Microsoft Shuts Nigeria Engineering Center Within Two Years

When asked why: "Organizational and workforce adjustments are a necessary and regular part of managing our business. We will continue to prioritize and invest in strategic growth areas for our future and in support of our customers and partners."

I have a theory. MS has an internal AI product called Response. It proudly crafts answer-free messages for any question.

Does anyone have examples of larger companies making "engineering centers" work?

It appears every time a large company opens in a country outside of say the top 10% by GDP it ends up being a failure though it takes forever to happen because nobody wants to take the blame for their implementation blunder. Seen too many executives in the past continue to say how much it is a success and then it comes to light how much of an issue it caused.

Seems to be the story of every company that opens up purely for cost savings.

Oh well, Nigeria is in a deep mess owing to decades of corruption and incompetence from citizenry and leaders alike.

Not surprised Microsoft packs their bags moving from a very volatile economy.

As a Nigerian, I’m willing to bet Microsoft was repeatedly asked for bribes just to carry out mundane functions. It’s not worth it to invest in a country without rule of law.