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Over 200 to lose Jobs following Microsoft planned exit from Nigeria

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Over 200 to lose Jobs following Microsoft planned exit  from Nigeria
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Microsoft, an American tech company has reportedly concluded plans to close its African Development Centre in Lagos.

Since the hint of the Tech company’s planned exit became public knowledge, experts in economy have been pointing out the implication on the Nigeria’s economy, saying it would further wosen the situation.

The Guardian newspaper on Tuesday said Microsoft informed staff members on Monday of the closure plans.

It was learnt that the affected employees would receive salary payments till June and continue to be covered by health insurance. While the precise motives behind the decision remain ambiguous, sources suggest Nigeria’s challenging economic conditions may have played a role in arriving at the decision.

According to the report, the closure appears to affect only the ADC’s West Africa operations in Nigeria, not its East Africa facility in Nairobi, Kenya. An unnamed source within Microsoft’s Lagos office neither confirmed nor refuted the closure when approached by the newspaper.

Microsoft launched its $100 million African Development Centers initiative in 2019, establishing facilities in both Lagos and Nairobi.

The Nigeria centre employed over 120 engineers when it was launched in 2022, growing to more than 200 staff members in total.

The company in 2019 aimed to recruit 100 full-time engineers by the end of the year, and 500 engineers by the end of 2023. Microsoft is betting on African innovation in fields like fintech, agritech and off-grid energy and hopes to tap into them.

“The ADC will be unlike any other existing investment on the continent. It will help us better listen to our customers, develop locally and scale for global impact,” Microsoft executive vice president Phil Spencer said in Nairobi.

“Beyond that, it’s an opportunity to engage further with African partners, academia, governments and developers – driving impact and innovation in sectors important to Africa.”

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