Microsoft Partners With Nigeria On Digital Economy

Microsoft has revealed their intentions known of planting their office in six regions in Nigeria.

This was disclosed by Tolu Ogunlesi, the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Digital and Media.

According to a statement released by Microsoft, “Microsoft has partnered with the Government of Nigeria to accelerate the nation’s effort in becoming a more digital economy!”.

The statement disclosed that the partnership is anchored on three pillars: increased connectivity, upskilling and job creation, and digital transformation.

This is coming weeks after Twitter sidelined Nigeria to choose Ghana as its headquarters, despite the fact that greater number of the application users are Nigerians.

Microsoft has partnered with the Government of Nigeria to accelerate the nation’s efforts in becoming a more digital economy!
The partnership is anchored on three pillars:
✅Increased connectivity
✅Upskilling and job creation
✅Digital transformationhttps://t.co/18eSqShKOz pic.twitter.com/XUWDqP9v6Z
— Microsoft Nigeria (@MicrosoftNG) May 3, 2021

“Microsoft’s Airband Initiative has succeeded in bringing high-speed internet connectivity to underserved communities around the world, tapping into the unused broadcasting frequencies of television white spaces.”
— tolu ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi) May 3, 2021

“The technology is cheaper and faster to deploy than fibre and has the added benefit of being able to travel long distances and through forested terrain.”
— tolu ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi) May 3, 2021