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Tech  Giant, Google has launched a network of free Wi-Fi hotspots in Nigeria on Thursday, part of its effort to increase its presence in Africa’s most populous nation. According to her, Google in partnership with one of Nigeria’s largest fibre network providers, 21st Century, will be launching the programme in 200 locations in five cities across 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. “Sites include markets, transport hubs, shopping malls, universities, and more. Nigeria is the fifth country to get Google Station, after India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Mexico,” Ehimuan-Chiazor said. 10 million Nigerians, including Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are expected to benefit immensely from this project. Google Station is a service that allows Google partners to roll out Wi-Fi hotspots in public places by providing software and advice on hardware to turn fibre connections into Wi-Fi.

Whatsapp is trying all possible best to save us on the issue of spreading fake news most especially via broadcast and forward messages. Users of the instant messaging app will no longer be able to forward messages to more than 20 people. WhatsApp had previously introduced the ‘forward message indicator’ a few weeks back in chats to make it clear when a user has received a forwarded message. The move is said to be targeted at fighting the spread of fake news, but, in Nigeria, it really is a double-edged sword. Forwarding messages to 20 people still appear to be too much – Maximum of 5 should be okay. More social networks and online platforms are said to be considering copying the move.

If it were up to us, every video would be 16:9, with some exceptions made for some more cinematic footage. But because there are older videos and people unaware of vertical video syndrome on YouTube, videos with inferior aspect ratios are an unfortunate reality. The team behind YouTube is making the best of this situation and has now forced its web player to adapt to different aspect ratios. left: Old. right: New. YouTube began doing this on the mobile app in March of this year, and the functionality is now spreading to the desktop. Basically, it removes the formerly-permanent 16:9 frame around every video, allowing them to appear larger and better adjust to different window sizes. left: Old. right: New. The black frame around every video has been removed, and it's especially noticeable on vertical videos. Personally, I liked having it there, but it's understandable why it was taken out. left: Old. right: New. Even 16:9 videos have grown in size, meaning that video descriptions