Bill Gates

By Abdullahi Mukhtar Algasgaini

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday night awarded Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates the prestigious Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR), Nigeria’s second-highest national honour.

The ceremony took place in Lagos in recognition of Gates’ contributions to global health and development through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The CFR is reserved for individuals who have made exceptional contributions to Nigeria and humanity at large.

Gates has long supported initiatives in Nigeria, particularly in healthcare, polio eradication, and economic development.

President Tinubu praised Gates for his dedication to improving lives worldwide and reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to partnering with global leaders in advancing sustainable development.

By Muhammadu Sabiu

Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, and Aliko Dangote, the head of the Dangote Group, met with President Bola Tinubu on Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Dayo Olusegun, Tinubu’s media assistant, tweeted about the meeting.

According to Olusegun: “Mr @BillGates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and founder of Microsoft, has arrived the Presidential Villa with Alhaji @Aliko Dangote to see President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR).”

Recall that Dangote revealed last week that Tinubu and Gates would have a meeting today.

By Ahmad Deedat Zakari

Billionaire and Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, has become a grandfather for the first time.

This is after his eldest daughter, Jennifer Gates, welcomed a child with her husband, Nayel Nassar on Saturday.

Jennifer Gates announced the news of the birth of their new baby on Instagram.

Sending love from our healthy little family,” she wrote in the caption.

Bill Gates also shared the same photo to his Instagram stories, telling the new parents how proud he was. Melinda French Gates also expressed her happiness over the news.

“Welcome to the world,” Melinda French Gates commented below her daughter’s post. “My heart overflows,” she added. Jennifer’s sister Phoebe also responded to the announcement with heart emoticons.

The couple got married in October 2021. In November last year, they announced that they were expecting their first child.

By Ahmad Deedat Zakari

Amazon founder and second world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, has hinted on plans to give away most of his massive fortune.

Bezos, in a response to CNN’s journalist question on whether he planned to give most of his wealth away, said: “Yeah, I do.”

He told CNN that he and his girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez, were building the capacity to be able to give away his money .

“We are building the capacity to be able to give away this money,” he said.

According to him, the money will go to causes that are dear to his heart. These include tackling climate change and supporting people who can unify humanity.

Jeff Bezos is the latest billionaire to make promises of giving away his massive fortune. While Warren Buffett and Bill Gates lead the world in support for philanthropic causes, Bezos has only given $2.4bn to philanthropic causes in his lifetime.

According to Forbes, his donations to charity is dwarfed by that of his ex-wife, Ms Scott, who has given away $12.8 bn of her money.

By Ahmad Deedat Zakari

Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder and billionaire, has suggested donating virtually all his wealth to charity.

Gates made this significant promise on Twitter on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. 

“As I look to the future, I plan to give virtually all of my wealth to the foundation. I will move down and eventually off of the list of the world’s richest people.” Gates tweeted. 

In a series of tweets, Gates stated his reasons for the decision. According to him, the world is regressing on several issues, and he needs to lend a helping hand. 

“Several huge global setbacks over the past few years have left many people discouraged and wondering whether the world is destined to get worse,”  

“The pandemic is one of the biggest setbacks in history. The war on Ukraine is a gigantic tragedy for the entire world. The damage from climate change is already worse than most models predicted. The U.S. has taken a huge step backwards for gender equality and women’s health.” The philanthropist posted on his account.  

Mr Gates also appreciated the mentorship and friendship of the principal benefactor of their foundation, Warren Buffett. He stated that half of their resources came from him. 

“Although the foundation bears our names, basically half our resources have come from Warren Buffett. His incredible generosity is a huge reason why the foundation has been able to be so ambitious. I can never adequately express how much I appreciate his friendship and guidance.”