The richest man in Africa and Dangote Group Chairman, Aliko Dangote has issued a candid advice to wealthy Nigerians.

He said: “There is need for every Nigerian, including the rich to be able to treat themselves in Nigeria when they fall sick. It is important to partner with Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation to achieve this.”

“What we need to do is to make sure we stop this health tourism and we should now get in to start producing our own drugs.”

“We should now make sure that when we are sick, we don’t have to travel abroad, all of us, but we need to do a partnership with Bill (Gates).”

“In terms of business, Dangote has done a lot by reversing a lot of things. Nigeria used to be the second largest importer of cement in the world but now it exports cement more than any other African country.”

“So, Nigeria now, not only export, we actually export 37% of our fertilizer to the United States of America.”

Dangote gave the advice during a panel discussion at the Gates Foundation’s Goalkeepers event held in Lagos on Wednesday, June 4th, 2025.