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- 6 Feb 2025
Two Decades of Exploration: Google Maps Marks 20th Anniversary
Google is celebrating 20 years of Google Maps, a tool that has fundamentally changed how we explore and navigate the world. Over the past two decades, Google Maps has become an essential tool for…
- 2 Feb 2022
Google Dishes out Information on How 'Google Maps Reviews' Work
Google on Wednesday shared information about how reviews work on Google Maps. The company also introduced new content policies that safeguard the process of posting reviews for business profiles. The…
- 13 Feb 2013
Enterprise Bank Goes live on Google Map
Enterprise Bank Limited has joined the elite league of worldwide organisations and global financial institutions that are currently listed on Google Maps. Google Maps is a Google service offering…
- 12 May 2020
Google Reveals 15 Best Street Views on Google Maps
Google Maps turned 15 in February, and the Street View team published a list of their 15 favourite Street Views to celebrate. We've detailed them below as they offer a wonderfully colourful list of…
- 1 Jul 2020
Ways to Support Your Favorite Small Businesses on Google Maps
By Tolulope Akinyele, Google Partners & SMB Lead, Nigeria Small businesses are crucial to our communities. As cities and economies start to reopen, people are looking for ways to support their…
- 9 Jun 2014
Easy Taxi, Google Train Drivers on Use of Google Map
Easy Taxi, Nigeria’s leading taxi booking application and Google (Nigeria), a multinational corporation specializing in Internet-related services and products, at the weekend, trained over 100…
- 7 Feb 2020
Google Maps Turns 15, reveals favourite Lagos bars, restaurants & tourist attractions
Google on Thursday, February 6, 2020 celebrated 15 th birthday of Google Maps and in commemoration of the anniversary, it revealed top 5 favourite places in Lagos visited by Nigerians using Google…
- 7 Nov 2019
Google Announces Traffic Tab in Maps
Google has launched a new Traffic tab in Google Maps that aims to provide bus riders with information to help them find their most efficient route, both in travel time and transport costs. …
- 15 Feb 2013
Etisalat Creates Google Maps Search for its Experience Centres
Etisalat, has announced the listing of its Experience Centre locations across Nigeria on Google Maps. Each listing includes the Experience Centre name, opening hours and contact numbers, and is aimed…
- 17 Oct 2019
Lagos Gridlock: Google Maps Opens Lanes for Road Users
A 2017 study listed the 150 least to most stressed out cities in the world. With Stuttgart in Germany nabbing first spot as the least stressed city to live and work in, Lagos came in at 148 (just two…
- 9 Sept 2025
Google Bows to South Korea’s Mapping Rules, Ending 20-Year Standoff
Google has agreed to comply with South Korea’s demand to blur sensitive satellite images on its mapping services, a move that could allow the US tech giant to compete more effectively with local…
- 5 Sept 2019
Get Back to School Ready Using Technology at your Fingertips
By Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, communications & public affairs manager, Google West Africa, With schools starting next week, there is so much to do. From re-establishing routines, stocking up on school…
- 30 Jul 2017
Google Brings Relief to e-Commerce, Courier Operators in Lagos
With the addition of not less than 1, 000 new addresses on Google Map covering areas like Ikeja and Ikoyi areas of Lagos State, the company is surely helping e-commerce and courier delivery men solve…
- 16 Jul 2020
Ten Useful Things Google Search Can Do for You
Millions of people make use of Google Search to get answers and information every day. A lot of us aren't harnessing the full power of Google, though. Google Search’s Web, Image, Video, News, Maps…
- 23 Mar 2023
6 Ways Google and YouTube Can Help You Celebrate Ramadan
Ramadan is a holy month that is observed by Muslims all around the world. It is a time for reflection, prayer, and community. With the help of Google and YouTube, celebrating Ramadan has become even…
- 9 Nov 2013
Google Empowers Nigerian Businesses with Enterprise Apps
Google recently presented to businesspeople in Nigeria with the opportunity to learn about Google Enterprise services, with a special focus on Google Apps for Business. Google Apps for Business…
- 11 Jan 2018
TrillzApp Unveiled, Assists Event Managers Harness Feedback
By peter oluka A robust and smart mobile app that uses location technology to give users notification of events happening in their location and based on interests, TrillzApp has been launched. In…
- 6 Mar 2019
Google House Unveils Next Billion User Products for Africa
Google on Tuesday hosted content creators, developers, media, influencers and educators at a product showcase in Lagos. Dubbed the NBU House, Google built the House to give users a chance to interact…
- 27 Jul 2017
Google CEO in Nigeria Says "We're Making Internet Work for Everyone in Africa"
By 2034 Africa is expected to have the world’s largest working-age population of 1.1 billion—yet only 3 to 4 million jobs are created annually. That means there’s an urgent need to create…
- 29 May 2020
Google Rolls out ‘Plus Codes’ A Digital Addressing System for Android Users
While most people take having a fixed, physical address for granted, 2 billion people across the globe either don't have an address or have an address that is hard to locate. This makes it difficult…
- 23 Jan 2025
All the Android updates coming to the Samsung Galaxy S25 series and more
Gemini prompt box with “Ask Google Gemini” text. Around is a collection of features and UI components like a black watch, a Gemini Live conversation, a sports score on a Now Bar, and a Circle to…
- 28 Oct 2017
FG Says Digital Map Saves Nigeria N200Bn Annually
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, says that reduced travel time through the use of digital map saves Nigerians nearly N200 billion a year. Mohammed said this at the…
- 16 Oct 2012
Tramigo Adds Somalia to African Footprints
Tramigo announces a great milestone in its coast-to-coast strategy in Africa with the opening of a Distribution and Support Office in Mogadishu. During the last twelve months Tramigo has opened…
- 4 Oct 2015
Bye Bye Google, Hello Alphabet
Alphabet has replaced Google as the publicly traded company that will house Google's search and Web advertising businesses, maps, YouTube and its "moonshot" ventures such as driverless cars. Google's…
- 22 Oct 2014
"Google House" Shows Everyday Uses of Google Online Tools
The “Google House” initiative aims to provide a platform through which everyone can experience firsthand how apps and gadgets could improve everyday living. The 2012 survey data by Research in…
- 3 May 2019
Nokia 8110 Welcomes WhatsApp to the Store
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, today announced that WhatsApp, the simple, reliable and secure messaging app, is now available on the Nokia 8110. The app can be downloaded from the Store. The…
- 24 Feb 2023
5 Online Resources to Help you Stay up-to-date during this Elections
The 2023 elections in Nigeria are fast approaching, with the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled to kick off on February 25, 2023. These elections are a critical time for Nigerians, as…
- 28 Nov 2019
FRSC Bans Use of Goggle Map While Driving in FCT
Mr. Ayuba Gora, sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Federal Capital Territory has said that driving with the aid of Google map using mobile phones is a serious traffic offence.…
- 22 Feb 2016
Orange, Google Ink Deal for Mobile internet services Access Across MEA
Orange on Monday announced a new partnership with Google™ to bring the best of mobile internet across its full African and Middle Eastern (Orange MEA) footprint. By combining the strength of Orange’s…
- 10 Apr 2024
Unlocking Marketing Success in Nigeria with Google My Business
By Reuben Kalu In the dynamic landscape of business marketing, harnessing the power of online platforms is essential for reaching and engaging with potential customers. For businesses in Nigeria,…