As part of its commitment and ongoing investment in Africa, Facebook has announced the opening of an office in Lagos, Nigeria, its second office in Africa.
Aimed at supporting the entire Sub-Saharan Africa region, the office is expected to become operational in the second half of 2021 and will be the first on the continent to house a team of experts building for the future of Africa and beyond.
The new office in Nigeria will be home to various teams servicing the continent from across the business, including Sales, Partnerships, Policy, Communications as well as Engineers, according to a statement obtained by Financial Street on Friday.
Facebook’s Head of New Product Experimentation, Ime Archibong, said, “The opening of our new office in Lagos, Nigeria, presents new and exciting opportunities in digital innovations to be developed from the continent and taken to the rest of the world.
“All across Africa, we see immense talent in the tech ecosystem, and I am proud that with the upcoming opening of our new office, we will be building products for the future of Africa, and the rest of the world, with Africans at the helm. We look forward to contributing further to the African tech ecosystem.”
The investment of the new Facebook office follows the 2018 opening of NG_Hub, its first flagship community hub space in Africa in partnership with CcHub, and the 2019 opening of a Small Business Group Operations Centre in Lagos, in partnership with Teleperformance.
Providing outsourced support to all English-speaking advertisers across Sub-Saharan Africa, the SBG office supports Small Medium Businesses through its Advocacy, Community and Education programme, as well as its Marketing Expert sales programmes – all aimed at enabling SMBs to accelerate the growth and development of their businesses.
“Our new office in Nigeria presents an important milestone which further reinforces our ongoing commitment to the region,” commented Kojo Boakye, Facebook’s Director of Public Policy, Africa.
Since the opening of its first office in 2015, Facebook has made a number of investments across the continent, aimed at supporting and growing the tech ecosystem, expanding and providing reliable connectivity infrastructure and helping businesses to grow locally, regionally and globally.
Regional Director, Facebook Africa, Nunu Ntshingila, said, “We’re delighted to be announcing our new office in Nigeria. Five years on from opening our first office on the continent in Johannesburg, South Africa, we’re continuing to invest in and support local talent, as well as the various communities that use our platforms. The office in Lagos will also be key in helping to expand how we service our clients across the continent.”
