Microsoft to Partner With Nigeria on Internet Infrastructure

Microsoft Corp. will partner with Nigeria’s government to develop high-speed internet infrastructure and boost its digital economy, the company said in a statement on Monday.

The U.S. technology giant has selected six regions in the West African country for the project and aims to train five million Nigerians over the next three years. The initiative will assist the nation’s anti-graft agency to combat corruption through artificial intelligence and machine learning, it said.

Internet penetration in Africa’s most populous country is below par at around 50% compared to some of its emerging market peers including South Africa which has 64% , ...