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Mark Zuckerberg, Airtel, To Launch Internet.org Free Basics In Nigeria

Today we’re partnering with Airtel Africa to launch Internet.org Free Basics in Nigeria…”, Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement via his page yesterday. This is definitely a pointer to great things to come in Nigeria what do you think? See what Mark posted below: He said, “Today we’re partnering with Airtel Africa to launch…

Today we’re partnering with Airtel Africa to launch Internet.org Free Basics in Nigeria…”, Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement via his page yesterday.
This is definitely a pointer to great things to come in Nigeria what do you think?
See what Mark posted below:

He said, “Today we’re partnering with Airtel Africa to launch Internet.org Free Basics in Nigeria.

“There’s a lot of innovation across Africa right now, and Nigeria in particular is home to a lot of talented developers.”

Mark talked about the owners of Jobberman, noting that, “In 2009, Olalekan Elude, Ayodeji Adewunmi and Opeyemi Awoyemi started a site called Jobberman in their dorm to help connect people looking for work with companies looking to hire. Now Jobberman is one of the top 100 websites in Nigeria, and it gets 5,000 applications every day.

“Free Basics offers Nigerians, including 90 million people who are currently offline, the opportunity to access news, health information and services like Jobberman that were built by Nigerians and other developers across West Africa — all without having to pay for data.

“Free Basics is now live in more than 40 countries, and half of those are in Africa. Over the next few months, we’ll be doing even more to connect developers with people who can use their apps — and partner with local companies to bring internet to people across Africa who don’t have access to mobile networks.

“In the meantime, I’m excited to see what Nigerians build next,” he concluded.

Source: juicylinksmag.com

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