Facebook’s Founder and one of the world’s billionaires, Mark Zuckerberg is currently in Nigeria!
The tech entrepreneur is currently at Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) in Yaba.
The 32-year-old billionaire’s visit was unannounced.
There’s been a lot of Facebook-related development in Nigeria so there’s a ton of reasons why Mark may be visiting. First, Free Basicslaunched in Nigeria and Mark showed his support for the Jobbermanteam. Then the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative invested $24 million inAndela. Also, Facebook’s developer workshop is happening tomorrow, and Facebook is partnering with Cool Link to launchExpress Wifi in Lagos some time this week.
UPDATE
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is visiting Nigeria this week on his first trip to Africa, using his time in the country to visit the Yaba technology hub in Lagos, meet with developers and partners, and explore Nollywood.
Zuckerberg is in Nigeria to listen and learn and take ideas back to California on how Facebook can better support tech development and entrepreneurship across Africa.
One of his first stops on the trip was to visit a ‘Summer of Code Camp’ at the Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) in Yaba, known as the Silicon Valley of Nigeria.
CcHub opened in 2011 and at the time didn’t even have an office. Five years later they fill three floors and the roof of a building. At CcHub people can learn how to code, developers can get help launching their first products, and find mentors and funding.
At CcHub Zuckerberg met with developers like Temi Giwa, who runs a platform called Life Bank that makes blood available when and where it is needed in Nigeria. Life Bank saves lives by mobilizing blood donations, taking inventory of all blood available in the country, and delivering blood in the right condition to where it is needed.
After visiting CcHub Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, said: “This is my first trip to sub-Saharan Africa. I’ll be meeting with developers and entrepreneurs, and learning about the startup ecosystem in Nigeria. The energy here is amazing and I’m excited to learn as much as I can.
“The first place I got to visit was the Co-creation Hub Nigeria (CcHUB) in Yaba. I got to talk to kids at a summer coding camp and entrepreneurs who come to CcHub to build and launch their apps. I’m looking forward to meeting more people in Nigeria.”
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Meeting developers at Andela
Mark then went to Andela, an engineering organization that is building the next generation of technical leaders in Africa.
Andela is a business that recruits the most talented technologists in Africa and shapes them into world-class developers through a four-year technical leadership program. In the two years since it was founded, Andela has accepted just over 200 engineers from a pool of more than 40,000 applicants. Andela developers spend six months mastering a technical stack and contributing to open source projects before being placed with global technology companies as full-time, distributed teammates, working out of Andela headquarters in Lagos and Nairobi.
Earlier this year, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invested in Andela after being impressed by the company’s innovative model of learning and its drive to connect the global technology ecosystem with the most talented developers in Africa.
Seni Sulyman, Director, Andela Lagos, said: “We are excited and honored to welcome Mark Zuckerberg to Lagos. His visit reinforces not only his support of Andela’s mission, but his belief that indeed the next generation of great technology leaders will come out of Lagos, Nigeria and cities across Africa. Andela has created a platform for passionate, driven software developers and engineers to break into the global tech ecosystem, but the barriers to entry are still very high. Mark’s visit demonstrates to all Nigerian developers and entrepreneurs that they’ve caught the attention of the tech world, and they are capable of succeeding on a truly global level.”
At the end of the day Zuckerberg stopped by an Express WiFi stand in Lagos owned by Rosemary Njoku. Facebook’s Express WiFi lets entrepreneurs like Rosemary set up a hot spot to help their community access apps and services built by local developers.
So much money made from Naija this period.. Just asking for more or continue the patronage.. #FaceBookinvationByNaija…
Bad belle. Hating on the founder of the platform you spend 100% of your time on. Unachievers
@Iberu…Thanx bros.. Your ideas and contribution are well appreciated.. Atleast you didn’t start by insulting.. It’s becoming a normal lifestyle for Nigerians to lay their frustration on someone else like say na you tell baba Buhari to make things hard for everyone.. Thanx once. More
Dude you’re retarded. Haha. Seriously go to school
See how a very rich man is dressed, but not my fellow Nigerians. That is y we are backward, we get rich to intimidate, not help odas
Dude, you’re really stupid. Case and point
The impersonation of inferiority
What is the problem
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@Obose Uwadiale.. You still dey chop mama thank you dey fry your hair..when you grow up and start to reason like real men I will know where to channel your own matter. As for now fry ur hair and makeup your face to impress those under 18yrs girls wey dey your hood..go to sleep this topic is for real men..
Real men like you this baboon. You don’t even have the confidence to upload a profile picture of yourself. At your age you have so little to show for. Coming here to try and belittle a great man. *Spits
Kiikikikikikikikik. Comments here are something else. U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602 And is that the only style of laughing he has ni??
If he no epp u, why are u on fb. You can as well deactivate ur acct.
@Obose Uwadiale..Wetin ur elder see while sitting u can’t be able to see it even if you are standing ontop of mountain everest.. Just like i said earlier on..focus on frying ur hair for now and take selfies, life is good..A youth that insult his elders might never live to reach adulthood.. Be guided my son..words of ur elders are words of the gods..
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U0001f602U0001f602 these comments got me ctfu
Na wa oh……I beg jor, come LIB, we dey shaU0001f603U0001f603U0001f44c
Wetin he dey do for Naija lol Purelily Sparkle
@Obose Uwadiale..I was taught by my parents to respect both the young and the elderly.. Only a stubborn fly follows the cops to the grave.. If I lay a curse on you, no baba lowo nor man of God can set u free from it..better go fetch ur clothes where you bath.. Be guided Lil man..
He’s in Nigeria and so?????
