In keeping up with ‘Mark Zuckerberg is in Nigeria’ fever, as soon as I discovered that the Facebook king was going to hold a developers workshop at Landmark Centre in V.I, I jumped into my auto and sped away. Life Bank saves lives by mobilizing blood donations, taking inventory of all blood available in the country, and delivering blood in the right condition to where it is needed.
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One of his first stops on the trip was to visit a Summer of Code Camp at the Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) in Yaba, known as the Silicon Valley of Nigeria.
His meeting with Zuckerberg and Chan marks the fourth time he has met with a major tech head this year.
During his visit, Zuckerberg has presented to the Pope a solar-powered drone that seeks to bring optimized internet connectivity in developing countries.
According to him, there are many talented developers and entrepreneurs in Nigeria.
“To have Mark show that kind of interest in us is a huge stamp of approval”, Adegbembo said.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Monday that he expects to lastly demo a butler powered by artificial intelligence next month following making it his New Year’s hurdle to building the assistance. “I am glad we support Hausa and we are planning on supporting a lot more languages soon”, he said.
Previously, in 2012, Zuckerberg and Chan had agreed to put the majority of their wealth to similar use with The Giving Pledge, a campaign founded by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett in 2010 to encourage the world’s wealthiest people to use their money toward philanthropic causes.
Critics say the program violates net neutrality, which stipulates that all Internet content and users should be treated equally. It was while revealing this new feature that the Facebook boss launched into how he’s built the thing to only listen to him.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Facebook founder is now in Lagos, Nigeria, to meet with applications developers and entrepreneurs and learn more about Nigeria’s Start-up ecosystem.
Facebook’s “Free Basics” app offers free Internet access to millions of people in more than 20 African nations. He’s also very interested in the creative partnerships and in exploring where tech and creativity intersect.
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Responding, the Director, Andela Lagos, Seni Sulyman, said, “We are excited and honoured to welcome Zuckerberg to Lagos. The reason for that is I feel there is great energy here and I think the world needs to see that”.
