Microsoft Nigeria launching underway!!!
Rise of Technology Giant Stakes in Nigeria: Few moment before the launch of Microsoft Nigeria office at V.I. Civic Towers, Ozumba Mbadiwe, Victoria Island, earlier today.
It looks like the early days of imported gadgets and softwares that runs on them is edging to a corner with the current development in the field of technology across Nigeria, the largest technology importer in Africa till date. Microsoft, one of the largest technology services providers all over the world has deem it fit to commence its operation in Nigeria. The launch event which took place at happening at Civic Towers at Ozumba Mbadiwe, Victoria Island has taken most Nigerians in the tech space by surprise. In fact, myself, I’m amazed!
But it is good news…
Happening here @ civictowers #MicrosoftNGOfficeOpening @KbMakwane @MicrosoftNG
— RISE NETWORKS (@Risenetworks) March 9, 2016
Now the time for the music.
Music interlude ongoing in the background #MicrosoftNGOfficeOpening pic.twitter.com/L2dP1w22es
— #EXPOZE PR (@eXpozeMagazine) March 9, 2016
While speaking, the managing director of Microsoft Nigeria assured Nigerians of creating job opportunity for capable citizens of the country.
“We have doubled our capacity in terms of human resource. We are scaling up our intership programme to get more young people in the ICT world. We’ll create more employment opportunities for capable Nigerians. At Microsoft, we want to enjoy enormous support from indigenous Nigerians.” – Kabelo Makwane, MD Microsoft Nigeria, said in his speech.
Meanwhile, Main One MD, Funke Opeke also has something good to say about this latest development. She congratulated Microsoft Nigeria on the choice of location where there are several other options they could have looked at.
Congratulations to @MicrosoftNG on choice of location
MD Main One – Funke Opeke #MicrosoftNGOfficeOpening pic.twitter.com/5mT23oL8Jo— Ay?w?le-obi Ay?dele™ (@Ayowole_obi)
For Temidayo Ogunniyi, he thinks Microsoft opening in Nigeria would open the door of opportunities for unemployed technologist in the country.
#MicrosoftNGOfficeOpening Welcome to Nigeria, Change is here, Jobs must be created, investors must be forced to invest in Nigeria..
— Temidayo Ogunniyi (@temitimx)
Praises and concerns for Microsoft Nigeria launch.
Microsoft and Main one have paternership to deliver cloud services – @KbMakwane Kabelo Makwane #MicrosoftNGOfficeOpening
— 100% Jesus (@DEMOLAEXPOZE) March 9, 2016
Microsoft and Main one have paternership to deliver cloud services – @KbMakwane Kabelo Makwane #MicrosoftNGOfficeOpening
— 100% Jesus (@DEMOLAEXPOZE) March 9, 2016
Here are the other reactions from the social media to the news of Microsoft launching in Nigeria.
#MicrosoftNGOfficeOpening. MSFT Is welcome to Nig. We believe they will tap into the vast talents that we have here and hone their skills.
— IG:OffiongSpeaks (@OffiongSpeaks) March 9, 2016
This is a huge boost to our home grown technology. Welcome to #MadeInNigeria #MicrosoftNGOfficeOpening #beOriginal
— 99% CÁMPÅ?G? (@dhanjuma) March 9, 2016
#MicrosoftNGOfficeOpening congratulations guys, welcome to the most dynamic market. We are ready!
— Bestman Rich (@Rich_Seges) March 9, 2016
Legal and institutional frame work already exists to tackle Piracy in the country Rep Minister of Information #MicrosoftNGOfficeOpening
— eXpoze Social (@eXpozeSocial) March 9, 2016
We need to change the culture of our people in terms of Intellectual property #MicrosoftNGOfficeOpening pic.twitter.com/tM75uVGVrg
— #LekkiLagos (@MyLekki) March 9, 2016
We’ll create more employment opportunities for capable Nigerians
What do you think about Microsoft Inc., coming to Nigeria technology space?