Well your parents messed up with you. Too bad. Good night “the elderly”.
@Obose Uwadiale…Small pikin wey dey dance surugede must be aware that surugede is the dance of the spirits..I speak to you in parables..
I just dey look am bad eye’ just dey observe am’ dey think wetin i go do am cos dem don chop my moni finish…lol
So you mean it is his own government that provided job called Facebook for him right
Obose Uwadiale keep dreaming and very soon you will wake to find yourself in the same position and condition. Get this into your head: In every successful country like the western world, it is the Goverment that made them what they are and not by a personal enterprise. So, don’t expect one man to change your country bad situation to great one.
him kon thank Ge boys …..lol
him kon thank Ge boys …..lol
Olawuyi Ezekiel Toba Somehow, yes. because your future sometimes, depends on the country where you were born and brought up. For example. In Nigeria, we have so many talented people both in athleticism and other activities but due to bad Goverment and administration, many ends up without archiving their dreams.
Be alert ooo
Abia wen da is no money to purchase data..and the money we borrow from these networks has not bin paid back..if u load it disappears in a second lol.
Obose Uwadiale rats I hope u wake up before we kill you all with our hands. Our people need young awaken minds not contaminated rats. Ogun kill you
You got the right comment. He actually came to say thank you …
Abeg make dem take good care of him oo.. Kidnappers don full Nigeria now.
Ogun should kill someone gosh , do people still use that word , because is been over 28 years i heard such, too bad
Hahahaha naso bro
Hahahaha naso bro
Welcome! God bless you.
You are not wrong my dear… But I don’t know when some people will be matured enough to realise that everyone is entitled to their own opinion
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Mark have being going to other countries… Have they announced it…. Or will he’s coming deflate the rise of rice in the market… Lol. Brotherly don’t take it person… What hunger is doing to people this days… You will know that there are more issues to discuss that Mark..
some igbo here just dont give them self brain at all
Lolz abeg, cnt laugh ooo
Niger. Yes oh
You’re on his Facebook which you’re using freely and you’re saying rubbish about him. See how retard you are..
Y won’t he visit Nigeria whereas Nigeria contribute the most to his business
God control me nothing else
I’m having fun
More you are welcom boss…I admire your achievements hope to be famous like you some day bro
I don’t know why you keep posting irrelevant post.U0001f615
Y not Uganda
Receive sense in jesus name
Ok ooo, welcome
Welcome to Nigeria oooh Mr.Mark Facebook found open your eyes oo.
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Please some one hold him there, ask him why he has been blocking people off Facebook mostly Nigerians? Dave Ugochimereze i beg, Go to lagos now
Marcel Henry U0001f44dU0001f44dU0001f44d u be to much
Richard Olusegun Ojomo learning from is life keeh, u forget Bible say everyone one get his or her own life to live, better discover ur own talent , if u want live his life u no go fit make am
i hope dis man will not block facebook again
Freda Ogbeifun thats because even your fathers have been misled for generations. No more time to be stupid.
No wonder Africa is never developing ….look at this idiot
OMG, Y? I just left Yaba yesterday
What’s so special about his presence in Nigeria?
Be carefull these people don’t give nothing for free
this is complete editing ….nice one,who did this lie lie editing tried ….but he never came to any nigeria for every ones information Okay
PLS,DNT DONATE MONEY OOOOO.OTHERWISE IT WILL GO TO THEIR POCKET.
Interesting we are noticed and going places with our tech smarts in Nigeria, please don’t let Buhari get involved. Good for all those bright tech guys and girls to be noticed by The Mark Zuckerberg, bravo.
I love this guy
This is nice
He has been to nigeria before so isnt a big deal
Who knows how much Nigerian government will spend for inviting him,
Tabs, Lagos boys go finish himU0001f602U0001f602U0001f602
Naija people have more than 7 different facebook each with different picture, i guess he’s here to warn you people to stop wasting his facebook
I like him, very simple billionaire with his sweet familyU0001f44dU0001f44dU0001f44dU0001f44dU0001f44dU0001f44d
In support of Boko Haram
when he go come calabar?
He cant help us to bring back our girl with his skills
But you can stay with out itU0001f62f
abeg u follow notice this? even the chicken where them bin they put for indomie pack them done replace am with half egg, buhari don change everything
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And so what now who cares
I think you guys do not know him very well.He is the founder of fb,that’s what u ‘ve been told…
Photoshop work lol
Baba sure 1 him position tight in Nigeria
He will go back with some corruption
His down that to build Facebook factory in Nigeria cos we have alot of celebrity on fb he need to employ. And also strap those fake hmmmm let me come and be going to my work thou. But this guy is making money from Nigerians for real
I didn’t notice o! Hahahahaha
Mark Zuckerberg ✔✔✔ ?
What ever reason he has to come is great cause most people wouldn’t think of reaching here.
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Lol watin NIGERIAns no go photoshop, chai!,,,,,,,next bill gate will be in sokoto and CNN BBC or SKY Wount even get the news lol
Why is that billionaire always in T-shirt?
Ees fotoshop ooo… B4 u pipo will start beating urselves ova it.. #justsaying
One word = dumb
U are welcome
With the yahoo boys lol
Device more better ways to expose your app to the world protecting privacy
U marry ur partner from Facebook?
Please,I am a physically challenge person and I came in contact with this in a ghastly grenade accident in Koutaba 1986 and nothing was done to make me inclusive by the government.let your mercy flow beyond boundaries
Where is LIB
so the change get to that extend
Where are my 9ja kidnappers when u need one ? Big M)ne de waka 4 Lagos self.