Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, also attended the ceremony, underscoring the importance of collaborative efforts between the private and public sectors. The ceremony, held in Lagos, marked a key ...

A global health initiative that was launched in 2003 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded 43 grants totaling $436 million for a broad range of innovative research projects designed to ...

Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Mother of the Nation, has received a lifetime achievement award from the Gates Foundation, recognising more than six decades of service to women, children and families in ...

"The university’s management on behalf of the entire staff, students and ‎the university community congratulates the award recipient on this monumental feat," it said. This is contained in the latest ...

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced 11 winners Wednesday in its contest to create a “next-generation condom” that men would be more likely to use, thus reducing unwanted pregnancies and ...

AIDS researchers working to develop a vaccine at the University of Maryland got a boost this week with a $15-million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, reports The Sun, in Baltimore.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday conferred one of Nigeria’s highest national honours, the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR), on Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill ...