Tag: Bill Gates

Agribusiness

Climate change: Bill, Melinda Gates donate $1.4b to African farmers

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that it would contribute $1.4 billion to support smallholder farmers in addressing the short- and long-term effects of climate change, joining calls from African leaders for countries to quickly scale up financing for climate adaptation. This was disclosed the Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman, at the 27th […]

Buhari unveils SDG financing framework
Economy

Buhari, Bill Gates, others to speak at global investment forum

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) will be delivering a keynote address at the second edition of the Nigeria International Economic Partnership Forum. NIEPF, a global economic investment platform organised by the Federal Government in partnership with the Africa Business Roundtable will hold 22 September, 2022. Disclosed in a statement by the Senior Special […]

Crypto

Crypto, NFTs based on greater fool theory, says Bill Gates

Co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates said investing in cryptocurrencies like nonfungible tokens is based on the greater fool theory. Speaking at a TechCrunch talk on climate change Tuesday, the billionaire expressed doubt about the expensive digital images of monkeys, which are projected to improve the world. Meanwhile, Gates took a defensive position, backing digital banking by supporting […]