Aliko Dangote, Chairman of the Dangote Foundation, and Bill Gates are currently participating in the ongoing National Economic Council (NEC) meeting. The session is chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja EKO HOT BLOG reports. Present at the meeting are several governors, including Babagana Zulum of Borno State, Bala … Read more
Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has disclosed that Nigeria receives the largest share of the foundation’s intervention funds in Africa. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Speaking during an interview with selected journalists on the sidelines of the 2024 NutriVision Dialogue in Abuja on Tuesday, Gates emphasized that reducing health inequality globally is … Read more
Tinubu’s govt to use tech to fight corruption. Technology seen as a potent weapon against corruption and financial impropriety in public service. Tinubu emphasizes commitment to delivering reliable technology to support national interventions for Nigerians. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is investing in technology that is tailored towards ensuring … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, secured an investment of $600 million from a Danish shipping and logistics company, A.P. Moller-Maersk. The Nigerian leader secured the investment during a meeting with the Chairman of A.P Moller-Maersk, Robert Maersk Uggla, during a meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Special … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that The Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, has cited poor investment in the nation’s health sector as part of the challenges limiting the potential of many Nigerians. Mr Gates, who spoke on Wednesday in Lagos during the Pan-African Youth Innovation Forum, said the country spends … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu has pledged to give priority attention to the health and safety of Nigerians, noting that for any country to develop, the health of its people, particularly the workforce, is critical. The President spoke when he received the co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr Bill … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting behind closed doors with the Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote and Microsoft founder, Bill Gates at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Chairman of the Dangote Group had met with the President at the State House on Friday last week and told … Read more
Bill Gates will visit Niger and Nigeria this week to discuss global health and development with leaders, partners, scientists, and innovators. The visit is part of the foundation’s commitment to supporting innovation and progress in Africa. Gates and other foundation leaders will focus on addressing health threats, agricultural innovations, financial services, and promoting equitable opportunities. … Read more
In 2015, Bill Gates gave a TED talk about global pandemics, warning that the world was not prepared to handle one He wrote in a tweet on Tuesday that he is experiencing mild symptoms EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin Unleashes Cruise Missiles In Ukraine Elon Musk … Read more
Gates Warns Against Smallpox Terrorist Attacks in Bid to Prevent Pandemic He said that countries like the US and the UK must spend ‘tens of billions to fund the research. EKO HOT BLOG Bill Gates has urged nations to invest billions of dollars in research and development to avoid future pandemics and “bio-terrorism.” The millionaire … Read more
Bill Gates looked happy as can be arriving in NYC for his daughter Jennifer’s upcoming wedding, touching down via helicopter with family friends. The venue, containing 124 acres, is set up with large pavilions with floor-to-ceiling glass windows and is valued at $16 million. Ekohotblog reports that Bill Gates, 65, was all smiles when he … Read more
The new arrangement gives Bill and Melinda Gates a two-year trial, after which Ms Gates could resign from the organisation. The Gates Foundation has disclosed that it has backup plans in case its co-chairs, Bill and Melinda Gates cannot work together in the wake of their divorce. The new arrangement gives Bill and Melinda … Read more
It isn’t news anymore as it has now circulated well over the media and tabloids, that on May 3, Bill and Melinda Gates have announced their decision to go their separate ways.. Their divorce announcement is one that sent shockwave through the media, especially the world of entertainment and news industries in general. The couple claimed that after they … Read more
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Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), says people creating a fictitious nexus between him and wild conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic has left him astounded. . There are conjectures and unfounded claims in some quarters that the coronavirus pandemic is an elaborate scheme by Gates to implant trackable microchips … Read more
Bill Gates opined that the money earmarked for the purchase of vaccines will go a long way in improving the health care system The Microsoft Co-founder said a 5-year plan will be needed to help Nigeria in the development of COVID-19 vaccines YOU MAY ALSO LIKE COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 15 Additional Deaths, 1,303 New Cases … Read more
William Henry Gate, the father of Bill Gates, billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder, is dead. William Henry Gates II died on Monday aged 94, from Alzheimer’s disease, his family said on Tuesday, New York Times reported. Gates senior was an Army veteran and a founding partner in a Seattle law firm, according his official biography. … Read more
Billionaire Philanthropists Bill Gates and Aliko Dangote have hailed the declaration of Nigeria and Africa by the World Health Organisation as being polio-free. It is gathered that the global health body on Tuesday certified Nigeria and the rest of Africa polio-free. The WHO Africa Regional Certification Commission said the major milestone was achieved four years … Read more
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has accused the leadership of the House of Representatives of allegedly taking a $10 million bribe from Bill Gates to pass a compulsory vaccine bill. In a statement issued and signed by the spokesperson of the opposition political parties, Barrister Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, CUPP asked Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila … Read more
The world’s second richest man Bill Gates has announced his exit from the board of Microsoft, a company he founded in 1975 with Paul Allen. Gates who made the announcement , Friday afternoon, via a statement on LinkedIn will also step down from the board of Berkshire Hathaway. The purpose of his resignation is to … Read more