Millions of Nigerians will soon have opportunity to browse
free without data as Facebook CEO has partnered with Airtel to bring the
freebie to millions of Nigerians.
Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook has reached out to millions of Nigerians by announcing
access to free internet data for all on the strength of drones
technology.
Yesterday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the launch of
Free Basics service, a platform that will provide access to mobile
websites and services to internet users for free. The service has will
be provided by Airtel Nigeria which will give millions free access to
Facebook even when you have no data.
While making the announcement to the world, Zuckerberg part statement read: “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.
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!
You can benefit from the service by getting a Facebook Flex by
Airtel Nigeria, which will allow you access a version of Facebook
without data charges. With free Basics millions of Nigerians can easily
access health information, news, celebrity gossips and even visit other
job sites like jobberman, hotnigerianjobs and other top sites even when
you have no data on your phone.
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