Google has partnered with Nigerian fiber cable network, 21st Century, to provide its public Wi-Fi service, Google Station, in six places in the commercial capital, Lagos, including the local airport.Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor, Google Country Director, said the free Wi-Fi service will be extended to 200 locations in five cities across Nigeria by the end of 2019.The other locations across five additional cities are Port Harcourt, Abuja, Kaduna, Enugu, Ibadan.She revealed this on Thursday, July 26, 2018, at the second Google for Nigeria event, at the Landmark event centre in Lagos.Here are the 6 public locations you can get the free internet:1. Unilag 2. Computer Village 3. Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 4. Ikeja Mall 5. The Palms, Lekki 6. Landmark Center, Oniru With this offer, Google is targeting the poor internet infrastructure in Nigeria which is a major challenge for businesses and over 190 million citizens. Google Station’s speed of 30 megabytes per second (Mbps) is far above Nigeria’s average internet speed of 1.86 Mbps.Also from Business Insider Sub-Sahara Africa:Nigerian government raised tax revenue by 42%Google to provide free high-speed internet to millions of Nigerians from 2019Mark Zuckerberg lost $16.8 billion in 2 hours, more than Aliko Dangote’s net worthTwitter has started clamping down on fake followers, here’s what you will noticeYou will be surprised at the 19 people Nigeria’s Buhari follows on TwitterHere’s why Nigeria is not in a hurry to sign the continental free trade agreement, according to finance minister Kemi AdeosunNigeria’s online savings platform secures $1.1 million seed funding to develop its products and expand massivelyThese 6 banks invested N155.
