Mark Zuckerberg visits Lagos Nigeria for the first time

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. He 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.”