Nigeria, June 4 -- President Bola Tinubu has conferred Nigeria's third highest national honour, Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR), on American Bill Gates.

Mr Tinubu conferred the honour on the billionaire philanthropist during a ceremony held at his private residence in Lagos on Tuesday.

According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Mr Tinubu said the recognition is in acknowledgement of Mr Gates' decades-long interventions in maternal health, agriculture and infectious disease research in the country.

He noted that Mr Gates inspires leaders worldwide by consistently lifting the poor and underprivileged. President Tinubu thanked the billionaire phil...