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BREAKING: Microsoft to Invest $1million Upkilling Nigerians in AI

by Peter Oluka
February 19, 2025
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Microsoft to invest $1m in AI in Nigeria
L-r: Lillian Barnard, president, Microsoft Africa, and Ola Williams, the country manager of Microsoft, Nigeria | Ghana during the announcement of $1m AI investment in Nigeria at Microsoft AI Tour in Lagos | Photo: Peter Oluka/Techeconomy

L-r: Lillian Barnard, president, Microsoft Africa, and Ola Williams, the country manager of Microsoft, Nigeria | Ghana during the announcement of $1m AI investment in Nigeria at Microsoft AI Tour in Lagos | Photo: Peter Oluka/Techeconomy

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Microsoft has announced its plan to invest one million dollars (approximately N1.6billion) to deepen artificial intelligence (AI) training for Nigerians within the next three year, Techeconomy can authoritatively report.

Ola Williams, the country manager of Microsoft, Nigeria & Ghana, in the company of Lillian Barnard, president, Microsoft Africa, made the announcement at the ongoing Microsoft AI Tour in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Microsoft AI Tour (Nigeria) | Photo: Peter Oluka/Techeconomy

According to Williams, the investment is a testament to Microsoft’s mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

“This announcement is one of the ways that we bring this mission to life. I’m thrilled. I am so delighted to announce that, as Microsoft in Nigeria, will be investing one million dollars in the next two years to empower one million Nigerians.

“This is a significant investment in our efforts to ensure that everyone has access to the right skills that they require to really not just only use AI, but to build solutions on AI, build businesses on AI that still be a sustainable means of livelihood for Nigerians.

Microsoft to invest $1m in AI in Nigeria
Microsoft AI Tour (Nigeria) | Photo: Peter Oluka/Techeconomy

She thanked Microsoft for believing in Nigeria and Nigerians.

“Thank you, Microsoft for this great investment. The truth is that Microsoft’s interest in Nigeria is beyond business. We want to impact lives and the economy positively”, the country manager said.

The AI Skill Development programme, Techeconomy gathered, is for startups, businesses and government officials.

Also speaking, Lillian Bernard, said Microsoft has been operating on the Continent for three decades, but with a unified team, the global tech giant has opened new opportunities for partners in Africa.

“It is such a great responsibility to come to market like Nigeria to deliver this message. This is part of Microsoft’s commitment on the Continent. As technology evolves, so are the skills. Most of the jobs now are AI jobs, unfortunately there are no enough people to to handle these jobs. We believe this initiative is such a platform to upskill the people”.

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Peter Oluka (@peterolukai), editor of Techeconomy, is a multi-award winner practicing Journalist. Peter’s media practice cuts across Media Relations | Marketing| Advertising, other Communications interests. Contact: peter.oluka@techeconomy.ng

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