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- 12 Apr 2019
Facebook Brings ‘It’s Your Facebook’ Pop-Up Space to Lagos
Riding on a successful tour across three cities in Europe and the Middle East, Facebook is set to hold the Lagos edition of ‘It’s Your Facebook’ pop-up showcase - the first in Africa. The two-day…
- 22 Jul 2020
Facebook’s Connectivity Investments to Grow Africa’s Economy by $57B in the next Five Years
Facebook has released findings from The Impact of Facebook’s Connectivity Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa, a study conducted by Analysys Mason that highlights how Facebook investments in…
- 6 Feb 2016
Nigeria: 100% of 16m People Access Facebook via Mobile Monthly- Report
Facebook has disclosed that 16 million people in Nigeria visit Facebook every month with 100% of them coming on mobile. Each day, 7.2 million people visit Facebook with 7 million on mobile.…
- 8 Dec 2015
Facebook Opens New Tools, 50m SMEs Connect Customers via “Pages”
Facebook has announced that over 50 million businesses are now using Facebook Pages to connect with their customers all over the world. Facebook said, “People are also communicating with Pages more…
- 29 May 2013
MTN Welcomes 1 Millionth Fan on Facebook Page
MTN, a leading telecomm operator in Nigeria last Sunday welcomed its one millionth fan on its facebook page, making it one of the most popular fan pages on facebook in Nigeria. The Facebook page,…
- 18 Nov 2019
Facebook to Host Leads of its Developer Circles from Across SSA
Facebook is hosting a Facebook Developer Circle Leads Summit on 20-21st November in Nairobi ahead of its first ever Facebook iD8 Nairobi conference for developers and startups from across the…
- 28 Aug 2012
Facebook, CNN Unveil ‘Election Insights’ Real-time Tool
CNN, America’s most trusted source of news and information for the 2012 presidential campaigns, and Facebook have unveiled the Facebook-CNN Election Insights. This tool displays the real-time number…
- 18 Jun 2012
Etisalat Offers Subscribers Unlimited Access on Facebook
Nigeria’s most innovative and fastest growing telecommunications company, Etisalat has introduced a new dimension through which customers can enjoy unlimited access on Facebook with its new Facebook…
- 5 Feb 2016
Facebook Pledges Support for SMEs in Nigeria, Ghana
Facebook hosted a roundtable with small and medium sized enterprises from Ghana and Nigeria as part of its effort to support entrepreneurship in West Africa. The session focused on how Facebook can…
- 22 Nov 2019
Facebook Hosts Its First ‘iD8 Nairobi’ Conference Aimed at Growing the Tech Ecosystem Across Africa
Facebook yesterday brought together over 400 developers, startups and businesses from across Sub-Saharan Africa in a first of its kind conference dubbed “Facebook iD8 Nairobi”. As part of its effort…
- 8 Apr 2016
Facebook Launches Agency Ambassador Programme for Africa
Facebook has launched an Agency Ambassador Programme for Africa as part of its drive to equip its agency partners with the skills and information they need to make the most of Facebook as a marketing…
- 6 Oct 2015
Facebook Satellites to Connect Africa
Facebook will proceed with launching satellites to provide Internet to less connected areas of the world, starting next year in Africa. This is despite reports in June, saying Facebook was ditching…
- 17 Apr 2020
Facebook Unveils Additional Steps to Curb Dangerous Hoaxes, Misinformation on the Coronavirus
Facebook has announced another step the company is taking to combat the spread of harmful hoaxes and misinformation about COVID-19 on its platforms. Through Facebook’s Newsfeed, users who interact…
- 29 Jan 2019
Facebook to Integrate Messenger with WhatsApp, Instagram
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO Facebook, plans to integrate the messaging services of WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger, according to The New York Times. The US newspaper reports the services will…
- 3 Aug 2016
Facebook to Allow Emerging Market Companies Sell Through its Pages
Facebook is to let small businesses in emerging markets sell to customers for free directly through their Facebook pages, the social media company said on Wednesday, marking a new effort to build up…
- 8 Dec 2017
Facebook’s YearInReview Shows Most Powerful Ways People Connected in 2017
By peter oluka Facebook, through its 2017 Year in Review, highlighting the most powerful ways people came together on Facebook to support one another. First, people came together to react and talk…
- 18 Nov 2020
Facebook Launches Nigerian SMB Success Stories Series in Partnership with BellaNaija & Guardian TV
Facebook is excited to announce the start of its #FBSuccessStory campaign, aimed at spotlighting Nigerian entrepreneurs using Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp to grow their business. The campaign,…
- 5 May 2021
Facebook Seeks to Empower Online Community Leaders in Nigeria, Others
Facebook is inviting online community leaders from South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria to apply for the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator programme. The five-month initiative offers participants…
- 12 Feb 2020
Facebook Partners Edo State to Increase Access to Online Training
In a first for Facebook in Nigeria, and as part of its ongoing commitment to building community and improving connectivity, Facebook partnered with the Edo State Government to increase access to…
- 12 Apr 2020
Facebook Releases Tools to Keep Faith-based Communities Connected During COVID-19
Facebook has launched key resources to help faith groups stay connected and engaged during the current COVID-19 outbreak. The resources include the “Faith on Facebook Resource Hub” and the Faith on…
- 8 Jul 2016
Facebook Lays out Blueprint for Connecting Rural Areas
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO took another step in his pet project to bring internet access to every corner of the planet. Facebook on Wednesday unveiled a platform, called OpenCellular, that will…
- 4 Oct 2016
Facebook Now Available in 101 Languages
Facebook is becoming available in three new languages; Corsican, Fula and Maltese. With these three languages, Facebook is now available in 101 languages and now more than one billion people use…
- 9 Aug 2016
Facebook to Present 10-Year Roadmap at Developer Event in Lagos
Facebook is hosting a Facebook for Developers workshop for Nigerian engineers, product managers and partners in Lagos on 31 August to help them build better applications and monetise them more…
- 6 Apr 2017
Over 170m People in Africa Now Access Facebook Monthly, 94% Via Mobile
Facebook has moved its Johannesburg offices into new premises, creating a new home for the company to work with its partners to boost innovation and provide an African home for the Facebook culture.…
- 19 May 2017
WhatsApp Slammed with $122m Fine over Data Sharing with Facebook
The European Commission (EU), Thursday, sanctioned Facebook with $122 million fine for misleading information about its $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp in 2014. According to the EU, Facebook said…
- 10 Feb 2017
Facebook Lite Users Hit 200m
The faster, more data-conservative version of the Facebook mobile app, Facebook Lite, now has over 200 million monthly active users. The app is only 252Kb in size and was designed for 2G networks and…
- 17 Dec 2015
Facebook, Uber Launch New Partnership
Facebook, the world’s largest social network is teaming up with Uber, the most valuable startup in the world to revolve taxi booking space. Facebook has over 1 billion users across the globe while…
- 11 Sept 2018
Community Help Launches on Facebook Lite
Facebook announced that Community Help is launching on Facebook Lite in more than 100 countries, making it easier for people in areas with low connectivity to find and give help such as food, shelter…
- 31 Mar 2017
Facebook Widens 360-degree Live-streaming to All
Facebook is opening up its tool to live stream video in 360 degrees to all global users, after launching with certain publishers in December. Facebook is letting everybody stream their lives in 360…
- 16 May 2019
Facebook Deletes 265 Accounts Targeting Nigeria
Facebook on Thursday said it had removed 265 Facebook and Instagram accounts, pages, groups and events linked to an Israel-based firm due to what it called “inauthentic behaviour” targeting users in…