It has been revealed that Facebook Incorporated (Facebook) has 14.8 million active monthly users in Nigeria, while 11.8 million of that users access facebook through their mobile devices like android phone, Blackberry and tabs.
 
This was made know at a one day Social Media Training organized by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) in collaboration with Facebook Incorporated (Facebook) for Civil Society Organisations, Political Parties and Candidates, on Thursday 29 January, 2015, at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja,
 
The training was organized to help political parties and their candidates to understand and use Facebook and other social media in their campaigns, to reach out to a wider audience and also ensure transparency and accountability of the electoral process.
 
The training will also enable voters and civil society organisations to monitor the campaign promises of political parties and ensure that after elections, citizens are able to weigh the political manifestos of political parties, campaign promises and delivery by political parties and elected representatives.
 
Officials of Facebook at the training further revealed that 95% of facebook users make use of mobile devices and only 5% make use of desktops in Nigeria. Out of this 95% iPhone users constitute 0.9%, iPad users  0.3%, Android users 19%, Blackberry 8%, while other uncategorized mobile devices and Nokia fall within 66.8%.

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