5 Interesting Things That Happened During Mark Zuckerberg’s Visit To Nigeria

Linda Ikeji Gets Smashed

Nigeria’s number one gossip blogger, Linda Ikeji gets smashed on social media by a random follower after she expressed surprise about Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg’s unpublicized visit to Lagos, Nigeria. Chidinma probably just got popular and haters would be like that serves Linda right




CNN Gets Shaded by Nigerians

Mr. Aduwo also said Nigeria had the largest Facebook community in Africa with over 16 million users,

and, therefore, deserved respect.

“We can no longer be ignored,” he added. “Receive sense please.”

Mark Zuckerberg Takes Morning Walk

As much as this really cool, I hope Zuckerberg knows he is in Lagos so we dont hear stories that touch the heart on a tuesdays morning.


Mark Zuckerberg Must Be Humble

He came into nigeria like a random passenger with motives. I know its not much but it really says a lot about his personality. He is definitely a very simple person by personality. Interestingly, he is not walking around in convoys or with armed officers around him which even makes it unbelievable.

Zuckerberg Is A Sucker For Knowledge 

 “This is my first trip to sub-Saharan Africa. I’ll be meeting with developers and entrepreneurs, and learning about the startup ecosystem in Nigeria. The energy here is amazing and I’m excited to learn as much as I can.

“The first place I got to visit was 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.  I’m looking forward to meeting more people in Nigeria.”

Mark then went to Andela, an engineering organization that is building the next generation of technical leaders in Africa.