Nigeria: ‪Facebook Buys Whatsapp for N3.1 Trillion ‬

20 February 2014

‪Social networking giant, Facebook, has bought messaging app, WhatsApp, in a deal worth a total of N3.1 trillion in cash and shares.

It is Facebook's biggest acquisition to date and will see WhatsApp's Co-founder, Jan Koum, become a member of Facebook's board of directors.

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