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Wednesday 10 September 2014

Bill Gates offers Nigeria, other countries N8billion to fight Ebola

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced it will be donating $50million (N8billion) to support the efforts of Nigeria and other West African countries hit by the Ebola Virus outbreak in containing the spread of the deadly virus.

Announcing this in a statement issued today September 10th, the foundation said the money will be immediately released to the United Nations agencies and international organizations that are involved in the Ebola fight to enable them and national governments purchase needed supplies and scale up emergency operations. Continue...



Th foundation also announced the immediate release of an additional $2million to the various Centres for Disease Control and Prevention to support incident management, treatment, and health care system strengthening during this epidemic.

The foundation also pledged to work with private and public organizations to facilitate the speedy development of therapies, vaccines, and diagnostics that could be effective in treating patients and preventing further transmission of the disease.

103 comments:

Michael said...

That's a lot of money right there.....I hope they put it into good use,trust Nigeria Government.

ILcity's Finest.

Anonymous said...

This Money is Little compared to what Nigerian Politicians are capable of donating. This people steal billions of dollars from Nigeria so i wonder why they ain't donating to fight Ebola now. All of una wey dey thief our money abeg donate to fight this Ebola or risk destruction o. #Jiggygist

Anonymous said...

Gracias!!

NaNcY DreW said...

Hugh, thankful

Bishop Dammy said...

Many thank you(s) to Bill gate. God bless you. Amen. Psalm 85:15. BishopDammy#

Bishop Dammy said...

Many thank you(s) to Bill Gates. God bless you. Amen. Psalm 85:15. BishopDammy#

onye nsogbu said...

This guy knows the secret of getting richer. Its a universal principle, the more you give, the bigger you get.

Anonymous said...

Thats so thoughtful of him, wt pple like him, d world wud ve been a better place. FAFA

bebetorshure said...

Thank you Billy. May God continue to bless you. Nigeria billionaires, please take a cue.

Dihalao said...

its a good thing to do.... But the receiving end is something to worry about

Anonymous said...

Wow! Am so impressed....this deadly virus "ebola' will definitely be curbed soon...May God replenish his pocket and bless this continent!

Mena Peters Triflections said...

Who will enter heaven first? God bless you Bill Gates.

Anonymous said...

God forgive me cos I really dislike Doyin Okupe. I think he is a truly useless man.

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Niceone man and may yu remain bless forever.....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

PURPLE said...

He tried

DADDYSWIFE said...

Hope one cent akpofuru akpofu wil b used to buy one plasta for d trearment.nija need to b sucked inside water for spiritual cleansin

Unknown said...

God bless his soul.

Anonymous said...

Thank you sir! God will continue to bless and expand your coast and the foundation will keep on waxing stronger!

Anonymous said...

the more you give the more you get.

Jessica law said...

Awww God bless him immensely.

Anonymous said...

Hope we see the effect of this donation. Thanks Gate!

Bianca Bruno said...

He shouldn't bother because all that will enter d coffers of d government.

Anonymous said...

Kendall Jenner goes topless again

Unknown said...

That's why they keep getting richer cause they keep giving. Nice one. Guys, Do you want a 'serious' relationship?Try
BV HookUps

Anonymous said...

.........And if Nigerian blindly and foolishly accept the money, it'll be an accomplished mission for the americans.......

Unknown said...

May God continue 2 bless dere foundation

Anonymous said...

GOD Bless you,That's how it should be.

Anonymous said...

Thank u sir and remain blessed

Anonymous said...

God bless you sir....may you never come down IJN

Unknown said...

Good support we are proudly glad. God bless Africa

Anonymous said...

Dis is wat selfish people lyk Donald Trump shuld be doin... instead he suggested dey ban all flights frm west african countries... Bill Gates is Dope.com..... luv da guy

Anonymous said...

They will still embezzle the money without doing any thing.

ary said...

This man has spent more than the net worth of most millionaires and billionaires! He has spent more than half of that in relief and philanthropic efforts in Africa and he still is one of the richest men alive, in fact he is in the top 5! Africa is grateful to you sir!

snowflix said...

Nice one!!! I hope they will utilize the money for the appropriate purpose sha... 'Ebola must go' #onelovefromSnow#

Anonymous said...

That's good to hear. I hope the funds will be used wisely and for the intending purpose. NOT PROCURING VEHICLES /OR IRRELEVANT THINGS/ OR TOPPING UP ONE'S BANK ACCOUNT.

"""Nigerians in Position""" please hold back your greed and unethical ambition. Angie.E


Anonymous said...

