see and approve. You always know what is being built, what it costs and what comes next.
Discover
Your business, users and challenges
Conversations with the people who do the work, not only the people who manage it.
You get A problem brief
Map and define
Workflows, rules and scope
Processes documented and features prioritised into releases.
You get Written scope and release plan
Design
Experience and architecture
Clickable screens your team can try, and the technical plan behind them.
You get Prototype and architecture
Build
In structured phases
Working software to review every week or two, so nothing surprises you at the end.
You get Working software
Integrate and test
Connected and proven
Existing systems connected, then tested for function, security, performance and real-world use.
You get A tested system
Deploy and support
Launched, monitored, improved
Released with training and monitoring, then maintained and improved as your needs change.
You get A live system your team uses
Built around the tools you already use
Custom software doesn’t have to replace everything. It can sit at the centre and connect to what already works.
- Payments
- Paystack
- Flutterwave
- Other payment gateways
- Business systems
- Accounting software
- CRM systems
- ERP systems
- Workplace tools
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft 365
- Messaging
- SMS
- WhatsApp Business Platform
- Email notifications
- Data
- Your databases
- Cloud storage
- Spreadsheets and CSV imports
- AI
- Large language models
- Document processing
If a system has an API, or can export its data, we can usually connect to it. We confirm exactly what is possible with each of your systems during discovery, before anything is promised.
The system, and the work it does on its own
Custom software gives your process a home. Automation lets that system handle the repetitive steps around it, so your team only touches what needs judgement.
See business automationExample: a new application
- Application received
- Details captured
- Eligibility checked against your rules
- Assigned to an officer
- Officer reviews and decidesPerson
- Applicant notified
- Dashboard updated
Security designed in, not added later
Systems that run your operations hold sensitive data. We decide how it is protected at the architecture stage, before the first screen is built.
Secure sign-in
Strong authentication, with two-step verification where you need it.
Access by role
People see and change only what their role allows.
Audit trails
A record of who did what and when, for the actions that matter.
Validated data
Every input checked on the server, so bad data and malicious input are rejected.
Secure APIs
Authenticated, rate-limited connections between your systems.
Backups and recovery
Regular backups, and a tested way to restore them.
Monitoring
Errors and unusual activity alert us before they become problems.
Careful deployment
Changes tested before release, with a way to roll back.
We will discuss where your data is stored, who can access it and any regulations you must meet, such as data protection law. We don’t claim certifications we don’t hold.
AI, where it earns its place
Most systems don’t need AI. Some steps do: reading documents, sorting requests or answering questions from your own information. We add it there, and only there.
- Reading and extracting data from documents
- Sorting and routing requests
- Summarising long records or threads
- Search that understands questions
- Internal assistants that answer from your documents
- Spotting patterns in your data
AI suggests, people decide. Every AI feature we build has a person checking the results where mistakes would matter. See AI automation
What we can show you
We publish client results only with permission, and we never invent them. Here is software you can check today, and what it shows about how we’d build yours.
Tekora productLive
CampusTutor
Shows A live system with several kinds of user
Our own product, live at campustutor.ng. Students, courses, projects and an AI tutor working from each student’s own course material, built, hosted and maintained by us.
See CampusTutor case studyTekora productIn development
Adlidity
Shows Several data sources, one view
Our own revenue intelligence product, in development. It brings Meta ads, WhatsApp chats, website and sales data into one place and produces a weekly report automatically.
See Adlidity case studyTekora productLive (you’re using it)
Our enquiry system
Shows Capture, validation and routing
The enquiry system on this site checks every submission on the server, records where it came from, and delivers a complete brief to the right inbox.
Try it: tell us about your projectCompany
A registered Nigerian company
Tekora Services is part of Tekora Global LTD, registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (RC 9111995). We are based in Abuja and work across Africa.
Technology chosen to last
We choose established, well-supported technology, so your system is easy to maintain, secure and hire for, long after launch.
Maintainable
Widely used tools, clean structure and documentation, so any competent team can work on it.
Secure
Mature frameworks with security built in, kept up to date.
Fast
Quick on ordinary phones and slow connections, not only in the office.
Built to grow
An architecture that handles more users, data and features without a rewrite.
- Interfaces
- Next.js
- React
- TypeScript
- Backend
- Node.js
- NestJS
- REST APIs
- Webhooks
- Data
- PostgreSQL
- Infrastructure
- Cloudflare
- Docker
- CI/CD
- Monitoring
Do you need custom software?
Not always. Here is how to tell.
Custom software may be right if
- Your processes are specific to how you operate
- Your current software doesn’t fit, so people work around it
- Core operations run on spreadsheets
- Departments use systems that don’t talk to each other
- You need a portal for customers, members or staff
- You need several systems to work as one
- Your organisation has outgrown its current tools
It may not be necessary if
- A standard product already does the jobUse it. If it’s close but not quite, we may be able to connect it to your other tools instead. See business automation
- You plan to sell the software to other businessesThat’s a SaaS product, with different decisions about accounts, billing and growth. See SaaS development
Is custom software what you need?
