The idea [the government's 'You Win' campaign] is that instead of young people in Nigeria waiting to get employment, they should create their own jobs and employ their peers and employ other people.

[Africa] is a continent of many countries, not one country. If we are down to three or four conflicts, it means that there are plenty of opportunities to invest in stable, growing, exciting economies where there's plenty of opportunity.

When it comes to doing my job, I keep my ego in my handbag.

Life really went backwards. My parents lost everything, all their savings, because we had to run from the Nigerian side to the Biafran side. We were Igbos.

The best way to help Africans today is to help them to stand on their own feet. And the best way to do that is by helping create jobs.

I believe that when you find problems, you should also find solutions.

Im told Im like my father, and he was the most wonderful man. But I think he was gentler than me.