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More than 85% of Nigerian workloads now run on public cloud platforms, according to NITDA. Only 22% of Nigeria’s 1,000 most-accessed websites are hosted locally. Government wants global cloud providers to put more infrastructure inside Nigeria. Local capacity...

June 07, (THEWILL) – Microsoft has released a new research paper outlining a strategic roadmap for the advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Nigeria. The report highlights the immense potential of AI to address social and economic inequalities,...

May 18, (THEWILL) – Microsoft has listed e-commerce fraud, job and employment fraud, and tech support scams as key AI scams Nigerians need to watch out for this year. This is just as Nigeria is rapidly emerging as a...

May 17, (THEWILL) – As organisations brace for the next phase of workplace transformation, Microsoft’s fifth annual Work Trend Index (WTI) report has spotlighted the emergence of a new business archetype—the Frontier Firm. Titled “2025: The Year the Frontier...

March 12, (THEWILL) - The Country Manager of Microsoft Nigeria, Ola Williams, has pointed out how Artificial Intelligence (AI) has completely changed the battleground for both cyber criminals and defenders over the past few years. While nefarious actors have...

March 26, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT), has warned those looking to acquire pirated software and resources that they risk becoming victims of cybercriminal gangs that are using AI-generated YouTube videos to...

January 20, (THEWILL) - Microsoft is reportedly set to fire nearly 11,000 employees this week amid the global economic slowdown. According to Sky News, the company is “finalising plans to become the latest technology giant to reduce its workforce during...

Building on the success of its Global Skills Initiative, Microsoft has launched the next step in its skilling work, introducing the Skills for Jobs Learning Pathways. Since the Global Skills Initiative was launched in June 2020, Microsoft said it has...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), an international financial institution that offers investment, advisory and asset-management services to encourage private-sector development in less developed countries and Microsoft have partnered to support digital transformation in Africa’s agriculture sector. A suite of digital...

October 20, (THEWILL) - Gerald Maithya, Startups and SMEs Lead at Microsoft Africa Transformation Office, has identified several factors holding African startups back from succeeding at a global scale. According to Maithya, despite the numerous factors, systematic impediments in the...