Each of our services solves a different problem. If one of these describes you better, start there.
Custom softwareThis page
A purpose-built system for one organisation’s own operations, users and rules.
SaaS development
A software product you’ll sell to many customers, each with their own account.
Business automation
Connect the tools you already have and automate repetitive steps between them.
AI automation
Use AI for tasks that need reading, interpretation or judgement.
E-commerce development
An online store that sells your products and handles orders and payments.
Web development
A website that explains your business and brings in enquiries.
Priced on scope, after we understand the problem
A staff request portal for one department is a different project from an operations platform for five branches. We start by understanding the problem, then send a written scope with a fixed price for each release.
Starting price₦2,000,000
- ₦2m – ₦15m+
- Custom software
- Custom quote
- Enterprise or complex systems
Most projects land inside a typical range. Your proposal gives the fixed price for your scope
Comparing options? Read how much custom software costs in Nigeria, with what moves the price.
Request a software assessmentWhat shapes the cost
- Scope and number of features
- Number of user roles and permissions
- Complexity of workflows and business rules
- Integrations with existing systems
- Data migration from current tools
- Security and audit requirements
- AI features
- Hosting and support needs
How we take the risk out of a software project
Software projects go wrong in predictable ways. Here is how we prevent each one.
- Requirements
- Documented in writing during discovery, in your language, and agreed before development starts.
- Scope and price
- A written scope with a fixed price for each release. Changes are agreed before they happen.
- Progress
- Working software to review every week or two, not status reports.
- Testing
- Tested for function, security and performance, then with your team on real tasks before launch.
- Deployment
- Released in stages where possible, with monitoring in place and a way to roll back.
- Your data
- Migrated carefully, checked against the source, and stored where we agree with you.
- Ownership
- The software, the code, the data and the documentation are yours. No lock-in.
- After launch
- Support and maintenance, and further development as your needs change, or a full handover to your team.
Questions organisations ask us
Something else on your mind? Email info@tekoraservices.com or call +234 803 262 3702
How much does custom software cost?
Custom software starts from ₦2,000,000. The final price depends on the scope, number of user roles, workflow complexity, integrations and data migration. After discovery we send a written scope with a fixed price for each release, so you always know the cost before work starts.
How long does custom software development take?
A first usable release is often achievable in eight to twelve weeks. Larger systems grow in stages after that, each one planned and priced separately.
Do I need a technical specification?
No. Most clients come with a problem, not a specification. Writing the requirements with you is part of discovery.
Can you help define our requirements?
Yes. We map your process with the people who do the work, document the rules and priorities, and turn them into a scope you approve.
Can you replace our existing software?
Yes, where replacing it makes sense. We can rebuild in stages and run the old and new systems side by side, so your operations never stop.
Can you integrate our current systems?
Usually, yes. Most modern tools have APIs, and where they don’t we use practical bridges such as scheduled imports. We confirm what is possible with each system during discovery.
Can you build internal business software?
Yes. Internal platforms for staff, operations, approvals and reporting are a core part of what we build.
Can you build customer or client portals?
Yes. Secure portals where customers, members or clients submit requests, upload documents, pay and track progress.
Can you integrate Paystack or Flutterwave?
Yes. We integrate either for payments, and verify every payment with the provider before your system records it as paid.
Can you integrate WhatsApp?
Yes, through the WhatsApp Business Platform, for notifications and updates to people who agree to receive them. It needs a business account and approved message templates, which we help you set up.
Can you integrate our ERP or CRM?
Usually, if it offers an API or data export. We check your specific system during discovery and tell you what can be connected before anything is agreed.
Can you modernise an old application?
Yes. We rebuild it on a modern foundation in stages, move its data across and check it against the original, so nothing is lost.
Can you add AI?
Where it saves real time, such as reading documents, sorting requests or answering questions from your own information. We don’t add AI where a simple rule would do.
Who owns the software?
You do. The software, the code, the data and the documentation are yours, whoever hosts and maintains it.
Do you provide maintenance and continued development?
Yes. We offer support and maintenance after launch, and can keep developing the system as your needs change. If you’d rather run it yourselves, we hand everything over with documentation.
Do you work with organisations outside Nigeria?
Yes. We are based in Abuja and work with organisations across Africa and beyond, mostly remotely, with calls scheduled around your working hours.
Your business shouldn’t have to work around its software
Tell us how work moves today and where it gets stuck. We’ll reply within two working days with honest advice on whether custom software is the right answer. The first consultation is free.
Not sure what you need yet? Email us the process that frustrates your team most