Google has expanded its artificial intelligence-powered search features to include Yoruba and Hausa, two of the most widely spoken languages in Nigeria.
The update integrates the languages into Google’s AI Overviews and AI Mode, enabling both voice and text-based interactions for millions of speakers across the country.
Users can now ask questions, explore topics and receive summaries in either language.
According to the company, the expansion forms part of a broader rollout covering 13 African languages, including Swahili, Amharic and isiZulu.
Google announced the languages were selected based on strong search activity and levels of digital engagement across the continent.
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The development follows the recent launch of Nano Banana 2 in Nigeria, a high-fidelity image generation model that allows creators to produce professional-quality visuals using simple text prompts.
Google stressed that the enhanced search tools are designed to support entrepreneurs, creators and small business owners.
Local traders, for example, can now seek business guidance and digital information in their preferred language.
The company added that the move is intended to broaden access to advanced AI tools by reducing language barriers.
It means students in cities such as Kano, where Hausa is widely spoken, and traders in Ibadan who communicate primarily in Yoruba can interact more easily with digital services.
However, some stakeholders have called for careful monitoring of the technology, warning that AI-generated summaries in local languages must maintain factual accuracy and preserve cultural nuances during translation.