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9 May
A set of hostile policies by the Nigerian government forced the Microsoft African Development Centre (ADC) to lay off its Nigerian team and shut down its West Africa operation, located in Lagos, a company source said. The ADC was established in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, and Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital in 2019. It is Microsoft’s initiative…

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