54 entrepreneurs get funding from Microsoft Nigeria and The Future Project’s ‘Accelerate LABS’ Initiative

Fifty-four winners have emerged from the Accelerate LABS program, an initiative of The Future Project supported by Microsoft Nigeria. The winners were announced during the Grand Demo Day held at the City Mall, Lagos on Saturday, June 30, 2018. The Demo Day provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to learn, network, and pitch innovative ideas to... Read More

Microsoft and The Future Project hold final Demo Days; support over 2,000 businesses nationwide

Microsoft Nigeria, in partnership with The Future Project, has announced the final series of Demo Days across Nigeria to support over 2,000 Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) across Nigeria through the Accelerate LABS initiative. Launched in August last year, the programme is intended to empower entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 35 through... Read More

Microsoft Nigeria and The Future Project announce Demo Day for Accelerate LABS participants across Nigeria

The Future Project, in partnership with Microsoft, has announced the Demo Day for Accelerate LABS participants scheduled to take place in Lagos on Saturday, February 3, 2018. Launched last August, the nationwide entrepreneurship initiative is intended to support and equip 2,160 Nigerian youth with technology-driven status required to build socially-responsible enterprises. With over 3,000 participants... Read More

Join the Cloudpreneurs Project and make money off the cloud [DETAILS]

by Akan Ido Being among the first to start a new line of business, almost always guarantees business success. Local examples to point to include Jumia, Konga, Jobberman, Swift, etc. they jumped on the train of new business opportunities and have made huge success. So would you dare to start out on new track? Last... Read More

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November 16, 2013

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Naughty, naughty! Guess who Toke Makinwa photobombed on the red carpet (LOOK)

by Akan Ido Beautiful Vlogger and media personality, Toke Makinwa was her naughty self yesterday at the Microsoft Aiki event as she photo-bombed singer, Timi Dakolo on the red carpet. Makinwa who compered the event with comedian, Owen Gee was at the event with her fiance, Maje Waya who chose to stay behind the scenes.... Read More

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April 2, 2013

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Are you ready? Microsoft Nigeria launch 9jApps contest for developers

by Isi Esene Microsoft Nigeria today formally declared open its 9jApps contest. The challenge is designed to empower local developers to take advantage of Microsoft’s new tools and resources to develop locally appealing and locally-relevant apps for the Windows platform, utilizing Visual Studio 2012 and the Windows Phone SDK, in addition to the Windows Azure... Read More

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March 18, 2013

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“YouthSpark”: Microsoft unveils commitment to skills development for Nigerian youth

by Rachel Ogbu Microsoft YouthSpark, a global initiative that aims to create opportunities for 300 million youth in more than 100 countries during the next three years was launched in Lagos on Saturday, March 16. A partnership established between Microsoft Nigeria, the National Youth Service Corps, Mind The Gap and Future Enterprise Support Scheme, Microsoft... Read More

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October 28, 2011

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Come one, come all! Microsoft Open Door showcases latest technology solutions

by Ifreke Inyang Yesterday, Microsoft Nigeria started its 2-day high profile Open Door events in Abuja. The event is a key initiative of Microsoft’s continued investment in the region and it aims at fostering local IT development and drive innovation. On the first day, the event had more than 300 participants and they included customers,... Read More

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