{"id":3166,"date":"2017-11-23T00:51:44","date_gmt":"2017-11-23T00:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?p=3166"},"modified":"2017-11-23T00:54:33","modified_gmt":"2017-11-23T00:54:33","slug":"facebook-launches-1st-tech-space-africa-nigeria-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/facebook-launches-1st-tech-space-africa-nigeria-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook launches 1st tech space in Africa in Nigeria by 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"pg-headline\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive\" style=\"font-size: 16px\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/171122191018-emeka-afigbo-facebook-platform-partnership-exlarge-169.jpg\" alt=\"Emeka Afigbo, Platform Partnerships, Head of Middle East &amp;amp; Africa speaking at the Facebook launch. \" \/><\/h1>\n<div class=\"pg-rail-tall__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"pg-side-of-rail pg-rail-tall__side\">\n<div class=\"pg-rail-tall__head js-pg-rail-tall__head\">\n<section id=\"large-media\" class=\"zn zn-large-media zn-body zn--idx-0 zn--ordinary zn-has-one-container\">\n<div class=\"l-container\">\n<div class=\"img__preloader\">\u00a0Emeka Afigbo, Platform Partnerships, Head of Middle East &amp; Africa speaking at the Facebook launch.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pg-rail-tall__body\">\n<section id=\"body-text\" class=\"zn zn-body-text zn-body zn--idx-0 zn--ordinary zn-has-multiple-containers zn-has-20-containers\">\n<div class=\"l-container\">\n<div class=\"el__leafmedia el__leafmedia--storyhighlights\">\n<div class=\"el__storyhighlights_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"el__storyhighlights\">\n<p class=\"el__headline\"><strong>Story highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"el__storyhighlights__list\">\n<li class=\"el__storyhighlights__item el__storyhighlights--normal\">Facebook will open a community hub next year in its biggest market in Africa, Nigeria<\/li>\n<li class=\"el__storyhighlights__item el__storyhighlights--normal\">Facebook will train 50,000 students and SMEs in digital skills across the country<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad ad--epic\">Facebook is launching a &#8220;community hub&#8221; and training program in Nigeria, its biggest market in Africa.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph speakable\">The hub will offer support to tech startups and will also train 50,000 young people and SMEs in digital skills across the country.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Opening in 2018, it will be Facebook&#8217;s first tech space in Africa as the social media company follows in the footsteps of search giant Google who in July launched an ambitious initiative to train 10 million young people in online skills over five years.<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad ad--epic ad--tablet\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Emeka Afigbo, Head of platform partnerships, Middle East &amp; Africa told CNN: &#8220;What we aim to do at the incubator is to provide support for high tech startups that do not ordinarily get investments, until they can develop a proof of concept, which will attract other investors.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">With an eye on growing their user base, US technology companies are increasingly turning to Africa&#8217;s large youth population. In Nigeria alone, there are 22 million monthly Facebook users; 10 million of them log in daily to the platform, all on mobile devices, Facebook says.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__read-all\">\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"el__image--fullwidth js__image--fullwidth\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/171122191920-uge-ikemba-facebook-digital-launch-exlarge-169.jpg\" alt=\"Uge Ikemba, Ministry of Trade, Investment and Industry; Sherry B. Dzinoreva Public Policy Programs Manager, Facebook, Europe, Middle East and Africa; Ebele Okobi, Head of Public Policy, Africa, Facebook and Emeka Afigbo, Platform Partnerships, Middle East &amp;amp; Africa at the event.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img__preloader\">\u00a0Uge Ikemba, Ministry of Trade, Investment and Industry; Sherry B. Dzinoreva Public Policy Programs Manager, Facebook, Europe, Middle East and Africa; Ebele Okobi, Head of Public Policy, Africa, Facebook and Emeka Afigbo, Platform Partnerships, Middle East &amp; Africa at the event.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Afigbo added that Nigeria, Africa&#8217;s most populous nation, was an important market for Facebook. &#8220;Everybody knows about the country&#8217;s entrepreneurial drive,&#8221; he says.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">&#8220;Its creativity, large population, and that a lot of this population is young people, more important is that we think the investment in Nigeria will spread and have impact across the continent,&#8221; he added.<\/div>\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--standard\">\n<div class=\"el__video--standard js__video--standard\">\n<div id=\"media__video_body-text_13--wrapper\" class=\"js-media__video media__video\">\n<div id=\"body-text_13--thumbnail\" class=\"media__video--thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/171106140900-marketplace-africa-facebook-wants-to-grow-its-african-user-base-b-00000319-medium-plus-169.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook wants to grow its African user base\" width=\"428\" height=\"241\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Facebook has been investing heavily in Africa, recently appointing a <a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/videos\/world\/2017\/11\/06\/marketplace-africa-facebook-wants-to-grow-its-african-user-base-b.cnn\">regional director based in South Africa.<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">In August, founder Mark Zuckerberg visited Nigeria and Kenya for the first time and visited the Co-Creation (CCHub). He met with developers and entrepreneurs and spent time learning about the startup ecosystem in Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">&#8220;The energy here is amazing and I&#8217;m excited to learn as much as I can,&#8221; he said during his visit.<\/div>\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--standard\">\n<div class=\"el__storyelement--standard el__article--embed\">\n<div class=\"el__article--teaseimage\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2016\/08\/31\/africa\/nigeria-zuckerberg-visit\/index.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160831194950-mark-zuckerberg-lagos-medium-plus-169.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Zuckerberg's visit gives Nigerian startups much-needed boost\" width=\"426\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__storyelement__title\">During that visit, Zuckerberg announced an investment of <a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2016\/06\/16\/technology\/andela-24-million-chan-zuckerberg-foundation\/index.html\">24 million dollars<\/a> through his <a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2015\/12\/01\/technology\/zuckerberg-facebook-stock-daughter\/?iid=EL\">Chan Zuckerberg Initiative<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/andela.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andela<\/a>, a tech startup that trains software developers in Africa and gives them full-time roles in international companies.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>CNN<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Emeka Afigbo, Platform Partnerships, Head of Middle East &amp; Africa speaking at the Facebook launch. 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