Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is in Nigeria. News of his unannounced trip broke Tuesdaywith social media photos of him visiting the Co-Creation Hub (Cchub) innovation center in Lagos. Check also: Pope Francis Meets Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg In Vatican Zuckerberg then dropped in at Andela, a software developer accelerator, in which he and his wife’s foundation invested $24million earlier this year. It seems Mark Zuckerberg travels a ...
Read More »Turkey Asks Nigeria To Close 17 Schools Linked To Fethullah Gulen
Turkey’s government has asked Nigeria to close down 17 Turkish schools in the West African country that it says are linked to Fethullah Gulen,[9] the U.S.-based cleric that Ankara blames for the recent failed coup. Members of the Gulen Movement, headed by the cleric, run about 300 schools in Turkey and over 1,000 worldwide.[3] Check also: Turkey Ready To Fight ...
Read More »Noisy Churches And Mosques Closed in Lagos Nigeria
Authorities in Nigeria’s Lagos State have shut 70 churches and 20 mosques in an attempt to reduce high noise levels.About 10 hotels, [2]pubs and club houses were also closed, officials said.[7] Check also: S.A Prophet Drowns After Attempting To walk On Water Some estimates put Lagos’ population at around 20 million,[6] creating a constant background of noise – from the ...
Read More »Why Facebook Gave $24 Million To Andela, A Nigerian IT Company
$24 Million Dollars was raised from an initiative by Facebook CEO, Mark Elliot Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan,[9] supported by Andel 🙂 with participation from new investor GV (formerly Google Ventures) and existing investors Spark Capital, Omidyar Network, Learn Capital, and South Africa-based CRE Ventures,[3] among others. Check also: Meet The 30 Year-Old Nigerian Tech Entrepreneur Who Is Challenging Apple ...
Read More »Sheebah nominated in Nigeria Entertainment Awards
Bravo 🙂 🙂 is the true word that you can feather with Sheebah with all the hard work that the ‘Nkwataako‘ singer has put in her creative music,[9] especially this year that is branded the year of Sheebah.[4] Check also: Kenzo Overwhelmed after receiving his award for the African artiste of the year Well, as many of you understand,[2] most ...
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