Startups participating in the second season of the Facebook Accelerator Programme have recorded significant achievements, including raising over $500,000 in committed investments and grants in just three months (halfway through the programme). Within the same period, they have also made Read more
Facebook last week 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 to create opportunities for innovation, community building and education Read more
Facebook Partners with Teleperformance to open a Small Business Group Operations Centre in Lagos, aimed at serving SMBs across Sub-Saharan Africa Facebook, in partnership with Teleperformance, has announced the opening of its first Small Business Group (SBG) Operations Centre in Read more
…The third edition of the successful Facebook Accelerator will run for 12 weeks LONDON, September 25, 2019: Facebook has announced the third edition of its successful London accelerator program and, for the first time, is opening it up to startups Read more
Following the successes and impact of the first season of its research and mentorship-driven accelerator programme, Facebook Accelerator, Nigeria, Facebook today announced in partnership with Co-Creation Hub, the commencement of season two of its programme which is aimed at supporting Read more
As the world marked the International Youth Day on the 12th of August, Facebook has restated its commitment to help the young people of Africa in harnessing their digital and creative skills for the future of the continent through its Read more
Social media platform, Facebook, in partnership with Africa Check, has added new local language support for several African languages to fortify its third-party fact-checking programme. The initiative helps to assess the accuracy of news on the platform, thereby reducing the Read more
As part of its efforts to promote good health and well-being of children, one of Nigeria’s leading online Facebook communities and past winner of the Facebook Community Leadership Program (FCLP), Ask The Paediatricians (ATP) Foundation has concluded its first nationwide Read more
Landing in Lagos on Friday 12th April and Saturday 13th April, will be Facebook’s first pop-up in Lagos, titled ‘It’s Your Facebook’! The next city in its global tour which has seen similar events hosted across Dublin, Cologne and Dubai, Read more
In order to curb the spread of fake news during the forthcoming general elections in Nigeria, Facebook has said only advertisers located in Nigeria would be allowed to run political advertisements on the social media site, says a news report Read more