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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.

102 comments:

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

    ILcity's Finest.

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  2. 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

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    1. Guy this moni is much oooo

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    2. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  12. 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***

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  13. 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

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

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  15. the more you give the more you get.

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

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

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

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

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  20. May God continue 2 bless dere foundation

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

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  22. Thank u sir and remain blessed

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

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  24. Good support we are proudly glad. God bless Africa

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  25. 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

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  26. They will still embezzle the money without doing any thing.

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  27. 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!

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

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  29. 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


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  30. 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


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  31. Is a well com development .

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

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

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

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  35. Make dem use d money well o


    C.E.O

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  36. 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*****

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

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

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

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  40. 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.

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  41. 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.

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

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  43. Gud, may God continue to bless you.

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  44. 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!!!!

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

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

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  47. 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...

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  48. 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.

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

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  50. Hmmm issoria

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  51. wow. god bless him

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

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

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  54. Wowww that's nice.God bless them!

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  55. 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

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

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

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  58. 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.

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

    Hope those politcal kliptocrats put this money
    to use

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  60. More money into the pockets of corrupt Nigerians

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

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  62. 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.

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  63. God bless you sir itz well#chingychyke

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  64. 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.

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

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

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

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

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  69. 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

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  70. 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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    jekayode@live.com | #IAmAlive

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

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  72. 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

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  73. 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

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

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  75. Bill Gates is the great man!!

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

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  77. 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.

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  78. Ohh! May God bless you sir.

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  79. woww dats awesome may God keep enlarging your wealth Amen

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  80. woww dats awesome may God keep enlarging your wealth Amen

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  81. 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..

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  82. 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.

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

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  84. Givers never lack. God bless him

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

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  86. MICKY: you did well jare,weldone Bill

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  87. 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

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

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  89. Billion Dollar Race13 September 2014 at 15:06

    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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  90. 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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