Bill Gates rates Nigeria’s tax collection rate, says it’s too low

The co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, stated yesterday that Nigeria’s tax collection rates are low, pointing out that this poses a challenge to financing critical sectors like health and education.

Gates made these remarks during Nutrivision 2024, a Pan-African youth dialogue on nutrition held in Abuja.

Gates spoke while responding to a question on potential financing mechanisms for large-scale public health interventions.