That's good to hear. I hope the funds will be used wisely and for the intending purpose. NOT PROCURING VEHICLES /OR IRRELEVANT THINGS/ OR TOPPING UP ONE'S BANK ACCOUNT.

"""Nigerians in Position""" please hold back your greed and unethical ambition. Angie.E


Unknown said...

God bless him and his family

Anonymous said...

Is a well com development .

Anonymous said...

God bless you sir but we don't need it cos the initial 1.9 billion released by GEJ is still misiing

Anonymous said...

D gud God 'll bless u & ur family...olubukola daniels aka blackmamba...

Unknown said...

I hope it won't go into our leaders pocket???

Unknown said...

Make dem use d money well o


C.E.O

Anonymous said...

My first reaction was 'No, please Mr Gates keep your money cos it'll just be stolen by political thieves' but well, maybe it will actually go to those who need it. Maybe.

Kimmy*****

Unknown said...

Wow...goodnews, I just pray the money reaches the organisations

Unknown said...

Wow...goodnews, I just pray the money reaches the organisations

Unknown said...

I hope the government use this money for it's purpose.i don't trust Nigerian government

Anonymous said...

May God bless you in hundred folds Bill Gates, may your pocket not run dry. And the likes of Donald Trump should learn how to be a billionare, not by prejudice. And I pray that they use the money for the purpose it was given. Africans are so corrupt and greedy.

Unknown said...

That's wah I call pragmatism..thanks sir for the kind gesture...I just pray GEJ won't use our share to set up committee dah will help distribute the money among themselves.

oluchi said...

Datz NYC of u sir.wish very billionaire out dia will learn from u.

Anonymous said...

Gud, may God continue to bless you.

Unknown said...

Thank u Sir
We already know where Nigeria shares will end to except UN will take it up by themselves. Lip sealed




BORN TO SHINE!!!!

Anonymous said...

God bless them! Otedola n Alakija won't you contribute? Even Dangote did his bit.

Unknown said...

This is how you know rich men. Money speaks louder than words. #####QUEENMAYA#####

King Dave Anya said...

Billy Billy doing a good job and yet we have billionaires in this country that can spend all the money on themselves without lending a helping hand. Life is sweet wen u give back...

Anonymous said...

Bill God bless u than u expected, my eyes are filled with tears n am happy over the cash u gave to fight against Ebola. God will lift u.

Unknown said...

Eya!!!God will bless him.
Face of lib

Bill gate pikin said...

Hmmm issoria

Anonymous said...

wow. god bless him

Betty said...

Hw much has Donald Trump donated since his twitter drama. Action speaks louder. God bless u Bill Gate

APPLE said...

TOO MUCH MONEY!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Nice baba olowo...thank U sir....dAjaX

Unknown said...

Wowww that's nice.God bless them!

Funso Samuel said...

Bill Gates is at it again with his good deeds.Unlike most rich men that will be hustling to gather more money rather than giving back to their community.Thanks alot Mr Gates.God bless you Sir

few said...

D money will go into d poçket of doz useless politicians wif pot belle#sadface#

Unknown said...

I hope our government won't use this as an excuse to come up with fake cases of Ebola. Anything is possible with Nigerians.

Unknown said...

Well done Bill n Melinda. Nigerian leaders n affluent people what has been your contribution? I'm sure a lot of you have prepared ur visas n sanitizers. No mention of any financial aid to support d fight against Ebola. Everyone is prolly looking at how to get a share from the #1.9bn the FG sought approval for. Sad country. Happy the $50m was given to the UN.

Unknown said...

Givers never lack
May God continue to enlarge your coast
That said

Hope those politcal kliptocrats put this money
to use

Anonymous said...

good fellow

Anonymous said...

More money into the pockets of corrupt Nigerians

Anonymous said...

Thank you Bill and Melinda Gates.
May God bless you and replenish your purse.
Amen.

Anonymous said...

Rosie Said.......God will continue to bless you,Bill and Melinda.......You both are the example of the types of people God should bless with wealth.

Anonymous said...

God bless you sir itz well#chingychyke

Unknown said...

That's so thoughtful of them, God bless you both real good,its my prayer for them both to live long and continue reaching out. Thank you Jesus now money is not an issue na the solution we want Father please guide us and protect us.

michy said...

Money miss road
dear sir this money has already been shared and squandered before it gets here.

Okoro said...

Givers never lack..
May God continue to bless him.

winniekoko said...

Long live Bill Gate!!....GOD bless u sir!

Dukedom said...

That's so charitable of him. Bill Gate is truly a blessing to planet earth.

franca said...

