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Group Managing Director/CEO, Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), Mr. Temi Popoola; Chairman, First HoldCo Plc, Mr. Femi Otedola; Chairman, Gates Foundation, Bill Gates; President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu,; Founder and President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote;  Founder, Zenith Bank Plc, Dr. Jim Ovia, during a visit to the Dangote Refinery in Eleko, Lagos State

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By Dayo Emmanuel Global philanthropist and founder of the Gates Foundation, Mr. Bill Gates, was recently in Nigeria, where he addressed pressing issues around health technology, food production, and the future of philanthropy in Africa. In a session with journalists in Lagos, Gates gave a candid account of his Foundation’s priorities, its 20-year plan, and the stark realities of dwindling …

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Bill Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has led numerous philanthropic efforts in Nigeria, investing in Africa’s largest population more than any other African country. His foundation addresses health, nutrition, poverty and agriculture issues, engaging research and data to proffer solutions. Recently in Abuja, Gates discussed his interventions and emphasised farmers’ freedom to choose between improved and …

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Over the decades, American billionaire philanthropist, Bill Gates has consistently invested in Nigeria, spending billions of dollars addressing poverty, healthcare, and nutrition in Africa’s largest population.Recently, Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, spoke to Nigerian youths in Abuja on nutrition and other pressing issues on food security and sustainability. National Wire’s News Editor, DAYO EMMANUEL was there …

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Bill Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, on his current visit to Nigeria has emphasized the importance of leveraging science and innovation to improve agriculture and public health in the country. Gates highlighted the potential for Nigeria to significantly increase her food production and become self-sufficient, while also addressing malnutrition and improving maternal health through innovative approaches. …

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Philanthropist and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates is visiting Nigeria as part of the foundation’s ongoing commitment to Africa’s development. He arrives on Monday. While in the country, Gates will be meeting with national and local leaders, partners, grantees and innovators. Gates, alongside other foundation leaders, will meet with experts in primary health care, agriculture, …

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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has released its sixth annual Goalkeepers Report, noting that nearly every indicator of the UN Sustainable Development Goals is off track at the halfway point for achieving them by 2030.

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Renowned philanthropists, Bill Gates, Mo Ibrahim and Aliko Dangote yesterday at the Africa Center, expressed concern over the effect of climate change and the stereotypes on Africa that have hindered business opportunities in the continent.

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Photo Caption: From Left: Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Finance, Dr. Mahmoud Isa-Dutse; Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun; Co-Chair of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr. Bill Gates; Country Director, Nigeria Office of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Paulin Basinga, and President, Global Development, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Chris Elias, during a meeting on vaccine financing and support for Nigeria’s fiscal agenda …

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On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Bloomberg Philanthropies hosted by former mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg, inaugurated its first Global Business Forum with an astounding line up of global innovators, including Africa’s richest man, Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote. Following talks by former US president Bill Clinton, French president Emmanuel Macron, Apple CEO Tim Cook, and Alibaba …

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