Google on Tuesday announced its first Product Development Centre in Africa to help create transformative products and services for people in Africa and around the world. The Vice President of the product at Google, Ms Susan Frey, said at a Virtual Media Round Table that Google would also be...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Google Global Services Nigeria have expressed determination to work together toward advancing the actualisation of auspicious national targets for ubiquitous broadband access in furtherance of Nigeria’s digital transformation policy. Receiving the Google delegation, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of...
Search engine, Google on Wednesday celebrated Nigerian potter, Ladi Kwali, with a doodle on its home page. Kwali was an educator, ceramicist, glass worker, and potter, who helped introduce the international community to the beauty of Nigerian art through intricately decorated earthenware designs. She learnt pottery in her childhood...
Google on Tuesday announced that Google.org, was committing $1million in charitable funding to support programmes to help women entrepreneurs grow their businesses. Mojolaoluwa Aderemi-Makinde, Head Brand and Reputation, Africa-Google said that the funding was as a part of a series of new initiatives aimed at supporting women-owned businesses. Aderemi-Makinde...
Google on Tuesday announced the expansion of its two-step verification (2SV) process auto enrolments for log-ins to enhance account security of its users and ensure safer Internet when online. This is in commemoration of the World’s Safer Internet Day to keep internet users safe online. The News Agency of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has partnered Google DigitalSkill, alongside MindtheGap, to train about 3,700 Nigerian youths on digital skills. According to a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by SEMDAN’s Information and Communications Department, said that the training...
A Moscow court slapped Google with an unprecedented hefty fine of nearly $100 million on Friday as Russia ramps up its pressure on foreign tech giants. Moscow has piled fines on the world’s biggest internet platforms, accusing them of not moderating their content properly and interfering in the country’s...
According to a new tech report, the video-driven social media app, TikTok is the most popular site in 2021 — overtaking last year’s top favourite Google. TikTok even beat out other well-known domains that outranked it in 2020, such as Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Netflix, data from web...
Technology giant Google on Wednesday announced it will not accept political advertisements on all its platforms. It said that political advertisement that were related to next year’s elections in the Philippines to choose a successor for President Rodrigo Duterte would not be condone. “In connection with the 2022 Philippine...