"Focus on human capital" says Bill Gates
Mr Bill Gates, on Friday 23rd of march 2018 attended the wedding reception of Alhaji Aliko Dangote's daughter, Hajiya Fatima, and her groom Jamilu Abubakar in Lagos. Bill Gates traveled to Nigeria to publicly give its leaders some tough talk after mee ting with the president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari. It was a highly unusual move but the tech billionaire believes the country is facing a critical moment. "While it may be easier to be polite, it's more important to face facts so that you can make progress," the philanthropist told a room of Nigeria's government elite that included the president. In an exclusive television interview with CNN, Gates said he wanted to speak out to implore Nigerian politicians to focus on human capital and its large youth population. "The current quality and quantity of investment in this young generation in health and education just isn't good enough. So I was very direct." The tech billionaire and founder of th...