Mr Blecher said the 2022 challenge received a total of 425 submissions from 42 countries, representing a 27 per cent increase in total applications.
The digital giants were given until Wednesday to complete the registration for licensing, otherwise, the ministry warned that they would be declared illegal.
U.S. authorities accuse TikTok of data privacy breaches.
The company will basically be offering lesser subscription prices in exchange for watching commercials in their new ad-supported tier.
Google Wednesday announced new initiatives to support small retail businesses and offered 1,000 scholarships to business owners in Africa.
Mr Kola-Ogunlade listed the most clicked sites by Nigerians as national museums, beach and tertiary institutions, among others.
Google had moved many of its employees out of Russia since Moscow began its invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
Google has announced its Chrome browser will now offer users the option to use a virtual credit card number while filling payment forms online.
The cable is expected to travel from Portugal to South Africa and is part of the company’s $1 billion Africa investment that includes a $50 million venture capital startup fund.
Google, the world’s largest search engine, has again shunned Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria, to set up its first product development centre in Kenya.
