Tag: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Nigeria gets largest fund from our foundation in Africa – Gates
Gates said this during an interview session with selected journalists on the sidelines of the 2024 NutriVision Dialogue on Tuesday…
COP27: Why we granted $1.4bn to Nigeria, others – Gates Foundation
While 2.1 million dollars is meant for research and development in agriculture sector in Nigeria, Chikava said that the foundation…
Bill Gates drops off rich list as he pledges all wealth to foundation
Gates, who founded the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000 with his ex-wife, said the donation will allow the…
Buffet delivers $4.1b to charity, quits Bill and Melinda Gates
Warren Buffett delivered another $4.1 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway stock to philanthropy on Wednesday, then did the unexpected by…
Bill Gates pumps more fund in COVID-19 battle
The world largest private foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a further 150-million-dollar commitment to fight the…
Gates Foundation honours Indian teenager, Narendra Modi, 2 others
Miss Payal Jangid, a 16-year-old from India was on Tuesday honoured for her commitment towards advocating for education and abolition…
Birthplace key to one’s future, reveals latest Goalkeepers Data Report
One's birthplace remains the biggest predictor of one's future and no matter the birthplace, life is harder for a girl.These…
Polio: Gates Foundation lauds Borno Govt. over immunization campaign
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has commended the Borno State Government over its commitments to eradicating polio disease in…
Bauchi state partner with Dangote Foundation, DFID on polio immunisation
Bauchi State Government says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dangote Foundation, DFID and Bill and Melinda…
Gates Foundation seeks military partnership on polio eradication
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have called on the Nigeria Army to support the campaign against polio in the Northeast…
Bill Gates to fund Nigeria’s repayment of $76m polio facility
Nigeria has authorised Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to start the repayment of 76 million dollars polio eradication facility to…
Nasarawa state healthcare gets $500,000 boost
The Nasarawa State Government and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have signed a $500,000 US dollar grant aimed at strengthening…
FG urged to declare state of emergency on family planning
Dr Mairo Mandara, the Country Director, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), has called on Federal Government to declare a…
Gates Foundation funds 3 research projects in Kebbi varsity
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has expended one million dollars on three research projects at the Kebbi State University…
Boko Haram violence our challenge with polio – Bill Gates
United States philanthropist, Bill Gates has described the violence in northern Nigeria perpetuated by Islamist sect Boko Haram, as the…
FG receives $82m loan from Japan to fight polio
The Federal Government has received 82 million dollars loan facility from the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) to boost its…
Nigeria gets $85m loan from Japan for polio eradication
The Federal Government on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Japanese Government for $85 million dollars (N1.38…
Malaria vaccine coming
British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline will seek marketing approval for the world’s first malaria vaccine next year after trial data showed the…
Bill Gates commits $1.8billion to polio eradication
Bill Gates, world’s second richest man, announced in Abu Dhabi on Thursday his foundation will contribute $1.8 billion to the…