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Google Releases Five Products For Nigeria

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Tech giant, Google has released 5 new products into the Nigerian market. The products are G board, Health Knowledge Panel, Movie Showtime, Entertainment Archive, and Google Post, Nairametrics.com reports.

G Board

This enables sending messages in local dialects like Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa. With this app, you can type a message in your local dialect and let Google translate it for you into English or vice versa.

Health Knowledge Panel

This product helps Nigerians easily search for health related topics via google. The health panel covers up to 800 health conditions and is regularly vetted by doctors.

Movie Showtime

This helps movie lovers get the list and times for movies showing at a neighborhood cinema. According to Google, all you need to do its to “Just type ‘whatmovies are showing at the Ikeja Mall’ into Google, and Google will give a list of movies showing at Ikeja Mall plus the time those movies are showing,”

Entertainment Archive

Google archives Nollywood films and other local entertainment contents for information on the content such as content, artiste and other information.

According to the manager, Google Post will get more details of what a favourite musician, movie or sports star is up to.

Google Post.

This allows entertainers and businesses tp share visible updates directly to Google.

“This means you get your favourite star’s live update alongside your search results when you Google them.”

Why Google launched the products

Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade at a parley with journalists said the company had decided to release the products due to the significant proportion of searches that were health related. The firm has also partnered with doctors at the University of Ibadan to make sure answers provided are accurate.

Other benefits from the move

The products will enable Google to monetize a large but untapped section of the Nigerian market. While English is the official lingua franca, many Nigerians speak  only their native dialects, and may thus not be making use of Google products. Introducing translate options, will increase usage of the product and thus more ad revenue for the company. Google had earlier released translate versions for Chinese, French and other major languages.

The Nigerian movie industry is one of the fastest growing globally, with a huge followership across Africa. Providing information about Nollywood films  and cinema schedules enables the company to spread its tentacles in that area in form of advertising. The more consumers increase their use of the products, the bigger the increase in ad revenue for the firm. Google recently launched a promotional campaign for Youtube in partnership with telecom operators, where consumers can stream for free at selected times.

Technology firms are increasingly turning their attention to merging continents like Africa, and Asia as growth slows in other markets. In addition, the company in July unveiled plans to train 100,000 software developers in the country. Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg visited Nigeria last year.

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Davido kicks as producer Napji calls him out over unpaid royalties

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Davido, the Nigerian singer, has reacted to a claim by Napji, the music producer, that he has yet to complete his payment for “royalties and publishing”.

In an X post on Tuesday, the producer claimed the singer has yet to pay him fully for producing three songs off his 2020 album ‘A Better Time’.

Napji, who claimed to have produced ‘Fem’, ‘Jowo’, and ‘Sunlight’, added that he would release more details soon.

“I am Napji, producer behind Fem, Jowo and sunlight on @davido album (A better time) which was released 13th November 2020,” he wrote.

“I was paid an advance of 500 thousand naira for each of the songs. I will be releasing more information as I seek to collect my royalties & publishing.”

In his reaction, Davido, who neither denied nor confirmed the claim, hurled insults at Napji.

The Afrobeats star had faced similar accusations in the past.

In August 2023, Alabi Adetutu, the Nigerian model, accused Davido of owing her for her role in ‘Wonder Woman’ visuals.

In 2022, Dammy Krane, the singer, also called out Davido to pay him for his contribution to the hit song ‘Pere’.

Krane said despite co-writing the 2017 hit song — which featured Rae Sremmurd and rapper Young Thug — “Davido is yet to pay my outstanding fee”.

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Tyla praises Tems for opening door of global recognition for female artistes in Africa

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Tyla, the South African singer, says Tems, the Nigerian songstress, paved the way for global recognition of female African artistes.

The music stars recently joined forces on ‘No.1’, a song off Tyla’s self titled album.

In a recent interview on Kiss Fresh FM, Tyla described Tems as an “amazing” singer who opened doors for African female artistes globally.

She also expressed gratitude for the opportunity to collaborate with her.

“Amazing. Tems is so talented. She is literally a force. I am so honoured to have worked with her. She has opened so many doors for us,” she said.

“We made such a beautiful song with such a beautiful message. It is a song for the girls and it is made by the girls.”

In 2023, Tyla revealed Tems inspires her as an African artiste.

In response, Tems graciously accepted the accolades, and expressed confidence that Tyla is similarly empowering young South African girls through her music.

“Man, it is an honour, I am very very, 100% sure that she’s inspiring many many many many South African babe, many girls around the world as well”, she said.

Both artistes have continued to enjoy fame globally for their talents.

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Music producer Dr Roy calls out Mercy Chinwo over unpaid debt (Video)

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A Nigerian music producer identified as Dr Roy in a video breaks into tears as he narrates his ordeal while working with gospel singer Mercy Chinwo.

The middle-aged Nigerian music producer tearfully calls out gospel singer Mercy Chinwo over unpaid debt.

Dr Roy made this call out while featuring as a guest on the audio-visual podcast “The Honest Bunch: hosted by media personality Nedu and co-podcasters.

According to Dr Roy, he used to work with gospel singer Mercy Chiwno till 5 am then wake up by 7 am everyday in a back to back manner.

Speaking further, Dr Roy asserts that he produced, Excess Love, Omekannaya, Regular, Receive it and more for Mercy Chinwo and she never paid him.

Dr Roy further breaks into tears while on the podcast as he stressed that he was working hard while with Mercy Chinwo thinking he would make millions to feed his family but she left her with nothing but unpaid debt.

He noted that there was a time he informed Mercy Chinwo that his father had a stroke and she should assist him but she responded by saying “Make I no worry, he would be fine.”

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Bodex F. Hungbo, SPMIIM is a multiple award-winning Nigerian Digital Media Practitioner, Digital Strategist, PR consultant, Brand and Event Expert, Tv Presenter, Tier-A Blogger/Influencer, and a top cobbler in Nigeria.

She has widespread experiences across different professions and skills, which includes experiences in; Marketing, Media, Broadcasting, Brand and Event Management, Administration and Management with prior stints at MTN, NAPIMS-NNPC, GLOBAL FLEET OIL AND GAS, LTV, Silverbird and a host of others

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