Nigerians have always responded well to technology and we are a part of the increasing progress of technology in the world, whether it has to do with being an employee at a major tech giant in the world or maybe just doing something innovative on social media.

Some young Nigerians have gone so far that they are part of those people who make big decision at tech giants and they have become well known and respected all over the world.

Chukwuemeka Afigbo is a hardworking Nigerian man who works at Facebook as the Strategic Product Partnerships for Facebook in the Sub-Saharan Africa

https://gossip.naij.com/1105837-meet-talented-nigerian-man-chukwuemeka-afigbo-works-facebook-photos.html

You may think Afigbo got the opportunity to work at one of the biggest technology companies in the world because he was just lucky or maybe because he did not grow up in Nigeria.

Before he became the Chukwuemeka Afigbo that we all know and admire, Afigbo’s education was like every other Nigerian, he went to Command Secondary School Abakaliki, Ebonyi state and Government Secondary School Owerri, Imo state.

In 1997, he went ahead to study Electrical Engineering in the University of Nigeria, NSUKKA, Enugu state and graduated in 2002. He later went to Carleton University, Canada in 2006 for his Masters degree in Engineering and Technology Innovations.

Not long after he finished his Masters in 2008, Google noticed his talents and gave him a job as the Program Manager of Developer Relations in 2011. At Google, Afigbo worked to develop the Sub Saharan African (SSA) technology ecosystem.

While at Google, the genius developed a project called ‘Kesa’. Because internet is unreliable and expensive in SSA, the project helped to provide access to content developers around the region.

Even with all his success in the industry all Afigbo thinks about is how to develop technology in Nigeria, during an interview with, Lawerence Moroney, Google Developer Advocate, Afigbo expressed that he got the name Kesa from an Igbo word which means distribute.

The tech genius started working for Facebook in 2015 and since working there till now he has focused his work on helping developers in Africa and the Middle East to succeed.

All Afigbo has ever done is to make Nigeria and the whole of Africa grow in technology, he also played a huge part in Mark Zuckerberg’s visit to Nigeria in 2016.

Afigbo is not a genius who is all work and no play, he is also a family man, he got married to his wife, Chioma Afigbo, in April, 2013 and they have a beautiful son together Obichukwu Afigbo.



keep flying and make Nigeria proud


Mynd44
lalasticlala

Quite impressive.

More of this, less of drugs.

decatalyst:
Quite impressive.

More of this, less of drugs.

I think if them Afonjas can leave people's head on their bodies... We might have the next genius in Africa like Bill Gates

NCAN south west chapter.

BiafraBushBoy:


I think if them Afonjas can leave people's head on their bodies... We might have the next genius in Africa like Bill Gates

Really?

Nice

IAm sure this reasonable guy will NEVER support IPOB

Afonjas now

Nice, wish him more success

At least he lives in a country where he can fulfill his dreams.

Can't say the same for many Nigerians right now unfortunately.

Nkem4040:
Afonjas now

Laurence Aderemi, Morin Oluwole, Teniola Adedipe, Ibrahim Shekoni, Olaoluwa Okelola, Kunbi Adeyemo, Michael Awotedu, Dayo Olopade are just few of the many Yorubas working with Facebook so cover your small dixxx. We aren't mates.

Besides, what have you achieved in your own life apart from creating new monikers?

School you no go, work you no gree learn, spare parts you no fit sell, fanyogo you no hawk, dusting powder wey we believe say you suppose sabi export go Asia, fear dey catch you do that one. We put you for oga place, you go dey steal watch.

You better sit down and re evaluate your life. You're really messed up son

Potopoto boy

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BiafraBushBoy:


I think if them Afonjas can leave people's head on their bodies... We might have the next genius in Africa like Bill Gates

Representing Nigeria well

90% of ipob living abroad are developers ....you know what I mean...
Quote me you will die by fire

hollop.. holllop.. please point of correction. TALENTED IGBO MAN.. TALENTED BIAFRA MAN... TALENED IPOD.. yes because if he commit na all those yeye warriors go say na ipod ..so please ..STOP LICKING WHAT YOU ARE VOMITING OUT OF YOUR MOUTH..

Good for him. Proud to be a Biafran.

Ok.. nice meeting you Emeka

BiafraBushBoy:


I think if them Afonjas can leave people's head on their bodies... We might have the next genius in Africa like Bill Gates

lol

My Igbo brother thank you show me your own bros

BiafraBushBoy:


I think if them Afonjas can leave people's head on their bodies... We might have the next genius in Africa like Bill Gates

crazy

I wanted to say he's a Biafran den I said to myself....it's well because Igbo Amaka.
We've been having it!

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NCAN. ..Jo'burg chapter reporting because many of us actually came to check names.
#hardfact

If only we can remove our eyes from politics and oil money, We'll see what we're missing out on technology. Nigeria can be better


Meanwhile check my signature for your laptops at unbeatable prices

This guy for not have any business with Google or Facebook if our country understands human capital

They said Biafra will not survive without oil, but Microsoft is richer than shell. Lazy Nigerians