Google’s Equiano submarine cable, named after Nigerian-born abolitionist lands in Lagos
From left — Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State; Juliet Ehimuan, Director, West Africa at Google, and Chris Wood, CEO, WIOCC, at the official launch of Equiano Cable in Nigeria, today, Thursday, April 21, 2022 . By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor Google has unveiled plans to inject over $10.1 billion into the Nigerian economy in the next three years through its Equiano submarine cable. The cable, which landed in the shores of Lagos today, is said to have the capability of also creating six million jobs within the same period. Click Ad: CONSULT FOR YOUR BOREHOLE WATER DRILLING SOLUTION The landing of the cable was witnessed by the Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo Olu and other prominent dignitaries, including representatives of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy and Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. Google’s Equiano submarine cable to boost Nigerian GDP by