Aliko Dangote

If you don't have ambition, you shouldn't be alive.

If bad and inexperienced politicians control power in Nigeria, my wealth may turn into poverty, and I am not ready to become a poor man.

If I have an idea, I can actualize it through our political leaders.

What I always say is that money doesn't have colour. It doesn't matter whether you are from Africa or anywhere in the world. The colour of money is the same.

My love for Arsenal dates back to when I went to watch them play with the then-largest shareholder David Dein. I developed a likeness for the team, and I have been a supporter of the team since then.

The most dangerous thing for an entrepreneur to do is to actually go into a business that he does not understand fully.

Where the foreign exchange is not available, we are cutting down our operations. For example, we had a vegetable oil refinery; we have shut it down. We had a tomato-based processing plant; we have shut it down.

The people who were supposed to invest in refineries, who understand the market, are benefiting from there being no refineries because of the fuel import business.

I'm not in it for the money. No, no. I like to run a business that's successful... I'm a very creative person.

I've run a very successful business, and I think I can also run a very successful team.

If I had challenges in my company, I would not hesitate to sell assets to remain afloat, to get to the better times, because it doesn't make any sense for me to keep any assets and then suffocate the whole organization.

The number one thing that kills businesses in Africa is power - or the lack of power.