Nigeria has received $800 million from the Japanese government to fight malaria, tuberculosis and other diseases.

President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed this in Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday at the commencement of the sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI).

The summit, which had global health issues as its major focal point, was attended by Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, some 35 African leaders and chief executives of at least 80 major companies from Japan.

President Buhari expressed special appreciation to the Japanese government for its contribution of $800 million to the fight against malaria, tuberculosis, among others.

The president noted that the contribution was part of the $1.3 billion made available to the Nigerian Health Sector by the Global Fund.

On the gains of TICAD, Buhari said partnerships between Africa and Japan would help create and improve investment opportunities in industries, agriculture, information technology, science and technology among others for the good of the continent and investors from Japan.

''In view of the challenges Africa is facing, the imperative for a viable partnership like the Tokyo International Conference on African Development cannot be over emphasized.

''Today, many countries in Africa including the oil producing ones are wisely seeking to diversify their economies away from mono-cropping.

''In Nigeria, our Administration has already taken concrete steps to diversify the economy by making agriculture not just a development programme but a thriving business.

''Investing in the economies of this continent especially through Public-Private-Partnership can contribute to building capacity for our economies,'' he said.

The two-day summit with the theme ‘‘Advancing Africa’s Sustainable Development Agenda-TICAD Partnership for Prosperity”, is being held outside of Japan for the first time since its inception in 1993.

Among other things, TICAD aims to solve Africa’s development problems through quality technology in the health, industry, agriculture and environment sectors.

A draft declaration to be adopted at end of the summit will seek to combat the growing threats of terrorism, conflicts and violent radicalism through the promotion of education and job creation.''