“If we did not strike oil and strike it in commercial quantities we could have been wiped out” – WATCH Folorunsho Alakija on Forbes Africa TV’s “My Worst Day With Peace Hyde”

How did one woman rise to the top of the competitive patriarchal oil and gas industry, lose everything and fight the Nigerian government and win?

For Folorunsho Alakija, its simple, “Folorunsho Alakija never gives up, my children never give up and my husband never gives up”, and that tenacity has served her well over the years as she impacts lives of thousands of orphans and widows through her rose of Sharon foundation.

Watch below inspirational journey as she chats with Peace Hyde on her worst day in business.