Business tycoon Aliko Dangote and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, had been received in audience by President Bola Tinubu, at the State House in Abuja.

The visit is part of the Gates Foundation’s commitment to working closely with communities and leaders to support innovation.

The meeting was held behind closed-doors, after which Dangote, with Bill Gates standing beside him, spoke to newsmen on the matters discussed.

Earlier, President Tinubu met the Chairman of Bhanti Artel Worldwide, Sunil Bharti Mittal, who came in company of Dr. Segun Ogunsanya, Chief Executive Officer Airtel Nigeria and other members of the company’s board.

The President also held a meeting with the United States Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Energy Resources, Ambassador Geoffrey Praytt, as well as the GCEO-NNPC, Mele Kolo Kyari.

In the weeks following his inauguration, President Bola Tinubu has continued to receive in audience various prominent guests in Aso Rock.