Ok.now we keep hearing of monetary donations. But I can assure u we wnt no ow it was spent. & d nxt gist wud b dat dey didn't get d money.anoda story 4 d gods

Emma said...

That's a great gesture. Thank you Mr Gates!

Oya Dangote, Otedola, Mrs Folorunsho, Elumelu, Miss Linda,Dbanj, DonJazzy, 2face, psquare, bmouth, .........ME now its our turn to 'help' too. No matter how small

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Anonymous said...

Merci merci gracias. God replenish ur foundatn in triple fold & may u live long to bless humanity IJN... Pepperextedpepple@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

AND THEN THE MINSTER OF HEALTH WOULD GO AND BUY MORE CARS WITH IT ABI I WONDER WHY HE BOTHERED SORRY FOR BEING NEGATIVE AS WE ALL KNOW THE MONEY WOULD END UP IN PEOPLES POCKET INSTEAD OF BEING USED TO FIGHT EBOLA

Unknown said...

Thoughtful

banny said...

Pastors can only buy jets worth 8billion and above but can't do nothing c to d lives of d poor in dia churches. I wonder what dey preach

Lord Jives said...

Dangote u dey Trip hand gan no b ur mate bill gate dey donate fifty mill lyk its nuffin u beta turn up

Exnim said...

Bill Gates is the great man!!

Vanchizzy said...

Wow!Dat z so nice of him.God bless u Bill..We jes pray dat our FG will use d money 4 right purpose.

Vanchizzy said...

Wow!Dat z so nice of him.God bless u Bill..We jes pray dat our FG will use d money 4 d right purpose.

Anonymous said...

Ohh! May God bless you sir.

Unknown said...

woww dats awesome may God keep enlarging your wealth Amen

Unknown said...

woww dats awesome may God keep enlarging your wealth Amen

Sidney Izulu said...

Hmm. News like this causes nostalgia. One one hand you're excited that the resources will make for lives to be saved. On the other hand you're upset because out of the N8bn only about 100m would actually be used for the purpose if at all its under any form of bribe-free surveillance. Mtchew. Gates has good intentions o. But I'm still sad because I have an idea what these Nigerians would do with 'free' N8bn. :(

Unknown said...

Yup...so bill gates just paid an additional salary to thrm politicians nd ministers...good show boss..atleast ur heart is in the ryt place..

Unknown said...

Very good one @ Bill. But u would given d money to less privileges in d society cos our African leaders are very corrupt especially 9ija.

Unknown said...

That's what Donald Trump should have done instead of advocating for ban of all flights to affected countries.

Unknown said...

Guy this moni is much oooo

yawanow said...

Givers never lack. God bless him

Anonymous said...

Bill Gates thanks may God reward him more abundantly. by dobis112@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

MICKY: you did well jare,weldone Bill

Monsieur Yankee said...

Bill gates donate $50m 2 help fight ebola in Africa, oh! God pls dnt let dis man die anytime soon. I can lay down my life 4u billy, aside Dangote do we hav billionaires in naija at all? Putting the money through UN is the best part of this news. God bless ur kind hrts bill n Melinda gate

Unknown said...

I pray it gets to d ryt hands, else it will melt and disappear like salt in a pot of soup. One of the best moves ever. Gratitude Bill, may dis gesture bring a noticeable improvement in the fight against d dreaded Ebola and ultimately bring succour to West Africa.

Anonymous said...

That's who I call BABA OLOWO. For you have given to secure the health of the people, so you shall receive in abundance.

Billion Dollar Race said...

They did not say he is donating it to Africa, they said he is donating to the United Nations and other International Organizations, who in collaboration with the US and Liberia ‘(which is a former US Colony’) helped to spread this disease in Africa. So he is financing their research in treatments, then our government will pay for the drugs. My point is that he is not helping Africa, he is helping the UN, that’s two different entities. So the aid wont reach here. UN’s HQ is in the US, most of it will be spent in the US to make drugs, we’ll buy with our money. In summary his aid is not to Africa. Read the book billion Dollar Race to understand what I am saying in detail.

Anonymous said...

They did not say he is donating it to Africa, they said he is donating to the United Nations and other International Organizations, who in collaboration with the US and Liberia ‘(which is a former US Colony’) helped to spread this disease in Africa. So he is financing their research in treatments, then our government will pay for the drugs. My point is that he is not helping Africa, he is helping the UN, that’s two different entities. So the aid wont reach here. UN’s HQ is in the US, most of it will be spent in the US to make drugs, we’ll buy with our money. In summary his aid is not to Africa. Read the book billion Dollar Race to understand what I am saying in detail.

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