Nigeria: From Zuckerberg, A Boost for Nigerian Tech Startups

4 September 2016
opinion

Emma Okonji writes that the surprise visit by Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, to Nigeria last week, will awaken the spirit of creativity embedded in Nigerian apps developers who had in the past, longed for local and international recognition

Founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, last Tuesday, made a surprise appearance in Nigeria, Lagos precisely, without prior publicity or any grand reception, even though it was his first visit to Africa and Nigeria was the destination of first choice.

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