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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has donated high-tech equipment to the leadership of the Nigerian Immigration Service to enhance immigration services for travellers in Nigeria.

The donation is said to aid ongoing reforms by the service aimed at boosting service delivery.

Donating the equipment, the Church, represented by a General Authority, Africa West, Elder Isaac Morrison, stated that the donation was part of the church’s effort to boost seamless immigration services to travellers who use Nigerian ports.

He stated that the church mostly identify and partner strategic organisations like the Nigerian Immigration Services. He stated that the donation was in line with the church’s belief that the greatest service is that rendered to God, humanity and and for greater nationhood.

“We serve God, and we understand the virtues of service to the nation and humanity. We do not always do this to be recognised or praised, but we do so in obedience to the greatest commandment: to love God as well as our neighbours.

“We are co-builders of greater societies, and we understand the strategic services of the Nigeria Immigration Services. We feel greatly honoured to have the privilege of donating these materials.

The materials donated include HP Omnistudio All-in-One PCs, Passport readers, webcams, sets of 13 generation HP 2books, HP lacer printers, among others.

Deputy Comptroller General in charge of the Visa and Residence Directorate, DCG Nneka F.U., who received the donations on behalf of the Comptroller General Kemi Nanna Nandap, thanked the church for playing a supportive role towards greater nation-building. She promised to ensure that the materials donated would be put to efficient use for improved service delivery.

“On behalf of the Comptroller General and the staff of the Nigerian Immigration Service, we want to convey our profound gratitude to your organisation for this gesture. We will ensure the optimum use of them in boosting our service delivery.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is renowned for its humanitarian and community services around the world.

Microsoft has laid off more than 7,000 employees, representing about 3% of its global workforce, in a move aimed at reinforcing its long-term strategy centered on artificial intelligence.

The company described the decision as a calculated effort to streamline operations and reallocate resources to its expanding AI initiatives, rather than a consequence of job displacement by AI technologies.

“This adjustment is a calculated step to optimize resources and ensure continued robust investment in Microsoft’s burgeoning AI platform,” the company said.

While job cuts in the tech sector often raise concerns about automation, Reuters reported that the layoffs were driven by financial restructuring to support new AI ventures—not by AI replacing human roles.

Microsoft has previously stated: “We have made huge investments in AI because we are optimistic about what it can do to help people, industry and society, and because we’re committed to bringing technology and people together to realize the promises of AI responsibly.”

Speaking at a recent event in Silicon Valley, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed that AI is already playing a significant role in the company’s development processes. “Maybe 20 to 30% of the code that is inside of our repos today, and some of our projects, are probably all written by software,” Nadella said.

He also described Microsoft as a “distillation factory,” focused on refining large, general-purpose AI models into smaller, task-specific tools.

The layoffs reflect Microsoft’s broader strategy to consolidate resources and accelerate its position in the rapidly evolving AI landscape.

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