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Microsoft Founder and philanthropist, BILL GATES has revealed plans to inject at least $2.8 billion into the country’s healthcare, nutrition, and agricultural sectors.
While speaking on his intentions at the National Economic Council, NEC, meeting presided over by Vice President KASHIM SHETTIMA at the Presidential Villa, GATES emphasized the need to invest in Nigeria’s greatest resource, its people while addressing the economic challenges the country faces.
He underlined the importance of prioritising primary healthcare, urging Nigerian leaders to increase funding for primary healthcare and to ensure timely disbursement of allocated resources.
On nutrition, Gates highlighted the alarming rate of child malnutrition in Nigeria, which he said contributes to nearly half of all child deaths and called for greater private-sector involvement in food fortification.
He also encouraged the adoption of innovative crop varieties with higher yields and greater resistance to pests, such as the new cassava varieties, developed with support from the Gates Foundation, reaffirming the Foundation’s long-term commitment to Nigeria and Africa.
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Tems, has countered Jamaican reggae legend, Buju Banton’s claims that Afrobeats had no substance and would fade with time. TEMS noted that contrary to BANTON’S claims, afrobeats is a genre specifically for escapism. According to her, the purpose of the genre in Nigeria is to serve as an escape from the harsh reality and not necessarily to preach against societal ills.
