AMERICAN philanthropist, Bill Gates, says innovation and growth achieved from past success will accelerate Africa’s health targets to save more lives and improve prosperity. Gates said this during a panel discussion on Funding and Partnership held during the Goalkeepers Nigeria event on Wednesday in Lagos. “Because we’ll have lots of …
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Bill Gates, Chair of Gates Foundation, has advised the Federal Government to continue its longstanding commitment to end polio transmission in the country. Gates said this during a media roundtable with selected journalists on Wednesday in Lagos. He emphasised that with the tightening of global funding, it’s more important than …
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PHILANTHROPIST Bill Gates has announced a sweeping $200bn commitment over the next 20 years — with the majority of the funds set to drive health, education and innovation across Africa. Speaking at the African Union’s Nelson Mandela Hall to more than 12,000 leaders, diplomats, health professionals, and young innovators, Gates …
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HUMANS won’t be needed “for most things” Over the next decade, advances in artificial intelligence will mean that humans will no longer be needed “for most things” in the world, says Bill Gates. That’s what the Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist told comedian Jimmy Fallon during an interview on NBC’s …
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Microsoft CEO, Bill Gates is warning that if the world manages to avoid the war, another global pandemic is a very real possibility within the next 25 years. Gates stated this in an interview with CNBC’s Make It programme. https://newsextra24.com/300-trucks-in-dangote-refinery-to-lift-petrol-on-sunday-nnpc/ “A lot of unrest in today’s age could spark a …
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AMERICAN business magnate Bill Gates says Nigeria’s tax collection rate is low. Gates, who is the co-founder of the software company Microsoft, said Nigeria’s tax collection rate was responsible for challenges to financing critical sectors like education and health by the government. The co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates …
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THE co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, has commended President Bola Tinubu’s administration for strengthening the economy and improving maternal and child health. Prof. Muhammad Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, said this at the end of the National Economic Council (NEC), held at …
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AMERICAN business magnate and co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, is set to visit Nigeria, Tuesday as part of a broader effort to tackle a range of development challenges facing the country and the African continent at large. Bill Gates, who serves as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation …
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Vice President Kashim Shettima is holding a closed-door meeting with members of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), and development partners, including the Co-Chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr Bill Gates and Chairman of Dangote Foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The specific agenda of …
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Co-chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr. Bill Gates, has urged the Federal Government to improve investments in equitable solutions and in the people who are working on them. He spoke during the Pan-African Youth Innovation Forum, yesterday, in Lagos, as part of activities for his visit to Nigeria. …
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