Facebook announced 16 million people in Nigeria visit Facebook every month with news about Nigeria 100% of them coming on cellular. Each day, 7.2 million people see Facebook with 7 million on cellular.

Facebook's visit coincided with Pals Day (4 February), or Facebook's 12th birthday. In size, the global Facebook community has doubled throughout the past five years, and its particular community in Nigeria continues to https://wiki.patrickvollmer.works/index.php?title=Benutzer:EmmettCani grow.

«For us, Buddies Day in Nigeria was about hearing the stories of our community using Facebook our system to grow and connect with others. We have made astonishing progress over the past year. We are only 1% done in Nigeria and inspired to do even more in this quick-moving, cellular first country,» said Nicola Mendelsohn, Vice President, EMEA, at Facebook.

Head of Africa for Facebook, Nunu Ntshingila, said: «This is the year we deepen our partnerships with Nigerian companies. We're committed to Nigeria, and in this visit we shared insights at scale, where folks are — on their mobile phone how to deliver personalised advertising, with agency partners and our business. We wish to make sure Nigeria — its people, its agencies and its businesses — realise the opportunity that technology and mobile bring.»

Ntshingila continued: «We know the mobile platform folks use the most in Nigeria is Facebook and up to 77% of Nigerians on Facebook use their mobile device to find new products and services. Nigerians are classy mobile users and this sophistication is increaseing swift — individuals are ahead of companies, and we are here to help businesses create cellular-first options to develop their business.»

Facebook also hosted a dinner for women leaders in Nigeria where Ntshingila and Mendelsohn spoke about entrepreneurism and make jobs and technology can drive economies.