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- 12 May 2017
Google Urges FG to Simplify Taxes
Federal government should simplify taxes and reduce fees involved in laying fibre optic cables to encourage development of infrastructure for the technology industry, Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor, Google’s…
- 14 Feb 2019
YouTube Unveils 2018 Year-End Ads Leaderboards
YouTube on Thursday unveiled the top ads of the year in Nigeria and globally for 2018. Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor, Country Director, Google Nigeria unveiled this during a media chat with news men in…
- 29 Nov 2018
Google Announces First Winners of Impact Challenge Africa
Google on Wednesday announced the winners of the first Google Impact Challenge in Nigeria where Twelve non-profits and social enterprises each were awarded a share of $2m in grant funding. …
- 13 Sept 2013
Google Pledges Confidentiality of Consumer Data
Google Nigeria has assured consumers who surf the internet via its platforms of security and privacy of data as confidentiality is engraved in Google’s culture. Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor Google…
- 9 May 2017
Google Hosts Largest Publisher Summits in Africa
Google will this week host Google for Publishers Summits in Lagos, Nigeria and Nairobi, Kenya. The Summits will see over 200 publishers from across the region gather to get an opportunity to explore…
- 24 Aug 2015
Google Records First 10m Internet Users in Nigeria
Google has disclosed the geometric progressions in the number of internet users in Nigeria, as about 10milion visited the internet for the first time in 2014. Caesar Sengupta, vice president, Product…
- 4 Jul 2016
Google, MyAdsApp, Others Educate Start-ups at NITEC’16
Global Problems are basically human problems, according to Simeon Ononobi, founder, MyAdsApp.com, which are typically challenges that can be felt everywhere else. To solve these problems, Ononobi,…
- 10 Jul 2014
Google Partners AAAN, Others to Develop Local Ecosystem
Google Nigeria has dedicated the month July to hands-on trainings that will further empower digital analysts, Online Marketing Executives and Industry professionals with core insights required to…
- 13 Apr 2016
Google to Train 1m Africans Via Digifyafrica.com, Offline Platform
Google has rolled out programmes greard towards bridging the digital skills and gaps in Africa with the launch of digifyafrica.com platform. The global technology giant announced on Tuesday the…
- 29 May 2016
Google Partners Lagos on Digital Skill Training
Google is collaborating with Lagos State government to provide digital skills training for 50,000 students of Lagos State tertiary institutions. Mr Obafela Bank-Olemoh, special adviser on…
- 15 Apr 2019
30,000 People to Benefit from 2019 Google Africa Certifications Scholarships
Google has announced that applications are open for the next round of Google Africa Certifications Scholarships. In line with its commitment to provide mobile developer training to 100,000…
- 26 Jul 2018
Google launches Free High Speed Wifi Hotspots to Millions of Nigerians
Google on Thursday hosted its second Google for Nigeria event where it made a number of big announcements aimed at helping more people in Nigeria, and across Africa, benefit from the opportunities,…
- 19 Sept 2021
Experts Charge Nigerian Women to be Bold and take up ICT Related Roles
Nigerian women have been charged to equip themselves and take up roles and responsibilities in the country’s Information and Communications Technology both in government and private sector. L-R:…
- 4 Apr 2017
Impact of Digital Skills in Africa
In spite of the giant stride in the evolution on innovations of web-based businesses, etc., in the technology ecosystem in Africa, the impact of digital skills is still very low due to many…
- 30 Nov 2017
Google Launches App, Meant To Help Save Data Usage in Nigeria
Google yesterday announced the launch of a brand new app called Datally, a smart and simple Android app that helps smartphone users understand, control and save mobile data. Datally works on…
- 23 May 2018
Google to Commit $2M Grant in Funding for Its African Impact Challenge
Google is to commit $2m worth of grant funding to nonprofit Organisations in Nigeria through its First African Impact challenge, which will see funding awarded to non-profit organizations that are…
- 27 Sept 2018
Google Unveils Partners programme for Nigerian Online Businesses
Google on Wednesday unveiled its Partners programme that will further enable digital agencies and brands take advantage of the online marketing tools to connect with their users. Speaking at…
- 5 Nov 2018
Public voting opens for Google Impact Challenge Nigeria
Public voting has opened for the first Google Impact Challenge Nigeria, a competition to find the most innovative not-for-profit Nigerian organisations using technology to solve societal problems.…
- 13 Feb 2019
Google, UBA Collaborate to Provide Free Wi-Fi to Customers
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa’s global bank, has collaborated with Google and ISP partner to launch Google Station in 11 key UBA branches in Lagos State as part of plans to roll out 200…
- 1 Oct 2020
Google and NTDC partner to support Tourism Industry - launch Tour Nigeria Collection
Google and the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) have partnered to help the Nigerian tourism sector recover and grow in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The partnership is geared…
- 1 Jun 2022
Children’s Day Celebration: MTN, Google Empower 200 Students with Technological Skills
In commemoration of Children's day, MTN Nigeria in partnership with Google hosted over 200 children to a special children's day celebration themed "Tech Makers: The Next Wave.” Speaking on MTN’s…
- 18 Jul 2022
Sanwo-Olu, Lai Mohammed to Grace 49th AAAN AGM/Congress
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos State , and Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, are among the dignitaries expected to attend the 49th Annual General Meeting/Congress of…
- 6 Jun 2013
Google says Internet Presents Opportunities for Nigeria's Creative, Content Industry
Google said it believes that the internet presents huge opportunities for Nigeria's creative and content production industry, as it hosted industry experts from the business, content creation and…
- 27 Nov 2022
CIO Awards Honours Exceptional Chief Information Officers
Transformational personalities in the tech ecosystem were celebrated at the third edition of the CIO Awards, with the theme "Honouring Digital Eminence". Edniesal Consulting Limited, an enterprise…
- 20 Oct 2013
Broadband Council Tracks Plan Progress
The Broadband Council inaugurated by Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology met for the second time since its inception at the weekend and top on the was progress of public and…
- 19 Aug 2013
Nigerians to Monetize Videos as YouTube Partner Programme Goes Live
Sharing videos on YouTube are now more rewarding for Nigerians because Nigerian video creators can now monetize contents on YouTube. Relevant local content is key to the development of the internet…
- 26 Aug 2014
Google Nigeria Introduces YouTube Masthead
Advertisers and brand owners in Nigeria now have an unparalleled opportunity to compete in the global market sphere with Google Nigeria’s introduction of a significant online advertising tool known…
- 25 Jul 2014
Google Trains CEOs on Online Strategies
Google Nigeria has hosted CEOs and top executives at a training session with the aim of helping them leverage online platforms to grow their business. The training, held in collaboration with…
- 14 Jun 2015
IXPN, Others Target Better Experience with M-Lab Network
Measurement Lab (M-Lab), a network diagnostic tool launched by the Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) through the support of Google and Glo 1, would empower both the network subscribers and…
- 15 Apr 2016
NITEC’16 To Focus on Disruptive Technologies in Catapulting Africa’s GDP
The organisers of the Nigeria International Technology Exhibition & Conference (NITEC 2016) have promised to leverage the platform to channel attention on disruptive technologies as panaceas to…