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President Muhammadu Buhari hosts Bill Gates and Aliko Dangote to a dinner tonight at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The international philanthropist and Microsoft chairman, Bill Gates, is currently Nigeria.

Gates, who is the co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, is in Nigeria to see the first-hand progress the country is making on primary healthcare provision, polio eradication, nutrition and financial inclusion.

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.

Gates is expected to meet government officials, and civil society and private sector stakeholders in Abuja and Lagos.

Accompanying Gates to the meeting is Aliko Dangote, Chairman of the Dangote Foundation and collaborating partner of the Gates foundation.
Gates will be canvassing with the federal government and other development partners to prioritise supporting Nigeria’s poorest people to ensure a sustainable and inclusive economic future.

Bill Gates and Aliko Dangote later on Thursday had a dinner at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

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