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Travel / Re: Nigeria’s First Ever High-speed Rail Is Finally Here by slimgold123(f): 3:31pm On Jan 26, 2016
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Politics / Re: Remi Tinubu Criticizes Buhari: "Expected Change Is Not Being Experienced" by slimgold123(f): 3:26pm On Jan 26, 2016
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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Things To Do While Waiting For A Job by slimgold123(f): 6:25pm On Jan 25, 2016
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Car Talk / Re: What To Do If Your Brakes Fail by slimgold123(f): 9:33am On Jan 25, 2016
Celebrities / Re: Mocheedah Shares Beautiful Pics With Her Man,calls Her Self "Wife" by slimgold123(f): 9:48pm On Jan 23, 2016
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Romance / Re: Groom Proudly Shows Off His Ring (Lovely Wedding Photo) by slimgold123(f): 9:07pm On Jan 23, 2016
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Crime / Re: Nigerian Dies Swallowing Drugs In South Africa To Avert Arrest (Photos) by slimgold123(f): 4:25pm On Jan 23, 2016
Sports / Re: CHAN 2016: Nigeria Vs Tunisia (1 - 1) On 22nd January 2016 by slimgold123(f): 8:00am On Jan 22, 2016
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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Accion Microfinance Bank Invitation by slimgold123(f): 9:57pm On Jan 21, 2016
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Health / Re: . by slimgold123(f): 9:56pm On Jan 21, 2016
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Health / Bill Gates, Africa’s Richest Man, PMB Team Up On Nigeria Immunization by slimgold123(f): 9:02pm On Jan 21, 2016
Microsoft founder Bill Gates visited Nigeria this week, where he collaborated with Africa’s wealthiest man and the governors of several northern states on a new campaign to fight polio and other vaccine-preventable diseases.

The governors of four northern states gathered Wednesday in the city of Kaduna to sign memorandums of understanding with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Dangote Foundation of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, along with the U.S. ambassador to Nigeria.

The MOUs kick-off programs that aim to raise childhood vaccination coverage to 80 percent by 2018.

Gates Foundation country representative Mairo Mandara says Borno, Yobe, Sokoto and Kaduna states were chosen because they have the greatest need.

They join Kano and Bauchi states, which renewed their pre-existing agreements. “If you look at the whole country, the lowest level of immunization are in these states where these MOUs are signed,” Mandara said. He says vaccination rates are as low as 30 percent in some northern states.

Under the terms of the agreements, the Gates and Dangote foundations and the state governments will split the cost of initiatives like sending out teams to vaccinate children. Polio Another goal is to prevent polio from re-emerging. Nigeria has not reported a case of the disease since 2014.

The World Health Organization said last year polio was no longer endemic in Nigeria. But Mandara says there is still work to be done before the country can be declared polio-free.

“We need to maintain the immunity of children, the herd immunity so that when children travel to other areas they do not import the disease and bring it back,” he said.

Kaduna State Commissioner of Health and Human Services Andrew Jonathan Nok says he believes the new programs will help the state reach 100 percent vaccination coverage. “So by the time we get this fully activated, which means we will even end up getting close to about 100 percent immunization in the respective local governments,” he said.

Mandara said she could not say yet how much would be spent on the new programs as the states’ needs are still being assessed. Ibrahima Yakubu contributed to this report from Kaduna.

http://m.voanews.com/a/bill-gates-africas-richest-man-mou-nigeria-immunization-polio/3156136.html

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Politics / Re: APC Senatorial Primaries: Ekwunife Leading by slimgold123(f): 8:59pm On Jan 21, 2016
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Career / Re: 8 Annoying Jobs Nigeria Graduates Do In Order To Survive At Overseas Countries by slimgold123(f): 8:58pm On Jan 21, 2016
Really Bad. These are no good work. May God help Nigeria. May God change the bad reputation that we had to a good one.
Politics / Re: Budget: PDP Member Points To Error Made By President Buhari by slimgold123(f): 9:50pm On Jan 19, 2016
Phones / Re: Whatsapp Is Now Completely FREE, But There’s A Worrying CATCH by slimgold123(f): 9:45pm On Jan 19, 2016
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Politics / Re: Budget: PDP Member Points To Error Made By President Buhari by slimgold123(f): 9:41pm On Jan 19, 2016
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Politics / Re: South Africa To Stop Buying Crude Oil From Nigeria, Opens Talks With Iran by slimgold123(f): 2:42pm On Jan 19, 2016
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Crime / Re: Spirit Told Me To Stab The Pregnant Woman –suspect (pictured) by slimgold123(f): 2:19pm On Jan 19, 2016
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Celebrities / Re: (PHOTO) Mercy Aigbe Steps Out Hot In New Photo by slimgold123(f): 2:12pm On Jan 19, 2016
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Crime / Re: Uyo Weed Smoker Chained To A Chair (Photos) by slimgold123(f): 2:10pm On Jan 19, 2016
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Celebrities / Re: Nigerian Celebrities Who Have No BabyMama (see Photos) by slimgold123(f): 2:08pm On Jan 19, 2016
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Business / Re: Rasaq Okoya's 76th Birthday Party In Pictures by slimgold123(f): 1:52pm On Jan 19, 2016
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Politics / Re: Man With PDP Umbrella & APC Brooms Spotted In The Streets Of Bayelsa (photos) by slimgold123(f): 9:29am On Jan 19, 2016
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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Job Scammers Taking Advantage Of Corpers; How I Got Scammed Looking For A Job by slimgold123(f): 9:27am On Jan 19, 2016
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Nairaland / General / Re: The Latina Lady Guarded By Nigerian Police Officers In Lagos(Pics) by slimgold123(f): 1:46pm On Jan 18, 2016
Politics / Re: Man Treks From Lagos To Lokoja For Yahaya Bello (Photo) by slimgold123(f): 1:41pm On Jan 18, 2016
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Politics / Re: Dino Melaye In Different Turban Attires (Photos) by slimgold123(f): 11:22am On Jan 18, 2016
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