President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, conferred the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) on American billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, during a ceremony in Lagos.
The development was confirmed in a post on X (formerly Twitter) by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to a statement released by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Gates is currently in Nigeria to engage with President Tinubu and other key stakeholders on initiatives aimed at strengthening the country’s primary healthcare system and improving development outcomes.