The founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, and CEO of the biggest social networking platform quietly arrives Nigeria yesterday. The 7th richest man in the world paid a surprised visit to Nigeria which arose many questions as to why Mark Zuckerberg is in Nigeria? etc
Mark's visit to Nigeria is mainly to improve on how Facebook can be more useful to Nigerians.
The California based guy on his visit to Nigeria yesterday, first stopped at Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) in Yaba, Lagos. Where he meet with kids at the 'Summer of Code Camp' CcHub is a place known as the Silicon Valley of Nigeria where people can learn how to code, and developers also get help launching their first products and finding mentors as well as funds to power their project.
After there, he met with some creative Nigerian developers like Temi Giwa, who runs a platform called Life Bank that makes blood available when and where it is in need across Nigeria. Life Bank is a life saver platform that mobilize blood donations, take proper inventory of all blood available in the country and deliver them in the right place where it is needed.
After his visit at CcHub, Zuckerberg, said this on his Facebook Page:
"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."
So Why Did Mark Zuckerberg Visit Nigeria?
Zuckerberg is in Nigeria to listen, learn and take ideas back to California on how Facebook can better support tech development and entrepreneurship across Africa. He moved on to visit Andela, an engineering organization that is building the next generation of technical leaders in Africa.
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.
The director of Andela Lagos, Seni Sulyman 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."
Lastly, Mark 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. Mark was excited to see something of that kind excel in Nigeria.
The social networking platform (Facebook) has announced it will be launching a satelite into space to enable more entrepreneurs sell Express Wifi across Africa this week. Can't really wait to see that happen soon.
Meanwhile, Mark's visit in Nigeria is kind of a motivation to some of us tech lovers because it makes us believe that our creative ideas can now be more appreciated and supported outside the country by these tech inclined powerful young people and companies who understand the significant of technology in the world today.
Thank you Mark, we love to see more of your type here in Nigeria, cos your visit will definitely spur many Nigerian and African Youths to embrace the power of technology fully in any of their chosen profession -(Credit: CyracksInternetBiz)
Meanwhile, Mark's visit in Nigeria is kind of a motivation to some of us tech lovers because it makes us believe that our creative ideas can now be more appreciated and supported outside the country by these tech inclined powerful young people and companies who understand the significant of technology in the world today.
Thank you Mark, we love to see more of your type here in Nigeria, cos your visit will definitely spur many Nigerian and African Youths to embrace the power of technology fully in any of their chosen profession -(Credit: CyracksInternetBiz)
See Some Photos from Yesterday's Visit Below:
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| Mark with the kids at Summer of Code Camp |
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| Mark and Rosemary Njoku |
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