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- 20 May 2019
Sanwo-Olu Excited over Microsoft Africa Development Centre, says technology is new economy
Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State Governor-elect has expressed joy over the launch of the Microsoft Africa Development Centre in Lagos. The governor-elect, who attended the launch on Friday…
- 20 May 2019
Microsoft opens Africa Development Centre (ADC) Site in Lagos
Microsoft over the weekend opened Nigeria’s site of its first Africa Development Centre (ADC). The centre, which is Microsoft’s 7th globally, is recruiting world-class African engineering talent to…
- 21 May 2023
Microsoft Africa Development Centre to Host EnterpriseCEO Media Master Class
In a move aimed at advancing media training in Africa, Microsoft Africa Development Centre will host this year's edition of EnterpriseCEO Media Master in its state of the art facility in Ikoyi,…
- 6 May 2022
International Girls in ICT Day 2022: Microsoft Africa Development Center Inspires Schoolgirls on STEM Education
The International Girls in ICT Day was celebrated globally on April 28th, 2022, and the team at the Microsoft Africa Development Center (ADC), West Africa, celebrated the day at an intimate event…
- 17 Nov 2021
Innovate With C#: Microsoft ADC Set to Host Programmer, Developers in Africa
Microsoft Africa Development Center (Microsoft ADC), the engineering center for Microsoft is set to kick off its first skill-based user group event on the 18th of November, 2021 tagged 'Innovate with…
- 17 Sept 2019
Microsoft Appoints Gafar Lawal MD of African Development Centre in Nigeria
Microsoft has appointed Gafar Lawal as the managing director of its Africa Development Centre in Nigeria, launched in May 2019. It would be recalled that earlier in the year, Microsoft opened Africa…
- 15 May 2019
Microsoft Plans $100M Investment on Development Hub in Nigeria, Kenya
Microsoft has launched its first Africa Development Centre (ADC), with two initial sites in Nairobi and Lagos, as it bids to create a premier centre of engineering, recruiting world-class African…
- 25 Nov 2021
Microsoft ADC Amplifies Inclusivity with the Announcement of Its Disability Inclusion Event
Microsoft Africa Development Center (Microsoft ADC), the engineering center for Microsoft is set to host a Disability Inclusion event across Africa focused on engineering and non-engineering talents…
- 18 Feb 2026
Africa’s Active Data Centres' Capacity on Back Foot, Despite Investment Push
With its meteoric rise in data centre development and it accounting for 20% of the global population, Africa still only has 0.6% of global data centre capacity. This is based on the 2026 Economic…
- 20 Oct 2018
MDXI Achieves Microsoft Gold Data Centre Competency, SAP Recertification
MDXI, data centre provider, has attained the Gold Data Centre certification from Microsoft, thus strengthening its position as one of the leading Cloud Services providers in Africa demonstrating…
- 16 Aug 2016
Microsoft Links Azure to Africa
Undersea cable operator Seacom has partnered with software giant Microsoft, providing Ethernet links between Seacom's IT infrastructure and Microsoft's Azure and Office365 data centres around the…
- 17 May 2010
FG, Microsoft Partner to Empower 100 Youth, Development Officers Nationwide
The Federal Ministry of Youth Development, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) and the Digital Bridge Institute have commenced an entrepreneurship development capacity building…
- 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…
- 22 Feb 2019
Microsoft: Getting behind AI growth in Africa
By Amrote Abdella, Regional Director, Microsoft 4Afrika, The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) dominated discussions at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos–with delegates touching…
- 14 Apr 2026
Nigeria’s Digital Boom Takes Centre Stage as IoT West Africa Returns to Lagos
Nigeria is in the middle of one of the fastest digital infrastructure expansions on the continent. Microsoft, Google, and AWS are committing to African cloud regions. MTN and Airtel are at the…
- 4 Oct 2020
FG, Lagos Commend TD Africa for Launching Tech Experience Centre
The Tech Experience Centre, an ambitious technology project aimed at bridging the gap to cutting-edge technology for millions of Nigerians, has been described as strategic to the Federal Government’s…
- 25 Aug 2008
FG, Microsoft Join Forces for IT Development
Dr. Alhassan Bako Zaku, minister of State for Science and Technology, has said that the ministry is determined to ensure that Science and Technology played crucial roles in the seven point agenda of…
- 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…
- 6 Jun 2021
Africa Set to Become a Global Hub for Agritech
Africa’s agricultural sector is set for exponential growth in the coming decade, research commissioned by Microsoft and compiled by Africa Practice revealed. A statement by Microsoft said with a…
- 18 Jan 2018
Internet Solutions Connects to Microsoft Azure Network
Pan-African Internet services providerInternet Solutions has incorporated its CloudConnect colocation connectivity solution into Microsoft's Azure ExpressRoute network. With Internet Solutions'…
- 30 Mar 2009
Microsoft, New Horizons Celebrate Africa’s Youngest MCPs
History was made recently as leading software company Microsoft and foremost Information technology training centre, New Horizons joined hands together to produce…
- 24 Nov 2021
Nigeria, South Africa Assist Africa Attract US$8.5bn in FDI
Africa’s telecommunications and technology industries have attracted the second highest number of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects in 2020, after business services. Nigeria and South Africa…
- 8 Apr 2019
Adesina Seeks Democratization of Technology in Africa
African Development Bank President Adesina, has urged Africans to embrace technology, and governments to urgently move away from “investing in the jobs of the past, but rather in the jobs of the…
- 23 Feb 2025
NITDA Inaugurates Technical Working Group to Drive Nigeria’s Digital Sovereignty
In a significant move to bolster Nigeria’s digital infrastructure, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has inaugurated the Technical Working Group (TWG) on National Cloud…
- 31 Mar 2025
Cassava and Microsoft Boost Youth Employment in Green Tech
Pan-African technology company Cassava Technologies, in a strategic collaboration with Microsoft, has launched a community engagement initiative focused on South Africa. Through this initiative, the…
- 22 Sept 2021
Olatomiwa Williams, Microsoft Country Manager, to Deliver Keynote Speech @ #AfriTECH2021
Olatomiwa Williams, Country Manager for Microsoft Nigeria, has been announced as Keynote Speaker for Africa Tech Alliance Forum 2021 (#AfriTECH2021). Olatomiwa Williams, Country Manager for Microsoft…
- 22 Feb 2019
Getting Behind AI Growth in Africa
The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) dominated discussions at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos – with delegates touching on everything from ethics to democratization and workforce…
- 22 Feb 2010
Obi Empowers 10, 000 Youths, Partners Microsoft/New Horizons
Peter Obi, governor of Anambra State in his bid to spearhead ICT revolution in the country has partnered New Horizons to empower about 10, 000 Secondary School Students and 1, 500 civil servants in…
- 8 Mar 2017
Int’l Women's Day: Meet Women from Africa Who Are ‘Making What’s Next’
From inventing windshield wipers to coming up with solutions to improve the lives of millions of people around the world, women have been harnessing the power of technology to do great things for…
- 10 Mar 2016
FG, Others Laud Microsoft New Office In Lagos
Federal government has joined prominent ICT investors in the country to commend Microsoft Nigeria various initiatives aimed at helping improve the country’s global ICT competitiveness‎. Mr.…