Google Rolls Out Free Wi-Fi In Nigeria



By Oluwatobi Opusunju

Google has rolled out free fast speed Wi-Fi stations across Lagos. The Internet giant plans to extend the roll out to four more cities across Nigeria by 2019 as part of its commitments to support Nigerian startups and help grow the country’s bourgeoning vibrant tech scene.

This was made known this week at the Google For Nigeria event in Lagos. According to the tech giant, about 200 Google Stations will be rolled out across the five cities to make the WI-Fi connectivity accessible to millions of Nigerians.

The other cities expected to experience the roll out of the Google Stations before year-end are Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan and Kaduna.

Google said sites where the Wi-Fi hotspots will be installed are markets, transport hubs, shopping malls, universities and other places with high population density.

The company also announced it was extending its Street Views into seven more cities Nigeria cities while the rest of Lagos state will be covered. Google Street Views will now be available in where the service is available in Kano, Ibadan, Kaduna, Port Harcourt, Benin City, Abuja and Onitsha.

Google For Nigeria. Image The Cable
Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai takes shot with Nigerian youths at the Google For Nigeria in Lagos. Image:The Cable
At the moment, the Wi-Fi connectivity is currently available at about five significant locations in Lagos. They are Ikeja City Mall (ICM), Computer Village, MMA2 Domestic Airport, The Palms Mall and Landmark center. Plans to roll out in more locations across Nigeria will further bring the Internet access home to millions of Nigeria.

Country Director, Google Nigeria, Juliet Chiazor described the development as channel to help Nigerians and people in Africa better leverage the many opportunities on the internet.

“Today, at our second Google for Nigeria event, we announced more products and programs to help more people in Nigeria and across Africa benefit from the opportunities the web has to offer,” she said.

“We’re announcing Google Station for Nigeria: a program to provide high-quality, high-speed Wi-Fi hotspots in partnership with 21st Century, one of the largest fiber network providers in Nigeria.

“Google Station will be rolling out in 200 locations in five cities across Nigeria by the end of 2019, bringing Wi-Fi to millions of people,” she added. She also reckoned that the initiative would help address issues of affordability and access to data as well as broadband penetration.

Nigeria’s broadband penetration is only 22 percent. Government is aiming to up the figure to 30 percent by year end to further deepen the penetration.

Similarly Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai commenting on the initiative on his Twitter page, said “Excited, we’re expanding Google Station to Nigeria, helping to make the internet more accessible to everyone with free wifi hotspots rolling out through the next year #GoogleForNigeria.”

Nigeria is the fifth country where the Google Station will be launched, after India, Indonesia, Thailand and Mexico.

https://itedgenews.ng/2018/07/27/google-rolls-free-wi-fi-nigeria/

Great news!

Earlier today, I joined other young Innovators and Techpreneurs to attend Google for Nigeria, in Lagos.

It is interesting to know that there are 5 Places in Lagos where you can access free Wifi via Google Station: Ikeja City Mall, Computer Village, Domestic Airport, The Palms, Lekki and Landmark Center. The free fast speed internet stations will expand to Abuja, Onitsha, Kano, Kaduna, Port Harcourt and two other cities in Nigeria.

I also accessed free Internet service from one of these #GoogleStations. Also some of the most searched things in Nigeria in 2018 are: World Cup Fixtures, Wizkid Soco, N-Power, Prepare Banga Soup, Who is the Richest Musician in Nigeria, How to Dance Shaku Shaku, Black Panther, BBNaija and How to Tie Gele.

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Ohh, that explains the free Google WiFi that i got at the Ikeja mall yesterday.

Afam4eva:
Ohh, that explains the free Google WiFi that i got at the Ikeja mall yesterday.

I am particularly interested in Onitsha city Wi-Fi.

investnow2013:
I am particularly interested in Onitsha city Wi-Fi.

I wonder which parts of Onitsha that they will situate it.

Afam4eva:

I wonder which parts of Onitsha that they will situate it.

It may be arround Park lane business area, Onitsha business park or Main Market central business district.

Lalasticlala come and see ONITSHA don join google free wifi zone!

Lol nothing works in this godforsaken country watch out now till 2019 it's gonna be a thing of the past.


I pray this project fails.

If you doubt me how far about freebasics?

nice..

Park lane Business district includes Onitsha Mall area other businesses.

Nice one


The future is here



Online business is the new blood money. You know you know

You will never see Warri benefit in things like this yet they call us Oil City and breadwinner of this nation.

Nigerians will only use it to download latest movies. Shikena

This is the bloody moon

ok

Good development......

Time to relocate
Ifuknowuknow

Goodnews

Great job... Check my signature

investnow2013:
Lalasticlala come and see ONITSHA don join google free wifi zone!

investnow2013:
Lalasticlala come and see ONITSHA don join google free wifi zone!

Onitsha boys.... Make SARS arrest them before they install am oo

HACKERS OPPORTUNITY TO HACK INTO USERS!
Create a replica free wifi using google name.
Setup the right tools and right codes to steal users information.
Hello!
If you are ever going to use any free wifi
USE A GOOD VPN!

Nothing is actually free here. This is business for Google. They've been trying to capture the Nigerian tech market via searches and customer behaviour. These data will help the Nigeria Google company to understand how to run AdWords for Google.com.ng pages.

You see it as free, they see it as business.

Mtn and Glo right now

hmmm... hope SARS wouldn't arrest us or tag every user a Yahoo boy.

This is a good development from google as this would help someone like me.

Hope it gets to my area so i can be using it to download Naija Freebeats and Instrumentals to record my music and songs

Troublemaker007:
You will never see Warri benefit in things like this yet they call us Oil City and breadwinner of this nation.

Lmao Hw fa that una shoprite na

If given the opportunity Nigeria govt will frustrate this move.

Princeofnigeria:
Lol nothing works in this godforsaken country watch out now till 2019 it's gonna be a thing of the past.


I pray this project fails.

If you doubt me how far about freebasics?

Relevance seeking idiot. Get out of here, you sadist!

If na Nigeria wan do this kind project, u go hear " To be completed in the first quarter of 2019"

Good one .... MTN,AIRTEL,9MOBILE AND GLO right now

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