Google’s Ehimuan-Chiazor on how technology affects everyday life in Nigeria
05 December 2019 |
3:52 pm
Google's Country Manager for Nigeria, Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor says emerging technological innovations provide growth acceleration opportunities for Nigeria as well as solutions to Africa’s problems in radically different ways. CNBC Africa's Christy Cole caught up with her on the side-lines of Zenith Bank’s Tech Fair in Lagos.
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