Tag: Bill Gates
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Polio virus is still circulating in Nigeria – Bill Gates cautions
Bill Gates, Chair of Gates Foundation, has advised the Federal Government to continue its longstanding commitment to end polio transmission in the country.
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Tinubu confers CFR national honour on Bill Gates
President Bola Tinubu has conferred the national honour of the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) on Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft and Chairman of the Bill Gates Foundation.
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Divorce from ex-wife, Melinda, remains my greatest regret – Bill Gates
Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, has opened up about his “biggest regret in life” citing his divorce from Melinda Gates, his ex-wife of 27 years.
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Bill Gates boosts VP Harris presidential campaign, donates $50m
Popular American billionaire, Bill Gates, has donated $50million to the Kamala Harris presidential campaign. The donation breaks the jinx of decades of sitting on the sidelines of politics. This donation is said to be a private one to a non-profit organisation that is supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential run, according to three people briefed…
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Good Morning, Mr. Gates – By Chidi Amuta
Perhaps unknown to most Nigerians, the Nigerian government hosted its political opposition in the hallowed chambers of the Federal Executive Council last Wednesday. It was a unique opportunity to hear an opposition perspective on the current state of the nation right in the executive chambers of Aso Villla.
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The world is changing, but Nigeria’s economy is stagnant – Bill Gates
Bill Gates, Co-chair of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has said since his last visit to Nigeria six (6) years ago, the world has changed tremendously in those six years, but that Nigeria’s economy has stagnated.
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I’ve spent billions in Nigeria – Bill Gates
Bill Gates, Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, says Nigeria gets the largest intervention fund spent by the foundation in Africa. Gates said this during an interview session with selected journalists on the sidelines of the 2024 NutriVision Dialogue on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, helping reduce health inequality globally is the top…
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Bill Gates tells FG to shift focus from vaccine production
Philanthropist, Bill Gates has highlighted the challenges associated with local vaccine production in Nigeria, citing regulatory complexities and economic scale as significant barriers. Gates, who is co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said this on Tuesday in Abuja during the Northern Traditional Leaders’ Committee on Primary Health Care Service Delivery (NTLC) quarterly review…
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Bill Gates visits Nigeria, set to meet with Nigerian leaders, youths
Bill Gates, Co-chair of the Gates Foundation, will meet Nigerian leaders, youths, and partners to address health challenges, drive innovations, and improve nutrition in Africa.
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Bill and the gates to Nigerians healthcare – By Owei Lakemfa
Bill Gates, the American with a trophy as one of the World’s richest men, came visiting Nigeria last week. He publicly visited the Presidential Villa twice; first to meet President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the second, to meet Vice President Kashim Shettima Mustapha and our governors who came before him with begging bowls for health aid.