The Co-chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote are scheduled to meet with Nigeria’s President Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday, June 19, 2023.
Dagote who had visited the President on Friday, June 16, 2023, had a closed-door meeting.
After the meeting, he informed the press that it was mandatory of him to inform the President about Mr Gate’s planned visit to Nigeria and his intention to meet with him next week Monday.
According to him: “I did not come to do much. I only came to inform the President about our visit with Microsoft co-founder and my friend Bill Gates. We will both see the President on Monday when we come together.”
The reason for Gate’s visit to Nigeria, according to the foundation is to meet with foudation leaders and innovators.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said the American billionaire will visit Nigeria and Niger next week, following a visit to China, to discuss global health and development with national and local leaders, foundation partners, grantees, scientists, and young innovators.
The foundation said Gates’ visit is part of its commitment to work closely with communities and leaders to support innovation that can help accelerate progress and improve lives across Africa.
“Gates and other foundation leaders are visiting to learn from partners helping to address polio, anemia, and other health threats; scientists applying research to develop agricultural innovations that will help with food security and climate adaptation; innovators using technology to improve access to financial services; and others working to improve lives in Niger and Nigeria and throughout the continent.
“They will also meet with national and regional leaders to encourage them to make investments and advance policies that promote innovation and provide equitable opportunity, despite challenging economic conditions,” the statement partly read.
During Gates visit. he will engage with students and young leaders on a platform , aimed to gather insights and share perspectives on how science and innovation can accelerate positive change and contribute to a brighter outlook for Africa.
With themed, ‘Advancing Africa: Unleashing the Power of Youth in Science and Innovation,’ will be co-hosted by the Co-Creation Hub Nigeria and Lagos Business School will be held in Lagos, at 10am on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 and live-streamed across Africa.
