Here are 5 reasons why Mark
Zuckerberg may be in Nigeria:
ExpressWiFI - Facebook just
launched a new affordable WiFi
platform, in partnership with
local Nigerian broadband
provider Coollink, that is aimed at
getting more people in Nigeria
connected to the Internet.
ExpressWiFi was previously
launched in India before being
launched in Nigeria today.
Andela: In June, Zuckerberg,
through the Chan Zuckerberg
Initiative, invested $24 million in
Andela, the global talent operator
to enable it train more engineers
in Africa. That investment is the
first ever made by the Initiative.
Jobberman: In May, Zuckerberg
had good things to say about
Nigerian developers, the Nigerian
tech space, and Jobberman
(founded by Olalekan Elude,
Ayodeji Akinwunmi, and Opeyemi
Awoyemi), as part of his
announcement of the launch of
Free Basics in Nigeria.
Facebook Developer Workshop:
Facebook is holding an invite-
only developer workshop in
Lagos focusing on Bots on
Messenger, Account Kit, and
React Native. It will be holding at
the Landmark Event Centre and I
won't be surprised if Zuck is
interested in that.
Government Meetings: This is
Zuckerberg's first visit to Africa
and it will only make sense for
him to utilize the opportunity to
meet with government officials
to discuss policies that could
advance the level of technology
in Nigeria as well as those that
could favor Facebook.
There may have been more
going on in Zuck's head before
he decided to make this trip but
based on all that is public
knowledge, the reasons
mentioned above are as good as
any to visit Africa's most
populous country.
Source: pulse.ng
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