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- 18 Jul 2016
Accenture’s Global Mapathon to Map ‘Forgotten’ Locations Worldwide
In order to create digital maps for ‘forgotten’ places around the world, Accenture has launched a Global Mapathon, an initiative carried out to map roads, buildings, cities and villages world over.…
- 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…
- 30 Aug 2017
Fashola Advocates Development of National Digital Map
Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power Works and Housing, has advocated the development of a National Digital Map for the whole country saying aside enhancing internal security, the electronic map…
- 26 Aug 2020
Ericsson, UNICEF Launch Global Partnership to Map School Internet Connectivity
Ericsson and UNICEF announced today a global partnership to help map school connectivity in 35 countries by the end of 2023. Mapping the internet connectivity landscape for schools and their…
- 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…
- 1 Jun 2019
Facebook Launches Maps to Help Organizations Respond to Health Emergencies
Facebook is launching three types of maps that will help nonprofit organizations and universities working in public health get ahead of disease outbreaks and reach vulnerable communities more…
- 18 Aug 2025
Aliyu Aboki Applauds Broadband Mapping as About Expanding Opportunity in Africa
The West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Association (WATRA) has commended Nigeria for its exemplary leadership in broadband infrastructure mapping, following the successful ITU Africa Broadband…
- 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…
- 11 Oct 2020
UNICEF, Ericsson to Map Internet in Schools
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Swedish multinational networking and communications company, Ericsson, have collaborated to provide internet connectivity mapping to educational…
- 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…
- 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. …
- 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…
- 7 Aug 2017
Minister Unveils National Science, Technology Road Map
Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of Science and Technology, has unveiled the National Science, Technology and Innovation Road Map from 2017 to 2030 to serve as a catalyst to Nigeria’s economic growth. Mr.…
- 8 Jul 2013
CBN Mulls Mapping Technology for Financial Inclusion
Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has said that the apex bank wants to use geospatial mapping to identify access points to capture unbanked persons to achieve rapid…
- 14 Jan 2019
WhereIsMyTransport Moves to Digitally Map Africa
London-based public transport data and tech firm WhereIsMyTransport is keeping Africa very much in its public transport digital mapping strategy. The investment will give impetus to the company as it…
- 25 Oct 2018
NBC Completes Digital Mapping of Nigeria
Malam Is’haq Modibbo Kawu, Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), said that the commission had completed work on digital mapping of the entire country. Kawu made the…
- 20 Apr 2020
Facebook-Powered Virus ‘Heat Map’ Unveiled
Researchers Monday unveiled a coronavirus “heat map” powered by Facebook data which is aimed at helping track the spread of the disease and plan for reopening society. The Carnegie Mellon University…
- 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…
- 11 Oct 2012
NASRDA Calls for Mapping, Inventory of Flood Plains
Dr Seidu Mohammed, director-general, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has urged the Federal Government to do comprehensive mapping and inventory of flood plains in the country.…
- 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…
- 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.…
- 11 Apr 2016
Amaechi, Jamodu, Others To Draw Leadership Road-Map On Transport
Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, minister of Transport, will be leading a team of maritime and transport captains and icons to design a road-map for responsive and accountable leadership in the transport agencies…
- 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…
- 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…
- 10 Apr 2019
Facebook, AI Researchers Create most Detailed Population Density Maps of Africa
Facebook is working closely with key non-profit and research partners to use artificial intelligence (AI) and big data to address large-scale social, health and infrastructure challenges in sub…
- 31 Jul 2025
Tech Alliance Aims to Transform Africa’s Mapping System
Space42, the UAE-based global AI-powered space-tech company, part of technology group G42, this week announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Microsoft and Esri to deliver…
- 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…
- 19 Jan 2009
Spatial Technologies Unveils MapNTL.com, Nigeria’s Online Map
A revolutionary online street finder is now available for the use of over 10million Nigerian internet users. This portal provides easy answer to what is where in Lagos? The website www.mapntl.com…
- 24 Jun 2024
ITU, WATRA Join Forces to Enhance ICT Infrastructure Mapping in West Africa
In a landmark initiative, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) have announced a joint declaration aimed at strengthening…
- 22 Jun 2009
NTDC Unveils Navigational Phone Map
Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, director general of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) has said that until tourism is improved in Nigeria with the use of technological advancement, it will…