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More than 85% of Nigerian workloads now run on public cloud platforms, according to NITDA. Only 22% of Nigeria’s 1,000 most-accessed websites are hosted locally. Government wants global cloud providers to put more infrastructure inside Nigeria. Local capacity...

Google faces its first major penalty under Europe’s Digital Markets Act. The EU says the tech giant used its dominance to limit competition. The ruling could reshape how digital platforms operate worldwide. The battle is about more than...

February 12, (THEWILL) – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended Google’s Chief Executive Officer, Sundar Pichai, for the company’s commitment to advancing Artificial Intelligence and digital transformation in Nigeria. Tinubu gave the commendation on Wednesday in Paris, France,...

October 30, (THEWILL) – A Russian court has slapped Google with fines amounting to 2 undecillion rubles (equivalent to $2.5 decillion or EUR2.3 decillion) after years of refusing to restore Russian media accounts on Google’s YouTube The fines comes after...

August 15, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government, on Tuesday, lauded Google’s N1.2 billion grant initiative to facilitate the President Bola Tinubu administration’s 1 million digital jobs scheme. Vice President Kashim Shettima spoke when he received in audience some...

August 07, (THEWILL) - Google has introduced new tools to help users stay in control of their personal information, privacy, and online safety. While these tools are currently available in the US and English for a start, Google said...

August 04, (THEWILL) - The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has asked Google to delete 18 loan apps from the Play Store. The FCCPC, in a statement by its chief executive officer, Babatunde Irukera, said the...

July 28, (THEWILL) - President Bola Tinubu has expressed the willingness of the Federal Government of Nigeria to support global tech giant, Google Incorporated, to create one million digital jobs in Nigeria. The President gave the assurance at the State...

June 14, (THEWILL) - The European Commission, on Wednesday, accused Google of abusing its dominance of the online ad market. The allegation followed two years of anti-trust probe of the US company by the Commission. While the Commission has recommended Google...

April 10, (THEWILL) – Effective May 31, 2023, digital lending apps will no longer have access to individuals' confidential user information including contacts, photos, and videos, Google said in an updated policy for digital loan apps on Play...