News

Hauwa Ojeifo wins Bill Gates’ 2020 Changemaker Award

Ihesiulo Grace 23 September 2020 0

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has named a gender and disabilities rights activist Hauwa Ojeifo as its Changemaker Award winner for 2020. The 2020 Changemaker Award celebrates an individual who has inspired change using personal experience or from a position of leadership. It

World

Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates loses father

Ihesiulo Grace 16 September 2020 0

The father of Microsoft (MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates died Monday, according to his son. William Henry Gates II was 94 years old. “We have all had a long time to reflect on just how lucky we are to have had this amazing man in our lives for so many years,” Bill Gates wrote on his […]

News

Bill Gates’ $10bn bribery allegation: Reps threaten action

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2020 0

Abuja – The House of Representatives says it will take legal action against an online media for alleging that the house collected 10 billion dollars from Bill Gates to pass the Infectious Disease Control Bill. This was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion of Personal Explanation by the Deputy Speaker of the House […]

News

Coronavirus vaccine: What Bill Gates wants

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2020 0

Washington – Life can only fully return to normal once a vaccine to combat the new coronavirus is available globally, according to Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates. A vaccine against the virus is not expected to be available before next year. Work needed to be done quickly on the development of a new vaccine […]

News

Covid-19 Vaccine: Bill Gates calls for global solutions

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2020 0

Life can only fully return to normal once a vaccine to combat the new coronavirus is available globally, according to Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates. A vaccine against the virus is not expected to be available before next year. COVID-19: Participate in National Prayer Session at noon,Group urges Nigerians Work needed to be done […]

News

Bill Gates,Dangote commend Ganduje on quality healthcare delivery

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2020 0

Dangote, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations have commended Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje for ensuring quality healthcare service delivery in Kano State.  The Foundations made the commendation during the 2019 End of Year Health System Strengthening Programme Review Meeting, held through video conference via Skype, at Africa House, Government House, Kano.‎ Ameen Yassar, Director

Health

Bill Gates opened my eyes – Dangote

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2019 0

The Chairman, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote said that he had no idea the level of neglect in Nigeria’s health sector until he had a conversation with Bill Gates. Dangote said on Wednesday in New York at the 2019 Goalkeepers meeting of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He said that since his conversion with […]

News

I Didn’t Attack Bill Gates But There’s Nothing Wrong In Doing So – Governor El-Rufai

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2018 0

Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, says he did not attack Bill Gates, co-chair of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.   Gates had attended an expanded meeting of the national executive council (NEC) where he said the execution process of the economic and recovery growth plan (ERGP) did not reflect the needs of Nigerians.   But […]

Entertainment

See how much Dangote Fatima’s fairytale nuptials cost

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2018 0

Money talks, it gives power and affluence to help get things done in one own way. For wealthy mogul Aliko Dangote he posses the two, and even adds class to them. These characteristics played out when he gave out the hands of his daughter, Fatima in marriage to Jamil Abubakar pilot son of Mohammed Abubakar […]

News

PDP Reps tackle Buhari, APC over ‘worsening sufferings’ of Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 3 April 2018 0

The caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), at the House of Representatives has tackled the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government over the “worsening sufferings” of Nigerians.     The caucus noted that more Nigerians were hungry due to lack of food, while many others were unemployed or under-employed.     This was contained in […]

Columnist

Bill Gates as “a wailing wailer”

Ihesiulo Grace 29 March 2018 0

“I do not enjoy speaking to you this bluntly when you have been gracious enough to invite me here…” – Bill Gates. Mr. Bill Gates, Microsoft founder, friend of Nigeria and one of the richest men in the world was in Nigeria recently, but he ended up violating the official interpretation of “table manners” in […]

Opinion

The wide gates of Bill Gates and Nigeria’s ‘failed’ economy plan

Ihesiulo Grace 28 March 2018 0

Of what use is wealth that can’t wet the dry land of the bottom billions? Such wealth, but to many, is wasted wealth… Bill Gates, one of the richest few people in the world, last week in Nigeria’s capital,  Abuja, had a lot to say, where he diplomatically blew the country’s govt’s weak investments on human […]

Headlines

Reasons I criticised Nigeria gov’t- Bill Gates

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2018 0

Bill Gates, American billionaire, and businessman has said that his criticism of the Nigerian government’s Economic Recovery & Growth Plan was to stir leaders to wake up to their responsibility and focus on human capital development. Gates said Nigeria needs to act to save the country’s large youth population. During his visit to Nigeria, the […]

Entertainment

Daddy Freeze reacts to Dangote daughter’s wedding

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2018 0

Daddy Freeze has gone on social media to analyze Dangote daughter’s wedding that held over the weekend. He wrote: #FAMIL2018 #LessonsLearnt. – 1: One of the richest men in the world, Bill Gates, was one of the most humble in his dressing. – 2: Money and power know no religion. – 3: The usual showbiz […]

News

“Bill Gates’ Opinion On Buhari’s Economic Policy Not Correct” – El Rufai

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2018 0

Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna State has faulted statement credited to philanthropist and founder of Microsoft, Bill gates on Nigeria’s economic plan. Bill Gates at the expanded national economic council presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo said that President Buhari’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), stating the plan does not have the ability to

World

Crypto-currencies cause deaths says Bill Gates

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2018 0

Crypto-currencies are killing people in a “fairly direct way”, Microsoft founder Bill Gates has said. He was referring to the way digital currencies like Bitcoin are used to buy drugs like synthetic opioid fentanyl. In an “ask me anything” session on news website Reddit, he said that the anonymity of digital currencies meant they were […]

Agriculture

Rice farmers, others to access Bill Gates’ $30bn agric grant

Ihesiulo Grace 24 August 2017 0

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), says it is working to access the $30 billion agricultural grant contributed by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and other donor agencies for rice production in Africa. National President of the association, Alhaji Aminu Goronyo, told newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday that the association had submitted a template […]

News

Personal Finance: Make a Habit of Reinventing Yourself (2)

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2015 0

So, why should you reinvent yourself? One reason is that you have the ability to make changes to your life and give it a makeover. This may not happen overnight, but it’s worth it. Have you ever attended a wedding ceremony? Chances are that everyone has. Remember that guests are normally whaaooed when they see […]