“I Am Impressed By Your Simplicity” – Buhari Tells Zuckerberg

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday commended the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of social networking website, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, for sharing his wealth of knowledge with Nigerian youths, and inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs.

According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President spoke while granting audience to Zuckerberg at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Buhari said the various meetings held with Nigerian youths since his arrival in the country were most timely as the country was already exploring opportunities to spur development through entrepreneurship.

He said, “Nigeria has always been identified as a country with great potential for growth, especially with our youthful population, but now we are moving beyond the potential to reality.

“I am impressed by your simplicity in sharing your knowledge and wealth with those with less income.”

The President noted that the simplicity and magnanimity of the entrepreneur, who is among the world’s richest men, had also challenged the culture of lavish wealth display and impulsive spending that had become peculiar to Nigerians.

“In our culture, we are not used to seeing successful people appear like you. We are not used to seeing successful people jogging and sweating on the streets.

“We are more used to seeing successful people in air-conditioned places. We are happy you are well-off and simple enough to always share,” he said.

In his remarks, Zuckerberg said he was impressed by the interest, energy and entrepreneurial spirit displayed by young Nigerians in all the ICT camps that he had visited.

“I was highly impressed by the talent of the youths in the Co-creation Hub in Yaba. I was blown away by their talent and the level of energy that I saw,’’ he said.

Zuckerberg added that he is in the country to promote the penetration of “fast and cheap” internet connectivity, Express-wifi, that would help people create online businesses and reduce poverty.

Mark Zuckerberg Reacts As Facebook’s Satellite Suffers Major Setback After Rocket Explosion

We earlier reported that a SpaceX rocket exploded on NASA’s Cape Canaveral launchpad today, destroying Facebook’s first satellite and sending a huge plume of smoke high into the air.
“The accident has caused setback as Facebook Founder, Mark Zuckerberg had planned to use the satellite to provide connectivity to so many entrepreneurs and everyone else across the continent.
He wrote: “As I’m here in Africa, I’m deeply disappointed to hear that SpaceX’s launch failure destroyed our satellite that would have provided connectivity to so many entrepreneurs and everyone else across the continent.
Fortunately, we have developed other technologies like Aquila that will connect people as well. We remain committed to our mission of connecting everyone, and we will keep working until everyone has the opportunities this satellite would have provided.”

Mark Zuckerberg Gushes About wife: “I’m Looking Forward To The World Getting To Know The Strong, Kind, Person I Love So Much”

TIME magazine unveiled its 13th annual “TIME 100 Most Influential People in the World list on Thursday featuring diverse range of prominent public figures, including Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, who have devoted herself to the health and well-being of children by becoming a pediatrician.
The Facebook CEO shared the cover and wrote glowingly about the ‘strong, kind and compassionate woman he love so much”
“Most days Priscilla works outside the spotlight in the hospital or the classroom. This is the first time she’s on the cover of a magazine. I’m looking forward to the world getting to know the strong, kind, compassionate person I love so much”
Zuckerberg also thanked Bill and Melinda Gate for their kind words.
“And thanks to Bill and Melinda Gates for writing such kind words about Priscilla and me. Our work is inspired by what you’ve done at the Gates Foundation. We’re grateful for your example, and for everything you’ve done for the world!”

Mark Zuckerberg Reveals He Is Designing A Robot That Will Look After His Daughter & Home

The billionaire founder of Facebook has revealed plans to build a domestic robot capable of babysitting his infant daughter. Mark Zuckerberg wants to build a “simple artificial intelligence to run my home” by the end of the year.

He announced this ambitious scheme in his annual New Year’s Resolution Facebook post. Zuck said his “personal challenge” for the year would be to design a robot which can perform basic childcare and other tasks around the house.

“I’ll start teaching it to understand my voice to control everything in our home – music, lights, temperature and so on. I’ll teach it to let friends in by looking at their faces when they ring the doorbell. I’ll teach it to let me know if anything is going on in Max’s room that I need to check on when I’m not with her,” he wrote.

Facebook Activates Safety Check Again After Bomb Blast In Yola, Nigeria

Founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg took to his Facebook wall to announce that they have activated the safety check on their site following the bomb blast in Yola, Adamawa state yesterday.

Facebook came under fire for a perceived Western bias when it activated Safety Check after the Paris attacks, with critics noting that terrorist attacks in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia hadn’t previously warranted its deployment. The safety check enables Facebook users announce that they are still alive after a mishap in any troubled zone. See What he wrote below…