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Dangote, Bill Gates Pledge $100M To Malnutrition In Nigeria
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Dangote, Bill Gates Pledge $100M To Malnutrition In Nigeria

by  Nomso Obiajuru 1 min read

Dangote Foundation and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Thursday, January 21 announced a combined commitment of $100 million to help Nigeria tackle the problems of malnutrition.

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The donation was announced in Abuja at a press conference by the business moguls.

Both philanthropists had on Wednesday, January 20, stated their commitment to ensure that Nigeria wins the fight against polio, at a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.

The $100million pledge is expected to be expended over the next five years (2016-2020). It is targeted at ending malnutrition in the country. It is also expected to improve the lives of at least five million families by 2020, according to the two global figures.

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Dangote, Bill Gates Pledge $100M To Malnutrition In Nigeria
L-R - MInister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole; Co-Chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates and President/CE, Dangote Industries Limited, Mr Aliko Dangote at the Signing ceremony of the $100m Partnership commitment to eradicate malnutrition in Nigeria
Dangote, Bill Gates Pledge $100M To Malnutrition In Nigeria
L-R -MInister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole; Co-Chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates and President/CE, Dangote Industries Limited, Mr Aliko Dangote Signing the $100m Partnership commitment to eradicate malnutrition in Nigeria
Dangote, Bill Gates Pledge $100M To Malnutrition In Nigeria
L-R - MInister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole; Co-Chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates and President/CE, Dangote Industries Limited, Mr Aliko Dangote at the Signing ceremony of the $100m Partnership commitment to eradicate malnutrition in Nigeria

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Despite rapid economic growth, Nigeria is home to the highest number of stunted children in Africa and the second highest globally. Almost one in five Nigerian children is acutely malnourished and more than one in three children suffers from stunting.

Source: Legit.ng

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Nomso Obiajuru (Sports Team Lead) Nomso Obiajuru has 10 years of working experience in sports journalism and is currently the Team Lead of Sports editorial offices at Legit. He has met and interviewed some of the most influential sports personalities in the world while working at Legit.ng, Sports Brief and HipTV. Nomso obtained a degree in Mass Communication from the University of Lagos in 2012. Email: nomso.obiajuru@corp.legit.ng

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