When Aliko Dangote first announced his intention to build a private oil refinery in Nigeria back in 2013, skeptics outnumbered believers.
At a business luncheon that year, one media executive from a major Nigerian newspaper declared that the country's environment was unsuitable for such an ambitious venture. "Only a foolish man will build a refinery in Nigeria," he remarked.
Dangote, listening intently, interjected with characteristic boldness: "I am that foolish man."
Twelve years later, that 'foolish' decision has transformed Nigeria
