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Bill Gates To Fund Nigerian AI Scaling Hub Worth $7.5 Million (3789 Views)

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Easyincome24: 8:26pm On Jun 03
Historic, as Nigeria signs an agreement to build the first Nigeria AI Scaling Hub backed up by $7.5 million funding by the Bill Gates Foundation.

The Honorable Minister of Communications, Innovations and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani made this known on Tuesday 3, 2025.

In his tweet, he said:
"A few weeks before my appointment as Minister, I had the privilege of moderating a powerful conversation with @BillGates and young African innovators. Artificial Intelligence featured strongly that day — alongside a clear call to strengthen the innovation ecosystem to unlock Africa’s full potential.

Today, mid-way into President @officialABAT’s istration, I had the honour of welcoming Mr. Gates, Paulin Basinga, Uche Amaonwu, Bunmi Okunowo and the incredible Gates Foundation team to my office.

Our conversation was rich — anchored on two pillars critical to Nigeria’s future: Connectivity and Artificial Intelligence.

We concluded the visit with something truly historic — the g of an agreement to establish the Nigerian AI Scaling Hub, backed by up to US$7.5 million in funding and expertise from the Foundation. This initiative will help accelerate the application of AI in healthcare, agriculture, and education — critical sectors where impact matters most to everyday Nigerians.

This moment means a lot — personally and nationally. I’m grateful for the trust, collaboration, and shared belief that Nigeria can lead, not just in adopting technology, but in shaping it to solve real problems.

Thank you, Mr. Gates and team.

The work continues.

#NigerianExcellence."
Source: https://x.com/bosuntijani/status/1929946277573263530?t=GOACIFWo_zZd8_zfPTurmA&s=19

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Khallicopyro: 8:27pm On Jun 03
I don't trust Bill Gate!

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Sheuns(m): 8:48pm On Jun 03
The same AI one of your fellow ministers said he used to determine poor Nigerians?

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jmoore(m): 9:10pm On Jun 03
Khallicopyro:
I don't trust Bill Gate!
Don't trust your knowledge. Una follow pastor wey talk 5G dey give COVID.

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alanto: 10:20pm On Jun 03
Khallicopyro:
I don't trust Bill Gate!
Why?

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alanto: 10:21pm On Jun 03
Nigerians like to believe their religious leaders over common sense.

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sreamsense: 1:53am On Jun 04
Khallicopyro:
I don't trust Bill Gate!
Who cares about your trust? Just bring your family money if it is more than what Billgate donates before can even look at your direction.

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Christistruth00: 1:56am On Jun 04
We don't want anything from Bill Gates

Go and give your money to Donald Trump

We don't want your GMO or Covid Vaccine

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sreamsense: 1:57am On Jun 04
Thank you Mr Billgate for all time contributions. Almost all our Microsoft software money we bought from Nigeria including pirated ones have been refunded through your series of positive contributions to Nigeria especially in eradication of polio. Thank you, we really appreciate you

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sreamsense: 1:59am On Jun 04
Christistruth00:


We don't want anything from Bill Gates

Go and give your money to Donald Trump

We don't want your GMO or Covid Vaccine
Sell your family inheritance and bring the money if it is more than what Billgate is offering, then we consider your own.

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Nahunger(m): 6:18am On Jun 04
Hmm
This man no dey sow where e no go reap.

What is his end game

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frog12: 6:21am On Jun 04
Gates should not help this country at all grin

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Commentor: 6:22am On Jun 04
Khallicopyro:
I don't trust Bill Gate!

Go and sit down.

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lionshare: 6:22am On Jun 04
Nahunger:
Hmm
This man no dey sow where e no go reap.

What is his end game
What did he gain from eradicating polio in Nigeria?

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QuinQ: 6:23am On Jun 04
Gates! One man evil entities have been trying to paint black but they haven't totally succeeded.
Hence you have posters like these below, the only sensible people on this page

lionshare:
What did he gain from eradicating polio in Nigeria?


