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- 19 Feb 2016
Google Translate Covers Over 100 Languages, 99% Online Population
Google’s online translation tool hit a major milestone on Friday, as it nears its 10th anniversary, according to TechCrunch. After adding 13 new languages, including Hawaiian and Kurdish, Google…
- 9 Jul 2024
Google Translate Adds 110 More New Languages to its Platform
Google has announced a major expansion of Google Translate, adding 110 new languages to the platform. This update, part of Google’s 1,000 Languages Initiative, which uses AI models to support the…
- 15 Jan 2015
Google Turns Smartphones into Real-time Translators
Google began turning smartphones into real-time language translators of both written and spoken content. Google is hoping that, along with making it easier for people to understand one another on…
- 29 Sept 2025
Firm Highlights Biometric, Signature Risks as Phishing Evolves with AI and Stealth
Kaspersky detected and blocked over 142 million phishing link clicks in Q2 2025, a 3.3% increase globally and a 25.7% increase in Africa from Q1. Currently, phishing is going through a shift driven…
- 1 Apr 2020
6 ways to keep your kids learning and entertained while schools are closed
With schools closed down, parents around the country are already wondering how they’re going to keep their children busy during the necessary break. The list below should help to keep them…
- 11 Apr 2019
Google Opens First AI Lab in Africa
Google has opened its first ever AI lab in Africa at Accra, Ghana built to solve real-world problems like helping communities in Africa and beyond to improve their lives. Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade,…
- 4 Jul 2017
Samsung Repackages ‘Exploding’ Note 7 as Galaxy Note Fan Edition
Remember Samsung Note 7 that ‘Exploding’ smartphone! Yes, the Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 which caught fire last year and forced a recall is being re-launched as the Galaxy Note Fan Edition (FE)…
- 25 Jul 2019
Google Unveils New Products, Features and other Programs at 3rd Google for Nigeria
Google has announced new products and features to make its services more helpful to more people in Nigeria and across Africa. The announcement was made at the third Google for Nigeria event…
- 5 Oct 2022
How Google is Delivering on its $1B Commitment to Africa
Google on Wednesday announced its intent to establish a new Google Cloud region in South Africa – its first on the continent. The news, which came at the second Google for Africa event, is the latest…
- 16 Aug 2016
Your Travel Plan 101 Using Google Search
Travelling is all about fun and fresh experiences. What isn’t fun is getting lost on a trip without a clue of the local language or how to get yourself understood. Imagine being stranded at a train…
- 23 Jun 2016
Top 10 Must-Have Travel Apps
Technology has changed travel in more ways than we can think of: the railway made covering long distances not only quicker than horse-and-cart, but more affordable for the working-class. The…
- 23 Jul 2017
6 Interesting Ways Technology Has Transformed Travel
In the past, travelling individually, with friends or family members is usually a logistical mess. It comes with a lot of challenges that discourage quite a number of people from travelling.…
- 7 Jun 2017
6 Things You Didn’t Know Your Smartphone Could Do
Smartphones are amazingly useful machines. Indeed, they are not just called smart for nothing. That device in your hands could do so much more than you know it is capable of, yet most of us miss out…
- 21 Nov 2025
Nano Banana Pro Launches to Power Global Creative Workflow
Google has unveiled Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image), its latest image generation and editing model, designed to support businesses and creative teams with advanced visual design capabilities.…
- 3 Jun 2025
Google's Open Buildings Data Empowers Africa's Health and Climate Progress
Fresh, on-the-ground evidence from health planners and climate analysts in Rwanda, Nigeria and South Africa shows how the Open Buildings dataset, which maps more than 1.8 billion structures, is…
- 1 Oct 2017
Google Introduces 5 More Products
Google has announced introduction of five additional products that would enable internet users to access information with ease. Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Google’s Communications and Public…
- 4 May 2020
Abba Kyari, Current Affairs and Food Dominate Google Search in Nigeria
Google Nigeria has released top trending terms on Google search over the past 30 days in the country. In a statement released on Monday, Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Google Communications & Public…
- 11 May 2023
Here Are 15 Coolest things Google Announced during Google IO 2023
At the annual Google I/O developer conference, a wide array of cutting-edge technologies and updates were showcased, all aimed at enhancing user experiences across various platforms. Google…
- 14 Dec 2017
Google Reveals Top Searches in Nigeria in 2017
By peter oluka Google, Wednesday announced the results of its 2017 Year in Search, offering a unique perspective on the year's major moments and top trends based on searches conducted in Nigeria. In…
- 11 Aug 2026
Google Selects Six Nigerian News Creators for Emerging Voices Growth Lab
Google News Initiative (GNI) has selected six Nigerian independent news creators to participate in its Emerging News Voices Growth Lab for Sub-Saharan Africa. The selected Nigerian creators are…
- 14 Oct 2022
NGX Targets $20bn ICT Sector with Specialized Listing Board
Following its bid to strengthen the diversity of the capital market by redefining it as an attractive destination for technology companies, the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has said that it is…
- 15 May 2017
.ng Domain Name, Local Content & MOOC Revolution
Education means a lot to the development of the Internet. It started as an experiment in the Academia, because researchers and educators needed to communicate. It spread across the continents of the…
- 4 Nov 2024
Africa’s AI Transformation: Unlocking Potential and Driving Progress
By Matt Brittin, President of Google Europe, the Middle East and Africa AI has the potential to drive progress and prosperity across the world. But nowhere is this more apparent than on the African…
- 30 Apr 2026
How Nigerians Search is Changing — and Why it Matters for Our Businesses
By Olumide Balogun There was a time when using a search engine felt like cracking a code. You typed two or three carefully chosen keywords, hoped the machine understood, and waited to see what came…
- 9 Jul 2025
UpSkill Universe Launches 'Skills for Business' to Empower 10,000 African SMEs, in Collaboration with HP and Google
UpSkill Universe has announced the launch of the Skills for Business programme, a new initiative to help 10,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria and South Africa build critical…
- 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…
- 23 Jun 2015
AUDAX Boosts Technology Education with Code School for Children
In a bid to sustain technology growth in Nigeria, Audax Solutions is organizing its annual Summer Code School training for primary and secondary students aged 6 – 19 years in Lagos. The training…
- 24 Jul 2025
Google Invests $37m to Power Africa’s AI Future with New Accra Hub
Google has outlined a wave of AI support across Africa, representing $37 million in cumulative funding — including previously committed but unannounced funding — to research, talent development, and…
- 30 Jul 2025
Google Announces $37m Funding in Africa
Google has outlined a wave of AI support across Africa, representing $37 million in cumulative funding — including previously committed but unannounced funding — to research, talent development, and…
- 3 Apr 2019
FG Pledges to Provide Free Internet Access for Citizens
Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, says the federal government will ensure free access to the internet in public places across Nigeria. Mr Shittu said this on Tuesday in Abuja at a one-day…