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Microsoft Lagos Office: Man Who Applied For Internship Gets Sad Feedback After Reported Closure
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Microsoft Lagos Office: Man Who Applied For Internship Gets Sad Feedback After Reported Closure

by  Israel Usulor 2 min read
  • A Nigerian man who appeared to have been waiting for information about an internship position at Microsft said it no longer exists
  • The man shared a post on X, noting that he was informed no one would get an internship from Microsoft in Nigeria due to the reported closure
  • He said sadly that it was the end of the road for the application, and many people told him there would be better opportunities ahead

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A Nigerian man is heartbroken as he won't be getting the internship offer he was hoping to begin at Microsoft.

In a post on X, Lekan Olaoye said he received information notifying him that no one would get an internship at Microsoft's ADC office in Nigeria.

Man loses internship opportunity at Microsoft.
Lekan said he got a message that the internship wouldn't be happening. Photo credit: X/Lekan Olaoye and Getty Images/ NurPhoto.
Source: UGC

According to Lekan, this was due to the widely reported story that Microsoft is considering closing its African Development Centre in Lagos.

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Lekan wrote on X:

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"Looks like the journey ends here. Thank you everyone for supporting me. I got info that no candidate would be receiving an internship offer from @MicrosoftNG due to the news. Back to sourcing other platforms."

See his post below:

Reactions to Lekan's post

@pr0devs said:

"Sorry about this, better opportunities are coming. Please I would like to send a DM."

@OlakunleDosunmu said:

"Sorry about that. You can apply to other countries that have internship positions opened too. Don't give up just yet."

@emmawuku said:

"Like Glovo announcing their departure in April. Since Feb, I had been waiting for a response for their Grad program hmm. Tough but it is well!"

@orimdominic_ said:

"So sorry my guy! Keep your head up. Better days are coming."

@chukwupg said:

"That must be demoralizing, knowing how hard you have worked for it. But regardless. Better days ahead!"

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Meanwhile, a Nigerian lady who got a job with a real estate company has been relieved of her appointment after a disagreement.

The lady shared her story on TikTok, saying for all the jobs she did at the company, she was placed on a monthly salary of N70,000.

Jimmy Julia said trouble started when she was asked to come to work on a Saturday, and she refused.

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Israel Usulor (Human-Interest editor) Israel Usulor is a journalist who has 9 years of experience. He worked at The Prime Newspaper and has published articles in TheCable Newspaper. Israel graduated with distinction from Fidei Polytechnic (Mass Commun, 2016). Israel has interviewed Zannah Mustapha, the man who helped negotiate the release of Chibok Girls, and Kunle Adeyanju, who rode a bike from London to Lagos. He covered exclusive stories on Chef Dami during her Guinness World Records cookathon. Email: israel.usulor@corp.legit.ng.

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