Tech Giant Backs $600K Digital Risk Study for 2,000 Nigerian Youth 

Google has pledged $600,000 through its philanthropic arm to fund Nigeria’s inaugural nationwide study on digital risks facing teenagers and expand grassroots safety education. 

Google has committed $600,000 to support Nigeria’s first nationwide study examining online risks facing children, as reported by Businessday NG.

The funding, distributed via Google.org, consists of $550,000 in direct backing and $50,000 in Google Ad Grants for the TechSocietal Development Foundation to survey 2,000 adolescents across the country’s six geopolitical zones.

The initiative comes in response to rising public concerns—highlighted by consultations from the Nigeria Data Protection Commission indicating that 93.5 percent of Nigerians worry about child online safety—and aims to establish a national baseline while introducing digital safety education programs like Meet LEO.

Google Nigeria Country Director Olumide Balogun stated regarding the effort: “Protecting young people should not mean disconnecting them from opportunities to learn and develop.”