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”, 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 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’ve caught the
attention of the tech world, and they are capable of
succeeding on a truly global level.”
