Facebook To Open Office In Lagos 2021

Facebook Inc. has announced that it will open an office in Lagos by 2021.

This would be the tech giant’s second office in the continent and the first in Africa to house software engineers.

Facebook’s Program Manager, Chimdindu Aneke on social media, the announcement on Friday.

“We are opening a Facebook office in Lagos, Nigeria later in 2021,” he said.

He added that the office would be the first in Africa by Facebook for the purpose of engineering and “building for the future of Africa and beyond”.

We are opening a Facebook office in Lagos, Nigeria later in 2021. 😍😍😍

First office on the continent to house a team of expert engineers building for the future of Africa and beyond!https://t.co/XIIO8CU0Bj pic.twitter.com/F7KZrufBtY

— Chimdi Aneke (@chimdinduaneke) September 18, 2020

Media aide to the Presidency, Tolu Ogunlesi quoted Facebook saying, “As part of its continued commitment and ongoing investment in Africa, Facebook today announced it will be opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria – its second office on the African continent.”