Google Trends: Osinachi, NIN-SIM linkage, Rita Dominic top Nigerians’ search in April

Google on Saturday highlighted the top search on Trends as NIN-SIM linkage, Rita Dominic and Gospel Singer Osinachi Nwachukwu among others.

Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Head Communications, Google West Africa said in a statement that in April, the Federal government directed telecommunications industry to bar outgoing calls from unlinked SIMs, hence NIN-SIM linkage the top searched.

Kola-Ogunlade said the death of prominent  Nigerians were searched which included Gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu, Nollywood Yoruba actor, Kunle Adetokunbo and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III.

He said their deaths aroused interest due to Nwachukwu’s alleged killing by her husband, Kunle Adetokunbo as known as Dejo Tunfulu who passed on after a brief headache and admission into the hospital.

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According to him, the 2022 Grammy Awards, Nigeria multiple award winning actress, Rita Dominic and her wedding to Fidelis Anosike, Ghanaian musician, Black Sherif’s songs especially Kwaku the Traveller were searched.

‘’Other search that piqued Nigerians interest include Chrisland School, How to check JAMB centres, scientific name for ear ringing , third term school resumption, who is Black Sherif.

‘’Also, Osinachi’s husband, Fidelis Anosike, where is Osinachi, from what is Greta Thunberg known for,” he said.

The search trends information is gleaned from data collated by Google based on what Nigerians have been searching  for and asking Google. Google processes more than 40,000 search queries every second. 

Meanwhile, while Nigerians from across different walks of life are crying out on the unending economic crunch and high cost of living, President Muhammadu Buhari has boasted that his administration has created the best business environment for the country in the past seven years.

Buhari who made this assertion on Tuesday in a message issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said “no administration had done as much as his regime in the creation of a climate best suited for big and small businesses to thrive.”