Tag: bill gates

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YNaijaJune 30, 2023

Aliko Dangote Retains Position as Africa’s Richest Man Despite Currency Volatility, Bloomberg Reports

Aliko Dangote, the President of Dangote Group, has retained his position as Africa’s wealthiest individual, despite the Nigerian currency’s fluctuation ...

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YNaijaJune 22, 2023

‘Japa’ is a Blessing in Disguise for Nigeria’s Future – Peter Obi

The exodus of Nigerians to other countries in search of better opportunities has sparked a discussion about the implications and ...

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YNaijaJune 21, 2023

‘You Will Get to See Burna Boy and Rema’ – Bill Gates Reveals Why His Daughter Was Excited About His Nigerian Trip

Bill Gates, the renowned American business mogul, expressed his enthusiasm for the Nigerian music scene during his visit to the ...

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YNaijaJune 17, 2023

Why Bill Gates is Coming to Nigeria to Meet With President Tinubu

Bill Gates, the renowned co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is set to embark on a visit to ...

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YNaijaJune 17, 2023

Obasanjo Exposes State Governors’ Involvement in Failed Third-Term Plot; Super Eagles Squad Set for Sierra Leone Clash in AFCON Qualifier | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss Obasanjo ...

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YNaijaApril 10, 2023

My story is like those of Jobs, Gates – Adamu Garba confirms expulsion from Kano state University

Adamu Garba, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has acknowledged that he was rusticated from Kano State ...

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YNaijaFebruary 9, 2023

Bill Gates finds love again just two years after his divorce

US business magnate and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has apparently found love again after being divorced for almost a year. ...

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Ado AminuJuly 21, 2020

Deep Dive: What made Jeff Bezos earn double of Dangote’s net worth in a day?

Jeff Bezos got a whole lot richer in one day than Africa’s richest man has methodically built himself to become ...

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Chinedu OkaforJuly 16, 2020

Bitcoin Scam: Twitter accounts of Obama, Jeff Bezos, Gates, Kanye West, other billonaires hacked

Mankind was introduced to a new threat in the form of cyber security, since the advent of the internet. With ...

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Toluwanimi OnakoyaJuly 16, 2020

Southwest States consider reopening schools for 2019/2020 WAEC exams | 5 Things that Should Matter Today

Southwest States consider reopening schools for 2019/2020 WAEC examinations Six states of the Southwest including, Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Osun ...

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Bernard DayoApril 18, 2019

The Late 5: Finally, Buhari signs N30,000 minimum wage bill into law; I’ll not fail Nigerians – Buhari assures Bill Gates | Other stories

Finally, Buhari has signed the new minimum wage bill into law, after a protracted debate between the government and labour ...

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AzeezMarch 27, 2018

The Big 5: Bill Gates criticises FG’s economic plan again, Russia threatens retaliation after expulsions, and other top stories

These are the top five Nigerian stories you should be monitoring today. President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said Nigeria’s journey ...

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Alexander OnukwueMarch 25, 2018

Dangote’s UNshakeable table; the Nigerian woman who invented bomb detectors | See the top viral tweets from last week

Viral tweets just make Twitter utterly delightful; so we thought to curate our top 10 (there’s a bonus and then ...

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AzeezMarch 24, 2018

The Late 5: FG responds to Bill Gates’ comment on the economy, Trump signs memorandum banning transgender people from the military, and other top stories

These are top five Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. About 30 parents of the Chibok girls still in captivity ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiOctober 28, 2017

Jeff Bezos dethrones Bill Gates as world’s richest person – again

Once again, Jeff Bezos has taken the title world’s richest billionaire from Bill Gates. How it happened: Amazon stock jumped ...

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Adegbite AdedotunOctober 17, 2017

Trump’s fortune slides by $600m as Bill Gates tops Forbes 400

President Trump has seen his fortune dwindle by $600 million to $3.1 billion, according to a list of the 400 ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiSeptember 24, 2017

Bill Gates expresses concern for the health situation in the Northeast

The world’s richest man, Bill Gates says has expressed deep concern for the health situation in Northeast Nigeria – affected ...

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EditorAugust 12, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 12th of August

Follow the stories and analyses on YNaija N’Delta militants give Yorubas, Northerners October 1 deadline to vacate region Bill Gates ...

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RoqeebahAugust 12, 2017

Bill Gates has barely spent a day on Instagram and he’s already taking over

Photo-sharing platform, Instagram just got one more user. And not just any other meme-sharing or viral videos-peddling account. This time, ...

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EditorAugust 5, 2017

[The Activism Blog] Gates Foundation praises Nigeria on polio immunisation report

Despite the gale of dark cloud hovering over the country, there’s something to cheer. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ...

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ToluJuly 30, 2017

N329bn recovery from oil marketers; Jeff Bezos’ $90bn net worth | The 5 numbers that mattered last week

$90 billion – Amazon founder and owner of Washington Post, Jeff Bezos became the richest man in the world on ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiJuly 28, 2017

Africa’s richest man, Dangote drops 54 places in Forbes rating

Nigerian Billionaire, Aliko Dangote has fallen from being the 51st richest person in the world to the 105th, according to the ...

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EzinneJuly 28, 2017

The Thread: Top 5 reactions to Jeff Bezos as world’s richest man

For all of five minutes, Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder ranked as the richest man in the world, stripping Bill Gates ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiJuly 27, 2017

Jeff Bezos’ reign as world’s richest man only lasted hours

It was earlier reported that Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos was the world’s richest man, displacing Microsoft’s Bill Gates, but the ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiJuly 27, 2017

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is now the richest man in the world

Amazon founder and owner of Washington Post, Jeff Bezos becomes the richest man in the world.  He now overtakes Bill ...

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Op-ed EditorJuly 11, 2017

Opinion: Microsoft, stop the Word discrimination

by Idowu Joshua Words, like human beings, hate to be discriminated against. This is because they, like human beings also, ...

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RoqeebahMarch 25, 2017

Thought Experiment: What if Dino Melaye really does not have any University degrees?

The publishers of the online news medium, Sahara Reporters have opened a can of worms and if anyone had told ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaMarch 20, 2017

Bill Gates retains top spot on Forbes rich list, as Trump drops to 544th

by Dolapo Adelana For the fourth consecutive year, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates topped this year’s rich with an ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaFebruary 27, 2017

Watch Billionaire Bill Gates break dance in this weird video ad

by Dolapo Adelana Microsoft founder, Bill Gates has made a hilarious video to promote his ‘Ask me Anything’ session on ...

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RoqeebahFebruary 4, 2017

7 cliches about success that Donald Trump has shattered for you Nigerians

Growing up, we had to look up to people like Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey and basically anyone who had ...

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