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Tinubu attracts foreign investors and meets Airtel founder Gates on June 20, 2023.

By Zuleihat Ahmed

June 20, 2023

In order to maintain Nigeria’s workforce’s productivity, President Bola Tinubu promised on Tuesday in Abuja to prioritize the health and safety of Nigerians.

On Tuesday the President gave a speech at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where he was greeted by Mr. Bill Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and AlikoOn June 20, 2023, youths seek Sanwo-Olu’s assistance with abandoned projects. Dangote, president of the Aliko Dangote Foundation.

In a statement titled “President Tinubu pledges to prioritize the health and safety of Nigerians,” which he signed on Monday, Dele Alake, the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communication, and Strategy, made this disclosure.

Dangote gave State House Correspondents hints about the meeting on Friday.

He praised the partnership with the Aliko Dangote Foundation and praised Bill Gates’ bravery and determination to work for humanity.

The President stated that his administration would do everything in its power to ensure the success of their efforts in Nigeria and Africa, particularly in the fight against polio, measles, malaria, and other diseases.

In his remarks, Dangote stated that the purpose of the visit to the Villa was to inform the President of the activities of the Aliko Dangote Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, highlighting their commitment to enhancing Nigeria’s health care system.

He expressed the Foundations’ willingness to further collaborate with the government in achieving its objectives and asked for more cooperation from the government.

Mr. Gates is on a trip to Nigeria and the Niger Republic to meet with leaders and partners working to solve problems in health and development.

In addition, Gates will take part in a conversation with students and young leaders to learn more about how science and innovation can speed up positive change and make Africa’s future brighter.

In Abuja on Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu gave prospective investors in Nigeria the assurance that his administration would create a more favorable business environment for their success.

I can assure you that your investment is safe and will grow. When Tinubu received the Founder and Global Chairman of BHARTI AIRTEL, Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Africa Group Chief Executive, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, and their team at the State House in Abuja, he stated, “We are working to improve the business environment for all investors.”

This was made clear in a statement that Dele Alake, the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communication, and Strategy, signed on Monday and read, “At meeting with Airtel Founder, President Tinubu assures investors of better business environment.”

Tinubu recalled his long-standing relationship with the telecommunications company when it was known as Econet Wireless while he was governor of Lagos State as he received the Airtel delegation.

He disclosed, “I have a connection with Airtel,” that he had helped the company enter Nigeria in order to liberalize the telecommunications sector. When I was governor of Lagos State, Econet was brought to Nigeria by us. Because we needed to liberalize the telecom industry, I was a major proponent at the time.

In his show, the Worldwide Director of Bharti Airtel, Mr. Mitall, praised President Tinubu and offered him the generosity of his organization and that of his nation, India, noticing that other than being a financial specialist and financial backer in Nigeria he is an individual from Business Warning Committee of State leader Narendra Modi.