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Tinubu Confers National Honour On Bill Gates In Lagos

KANABE MEDINAT, EditorBy 1 Min Read
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LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)-President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday awarded the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) to American billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, during his visit to Lagos.

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The conferment was announced by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

According to a statement from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Gates is in Nigeria this week to meet with President Tinubu and discuss efforts to strengthen the country’s primary healthcare system.

More details to follow.

Medinat Kanabe is a multiple award winning journalist with over 15 years of journalism experience. She holds a Masters Degree from Babcock University, Ogun State. She has reported education, health, gender, business. Her most recent awards and recognition are Third Place Winner, Nutrition Category, Diamond Award for Media Excellence, DAME, 2021, International Centre for Investigative Reporting Award, 2021; Runner-Up, Tourism Reporter, Nigerian Media Merit Award, 2021; Winner Female Reporter of the Year, Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA), 2019, Second Runner-up, Nutrition Category, Diamond Award for Media Excellence (DAME), 2018, among others

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