Commentor:


Go and sit down.

sreamsense:

Who cares about your trust? Just bring your family money if it is more than what Billgate donates before can even look at your direction.

alanto:
Nigerians like to believe their religious leaders over common sense.

jmoore:

Don't trust your knowledge. Una follow pastor wey talk 5G dey give COVID.

Above, the only sensible people on this page

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Seunpapa65: 6:28am On Jun 04
Bill Gate should carry his yeye giveaway to another place begi begi government 🤡🤡

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dododawa1: 6:30am On Jun 04
Bill gate ?







Something is fishing soon

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frog12: 6:31am On Jun 04
see how corruption don reduce this country. they must beg for everything shocked shocked

oil producing countries like qatar or saudi dey fund their own AI projects, nigeria dey beg one person to fund am. shioor undecided undecided undecided
blowjohn(m): 6:37am On Jun 04
GMOs man.

What are you up to again?

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frog12: 6:42am On Jun 04
hehehe. he wan end malaria for naija in 20 years. na castrated mosquitoes wey go dey fly around be dat ooo grin grin grin grin

Nahunger:
Hmm
This man no dey sow where e no go reap.

What is his end game
QuinQ: 6:49am On Jun 04
Seunpapa65:
Bill Gate should carry his yeye giveaway to another place begi begi government 🤡🤡

Always quick to believe nonsense news from demons. Did you try to check credible news sources?

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Deffi(m): 7:12am On Jun 04
...hmmm

FG should just watch their back please, AND WE DON'T WANT G.M.O. PERIOD!






Book Seen somehere on AMAZON.................

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Deffi(m): 7:13am On Jun 04
Before you understand what's going on, read between the lines! Ask what's in it for him.
Americans, and the rich folk, usually don't give anything out for free....so he wants something in return.

QUESTION IS...........WHAT IS IT?

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GlobalWay: 7:27am On Jun 04
Seunpapa65:
Bill Gate should carry his yeye giveaway to another place begi begi government 🤡🤡
cry Same to happen in Nigeria soon. Most Nigerians are too self-deceitful and hate the Truth with ion. Some that said drastic reduction of African Population is a must is the Person they are praising here. They are the Carbon foot print he would reduce soon, by the time they can't make foot print on Earth any more, they will be asking Baba GOD why when they are at the great beyond..

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Deffi(m): 7:31am On Jun 04
I NO TELL YOU??








GMOs, fake vaccines, the list goes on......
See for yourself!

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Uten9z(m): 7:40am On Jun 04
This man money is blood money now.
Isn't it the AI the Pop Leo warns about?
As much as we think think we need we can do without, we need to be careful about the kind of people we get it from.
Some people are devil sent, they tie every glittering to make hell looks nice.

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spafu(m): 7:41am On Jun 04
Ok.
Uten9z(m): 7:49am On Jun 04
Christistruth00:


We don't want anything from Bill Gates

Go and give your money to Donald Trump

We don't want your GMO or Covid Vaccine
More to his insane Medicare
Donald Trump and American don't want his money and his agenda that turned US to perverts and make woke children to be serving men and satan and cursing/ rejecting God.

Here he is trying to sustain and nurture the world he wanted to create to the detriment of mankind.

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Niok: 7:49am On Jun 04
Khallicopyro:
I don't trust Bill Gate!
even Americans don’t trust bill gates🤣

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WhoIBe: 8:45am On Jun 04
jmoore:

Don't trust your knowledge. Una follow pastor wey talk 5G dey give COVID.


As soon as Russia invaded Ukraine,All COVID warning,laws stop immediately. That shows COVID was always a scam.

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Reflect7: 8:48am On Jun 04
Sheuns:
The same AI one of your fellow ministers said he used to determine poor Nigerians?


😂😂😆🤩😆😊
Nahunger(m): 8:51am On Jun 04
frog12:
hehehe. he wan end malaria for naija in 20 years. na castrated mosquitoes wey go dey fly around be dat ooo grin grin grin grin



I no just trust the baba

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