BILL GATES VISITS NIGERIA
Penpushing further learnt that the meeting will allow the county to meet its ambitious growth and development agenda, while top of Gates, agenda will be discussions around what can be done to accelerate Nigeria’s progress, and how the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation can continue to partner in health, agriculture and financial inclusion to support Nigeria’s goals,”.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is one of the major development partners working in close partnership with Nigeria’s federal and state governments, civil society, the private sector and development partners in support of the country’s development goals especially in health, agriculture, nutrition and financial inclusion.It is on record that Gates Foundation since its operations in Nigeria has invested more than $1.6 billion.
The Country Director, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Nigeria, Paulin Basinga, said the aim of the foundation is to support solutions to Nigeria’s toughest health and development challenges, adding that the Foundation works with partners in more than 45 African countries to reduce poverty and improve health.
Penpushing authoritatively gathered that, between 2001 and 2016, the foundation has invested more than $9 billion in Africa.
