Occupation: Economist Birth: June 13, 1954
Mobile phone technology can help to bring financial services to the 80 percent of African women who do not have a bank account and bolster the growth….
I believe that when you find problems, you should also find solutions..
If we save people from HIV/AIDS, if we save them from malaria, it means they can form the base of production for our economy..
Africans… their tired. They’re tired of being the subject of everybody’s charity and care. We are grateful, but we know that we can take charge of ou….
Educating our young girls is the foundation for Nigerias growth and development..
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 job….
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 ….
[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 opportunitie….
Today, the European Union is busy transferring aid. If they can build infrastructure in Spain, roads, highways ... why do they refuse to use the same….
I'm standing here saying that those who miss the boat now, will miss it forever. So if you want to be in Africa, think about investing..
Investing in women is smart economics, and investing in girls, catching them upstream, is even smarter economics..
When it comes to doing my job, I keep my ego in my handbag..
When you save the life of anyone, a farmer, a teacher, a mother, they are contributing productively into the economy..
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 can take hardship. I can sleep on the cold floor anytime. I can also sleep on a feather bed..
Im told Im like my father, and he was the most wonderful man. But I think he was gentler than me..