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“Northern Nigeria’s newborn has 15% chance of dying before age 5” – Bill Gates

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American billionaire businessman, Bill Gates, has raised alarm about the high child mortality rate in Northern Nigeria. Gates stated that “a child born in northern Nigeria has a 15% chance of dying before the age of five”. He then urged governments to reverse global health funding cuts. Speaking during an interview before the Reuters Newsmaker Foundation’s annual Goalkeepers event in New York on Monday, Gates said the world was at a crossroads, with millions of children at risk of dying if funding drops too steeply.  “You can either be part…

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“Nigeria’s tax collection too low” Bill Gates

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Seeks more funding for FG Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, has highlighted the need for improved tax collection in Nigeria. Gates, who was in Nigeria to discuss solutions to various development challenges, in a speech at the ‘Pan-African Youth Dialogue on Nutrition’ in Abuja, emphasised that the countrys low tax collection poses a significant challenge to adequately financing critical sectors such as health and education. According to Gates, Nigerias current tax collection rate is relatively low, who said this needs to change if the country is to achieve its…

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Breaking! Bill and Melinda Gates announce divorce

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After 27 years of marriage, Bill and Melinda Gates are getting divorced because they no longer believe we can grow together as a couple, the pair said, in an issued statement. The tech entrepreneur and his wife are among the richest people on the planet and also a huge driving force in the world of global philanthropy. After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage, a joint statement read. Over the last 27 years, we…

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