LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 18: American businessman and philanthropist Bill Gates makes a speech at the Malaria Summit at 8 Northumberland Avenue on April 18, 2018 in London, England. The Malaria Summit is being held today to urge Commonwealth leaders to commit to halve cases of malaria across the Commonwealth within the next five years with a target to 650,000 lives.
“The NIEPF will bring together top Nigerian government functionaries as well as renowned and highly respected global public and private sector players rubbing minds on Nigeria’s economic outlook, focusing on Nigeria in the global economy; and international partnership for Nigeria on the development drive,” Shehu said.
“Other issues slated for discussion include: scaling up international resources for healthcare in Africa bordering on: upgrading and expanding nigeria’s healthcare infrastructure towards making nigeria the “healthcare hub” for Africa; climate change and paths to clean e”And financing nigeria’s infrastructure with emphasis on developing infrastructures such as farm to market corridor, farm to ports corridor, export transport corridor, raillway network, road network upgrade and expansion, airport...
According to the the spokesperson, expected speakers and panelists at the event include; Aliko Dangote, president, Dangote Group; Bill Gates, co-founder of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Satya Nadella, chairman business council of the United States and chief executive officer, Microsoft Corp, Antony Blinken, secretary of state of the United States.