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- 30 Sept 2013
Microsoft 4Afrika App Stars Training Begins in Nigeria
This week is the first Microsoft 4Afrika App Stars training in Nigeria. Microsoft has equally extended calls to developers to apply to benefit from the programme. 4Afrika App Stars is a Microsoft…
- 19 Nov 2015
Microsoft Backs Nigerian Startup in Transforming Healthcare App
Sabaoth Technologies, a Nigerian healthcare startup, is transforming Nigeria’s healthcare delivery organizations through their ‘All Purpose Medical Information System (APMIS)’ with financial,…
- 13 Nov 2014
Microsoft, Skrill Partner MNO to Launch e-Commerce portal
Microsoft 4Afrika and Skrill have declared their marketing alliance to launch a new e-commerce portal. By integrating with mobile network operators (MNOs), the portal enables Africans to use their…
- 1 Apr 2013
Microsoft Nigeria, Nokia Collaborate to Launch 9jApps Contest
Microsoft Nigeria in partnership with Nokia Nigeria, today has formally declared open its 9jApps contest, a challenge designed to empower local developers to take advantage of Microsoft’s new tools…
- 27 Mar 2013
Microsoft Dangles Car, Cash on 9jApps Developers
Microsoft Nigeria partnering with Nokia, Dell and Co-Creation Hub, has formally declared open its 9jApps contest, designed to empower local developers to take advantage of Microsoft’s new tools and…
- 25 Mar 2013
Microsoft Commences 9jaApps Competition
Microsoft Nigeria, will today (Tuesday) officially flag-off a campaign meant to reach local application developers community in Nigeria. The campaign tagged ‘Microsoft 9jaApps’ competition is…
- 20 Dec 2013
Kia Rio Winner Emerges in Microsoft 9japps Challenge
Microsoft Nigeria has announced the winner of the grand prize of a Kia Rio car in the Windows 8 category of the 9japps competition, a local app development contest aimed at empowering local app…
- 12 Oct 2013
Winners Emerge in Microsoft's 9japps Challenge
Microsoft Nigeria has announced winners in the Windows Phone category of the inaugural 9japps Competition, a local app development contest for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 applications. The…
- 5 Oct 2015
Education in Africa Top Priority for Microsoft
Anthony Salcito, global vice president of Education, will reaffirm Microsoft’s education investments on the continent at the Innovation Africa Summit in Uganda this week. Innovation Africa is the…
- 11 Dec 2019
Kuda, New Bank Offers Zero Fees for All Transfers for Life
Kuda, a digital-only bank licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has kickstarted a revolution in Nigeria’s banking sector with no charges for all transfers for everyone forever. Kuda Kuda,…
- 16 May 2013
Nokia Unveils Lumia 520, 720 in Nigeria
Consumers across Nigeria can now get their hands on Nokia’s new Windows Phone 8 powered Lumia 520 and Lumia 720. A blend of premium style and innovation for a socially active crowd, the Nokia Lumia…
- 7 Oct 2014
Microsoft Innovation Grants Go To 7 African Start-Ups
Microsoft has again shown its intent in supporting African start-ups to potentially create jobs, encourage skills development and grow the continent’s knowledge economy. To fast-track their growth…
- 26 May 2014
Devcon Alpha Holds Devigners Contest Grand Finale Today
The grand finale of the Devcon Alpha Devigners contest organised by Mobile Monday Nigeria in partnership with Microsoft Nigeria, Nokia and Verve holds today in Lagos. Designed to…
- 19 May 2017
Microsoft to Deliver Cloud Services from Datacentres in Africa
Last Night, Microsoft revealed plans to deliver the complete, intelligent Microsoft Cloud for the first time from datacentres located in Africa. This new investment is a major milestone in the…
- 27 May 2014
‘Ask the Lawyer App’ Voted Best At DevCon Alpha 2014 Grand Finale
‘Ask The Lawyer’ application developed by a team led by Oladipo Olasemo went home yesterday night with assurance of $300,000 market support by Nokia and a N750,000 cheque after being voted the…
- 23 Jun 2014
Microsoft Delivers Best Cloud Connected Services - Makwane
Kabelo Makwane, country manager, Microsoft Nigeria, holds BComm certificate from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and MBA from the University of the Witwatersrand. Prior to his present role as…
- 2 Mar 2014
Microsoft Leads, Drives Down Cost of Cloud Computing Globally- Courtois
Microsoft, devices and services company, has reaffirmed its status as the number one in the driving down of data costs especially for SMEs that often don’t have the capital for IT infrastructure…
- 1 Aug 2013
Microsoft Reiterates Commitment to Partner FG on ICT Development
Microsoft Nigeria, devices and services giant, has reiterated the company’s commitment to collaborating with the Federal Government of Nigeria and other stakeholders in the IT industry to put…