11 Jan
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged Republican and Democratic lawmakers to break years of political gridlock and pass laws that would rein in the power of Big Tech.
21 Dec
The Federal Government has called for support from multinational organisations including Elon Musk-owned Space X, Google and the World Bank for Nigeria’s digital agenda. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy of Nigeria, Prof. Isa Pantami, made the call on behalf of the Federal Government on the sidelines of the US-Africa Leaders’ Forum (USALF),…
8 Dec
Google has announced the results of its 2022 Year In Search, revealing the most searched terms, people, actors, musicians, topics, questions and more that captured the interest of Nigerians the most throughout this year.
29 Nov
Technology giant, Google today held graduation events in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa to celebrate 5000 business owners who have completed its Hustle Academy training programme.
25 Nov
The Edo Innovates Tech Conference which is set to hold from 29th November - 3rd December, 2022 will host renowned industry experts sharing knowledge and experiences on all 5 days of the event. The likes of Victor Asemota, Oswald Guobadia, Ukinebo Dare, Peace itimi, Charles Akhimien, Asemota Izoduwa, Wiza Jalakasi, Emmanuel Asika, Mene Blessing, Joshua…
15 Nov
Google has gone live with the Interview Warmup, a tool that enables job seekers to practise answering interview questions to become more confident and comfortable with job interviews.
25 Oct
India's antitrust watchdog fined Google $113 million on Tuesday for "unfair" payment policies, a week after hitting the tech behemoth with an even bigger financial penalty for abusing its market dominance.
13 Oct
Google on Wednesday said it has allowed Donald Trump's Truth Social app in its Play Store for Android devices -- after receiving assurances the app would meet the platform's standards for moderating harmful content.
5 Oct
Google today announced the building of dedicated Cloud Interconnect sites in Lagos, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Cape Town.
1 Oct
The world search giant, Google is celebrating Nigeria’s annual Independence Day with a doodle on its page. The search engine giant, Google on Saturday, celebrated Nigeria’s 62nd independence day anniversary on its website with a special doodle depicting the national colours of Green and White Today’s annual independence day doodle features Nigeria’s flag waving against a…
21 Sep 2022
Since Google launched in Nigeria, we’ve seen a few periods of global uncertainty, including the 2008 financial crisis; increasing frequency of climate-related disasters, and a global pandemic
15 Sep 2022
In its bid to bridge the widening gap by companies in accessing trucks and warehouses across Africa, a Technology Company backed by Google, Haul247 said it would establish a logistics ecosystem that would meet the demand.
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