Information Nigeria rewards readers as it reaches 1 million fans on Facebook

Information Nigeria, an Information portal focused on providing interesting Nigerian content ,has become the first media website in Nigeria to attain 1 Million fans on Facebook.

By achieving this milestone, the site has been acknowledged as the fastest growing page ever in Africa by Socialbakers.com (a social media analytics website).

The Information Nigeria Facebook page has over time become a very interactive platform, where Nigerians air their views openly and learn more about the country.

The page grew from 60,000 Fans in August 2012 to its current 1 million fans. It has seen phenomenal engagement rates with over 200,000 people sharing content from the page each week and with over 100,000 cumulative comments every day.

“It is no surprise that we are being acknowledged as the Fastest growing page ever in Africa, We have created a community of Nigerians actively engaging and interacting with fellow Nigerians and despite the huge sums of money spent by other brands to grow on Facebook, our incredible organic growth is proof that you always win when you put people first” says Kingsley Ezeani, founder of Information Nigeria.

Ezeani is a 2013 Future Awards Africa nominee for his work with Information Nigeria and was a speaker at this year’s edition of the Online Business Masterclass.

To celebrate this incredible milestone, Information Nigeria is giving out a number of Blackberry Q10 devices to winners of various contests to be launched on the Facebook page.

The website (www.informationng.com) is ranked by Alexa.com as one of the most visited websites in Nigeria with over 15 Million monthly views.