The principal founder of the Microsoft Corporation is the West African country in his capacity as the co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Gates, whose foundation has invested more than $1,6 billion (N576 billion) in Nigeria to date, is meeting with government officials, and civil society and private sector stakeholders in Abuja and Lagos.

Top of his agenda will be discussions around accelerating Nigeria’s progress, and how the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation can continue to partner in health, agriculture and financial inclusion to support Nigeria’s goals.

Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Chairman of the Dangote Foundation, is accompanying Bill Gates on this visit as their two foundations continue to collaborate in Nigeria.

The Gates Foundation works with partners in more than 45 African countries to reduce poverty and improve health.

Some of the major areas of investment include agriculture, maternal and child health, nutrition, family planning, and financial services for the poor.

Between 2001 and 2016, the foundation invested more than $9 billion in Africa.
– CAJ News