Google to create 1.6 million jobs in Nigeria
Google is set to create about 1.6 million jobs in Nigeria through the Equiano subsea cable to boost internet speeds it is funding.
Director of Google West Africa, Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor, disclosed this when she led her team to visit the Minister for Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami in his office on Thursday.
A statement issued by the Technical Assistant (Research & Development) to the Minister, Dr Femi Adeluyi, said the visit was to give him an update on the activities of Google in Nigeria.
“She updated the minister on Google’s commitment to invest $1billion in Africa over the next five years, from October 2021. The investment includes funding for the Equiano subsea cable.
“The Equiano cable is expected to enable a five-fold increase in average Internet speeds in Nigeria and create 1.6 million jobs. Equiano, whose name was inspired by a Nigerian, is being launched as it lands at different points on the continent, much like a road construction that is launched as construction progresses.
“According to the Director, Nigeria is a major landing point for the cable and the launch of this major milestone is expected to take place in April 2022,” the state said.
