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- 9 Jan 2025
Microsoft to Spend $80Bn on AI Data Centres
In a bid to build AI-enabled data centres, Brad Smith, vice chair and president, Microsoft has disclosed the company’s plan to spend approximately $80 billion in its current financial year (to end in…
- 3 May 2021
FG Inks New Partnership with Microsoft to Benefit 5m Nigerians
Vice President Yemi Osibanjo, Monday disclosed that the Federal Government has partnered with Microsoft Corporation, technology giant, for a digital upskilling programme that will benefit no fewer…
- 23 Nov 2022
Pantami Unveils Book on Disbursement of N18.7B to Deepen Broadband Penetration in Academic Institutions and Markets
The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, FCIIS, FBCS, FNCS, will publicly unveil his book entitled Skills…
- 23 Feb 2015
Microsoft Adopts First International Cloud Privacy Standard
Microsoft recently made history as the first major cloud provider to adopt the world’s first international standard for cloud privacy. It’s another reason customers can move with confidence to the…
- 17 Apr 2018
Tech Firms Vow not to Aid Government Cyber Attacks
Microsoft, Facebook and more than 30 other global technology companies yesterday announced a joint pledge not to assist any government in offensive cyber attacks. The Cybersecurity Tech Accord, which…
- 5 Jan 2025
Microsoft to Boost AI Growth with $80Bn Investment
Microsoft has announced plans to invest $80 billion in the 2025 fiscal year to expand its data centre infrastructure. The investment will focus on supporting the training of artificial intelligence…
- 30 Mar 2014
Microsoft Beefs up Customer Privacy Policy
Microsoft Corp, under fire for accessing an employee's private Hotmail account to prove he was leaking computer code to a blogger, has said it will now refer all suspicions of illegal activity on its…
- 24 May 2015
Microsoft, IICD Aim to Bridge Gap for Job Seekers, Others
Microsoft Ghana on Friday, in partnership with the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) launched the TizaaWorks online platform, which will be a national one-stop online…
- 27 Nov 2022
22 Institutions, Others Set to Enjoy N16.7bn Broadband Access Projects
More than 22 institutions in the country, comprising 18 universities, and six polytechnics, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), drawn evenly from the six geopolitical zones in the country,…
- 2 Jan 2023
Zulum and Sirika Boost Skills with 12,000 Copies of Prof Pantami's Books
Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, Executive Governor of Borno State, and Senator Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, have supported efforts to boost skills in the country by obtaining 12,000 copies of a…
- 29 Oct 2024
MTN Group Chairman, Togolese Minister Cena Lawson, and GSMA's John Giusti Address Digital Access Inequalities at Semafor's UNGA Event
At the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, key stakeholders gathered at Semafor's "The Next 3 Billion" summit to address pressing digital access inequalities affecting millions…
- 20 Nov 2022
Pantami Kickstarts Landmark Broadband Projects, Presents Book
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, will on Thursday, November 24, 2022, in Abuja, preside over the commencement of landmark broadband initiatives to be…
- 16 Dec 2015
Microsoft to Expand 'Promise of Technology' with New Charity Organization
The world's largest software maker said it will expand its commitment to global philanthropy under a new organization called Microsoft Philanthropies. The organization will expand Microsoft's…
- 21 Jan 2016
Microsoft Philanthropies to Donate $1Bn in Cloud Computing Resources
Satya Nadella, chief executive officer, Microsoft Corporation, announced a new three-part initiative to ensure that Microsoft’s cloud computing resources serve the public good. As part of this…
- 16 May 2017
Ransomware: Microsoft Gives Details of Attack, Decries Govts’ Inaction
Microsoft has stressed the need for urgent collective action to keep people safe online, following the world's biggest cyberattack at the weekend, sending countries into 'disaster recovery mode. In a…