Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, who is
visiting Nigeria on his first trip to Africa has narrated his experience in
Lagos.
We earlier reported that multi-billionaire
business man and Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, arrived the country Tuesday
afternoon for his first-ever visit to Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa, has
already had some encounters with Nigerians in Lagos.
The Facebook founder’s first port of call was the
Co-Creation Hub, a technology incubator, in the Yaba area of Lagos.
The techprenuer took to his verified Facebook
page, and stated that he was in the country to learn about the startup
ecosystem.
“I am learning about the startup ecosystem in
Nigeria. The energy here is amazing and I’m excited to learn as much as I can.
“Our first stop is 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”, Mark
Zuckerberg said.
Recall that earlier this year, the
Chan/Zuckerberg Initiative invested in Andela – an engineering
organization that is building the next generation of technical leaders in
Africa, 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.
Speaking on Mark Zuckerberg’s visit, 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 have caught
the attention of the tech world, and they are capable of succeeding on a truly
global level.”
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