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December 21, 2011
Tony O. Elumelu Shares Tips for Success With Rwanda School of Finance & Banking Graduates
Tony O. Elumelu, MFR, Chairman of Heirs Holdings, an African proprietary investment, and Founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation, delivered the commencement address at the Rwanda School of Finance and Banking’s (SFB) sixth graduation ceremony on Friday, December 9, 2011. During his keynote speech to the SFB’s largest graduating class to date, Mr. Elumelu fulfilled what he said during an interview in July 2010 when he retired as CEO of United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) – “I will dedicate the next phase of my life towards mentoring and grooming young Africans who need role models.”
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The Tony Elumelu Foundation Celebrates its One-Year Anniversary
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) will reach an organisational milestone this month. The Foundation will celebrate its one-year anniversary and host its second advisory board meeting on Saturday, October 22, 2011.
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Tony O. Elumelu Delivers Keynote Address at 17th Nigerian Economic Summit
Tony O. Elumelu, MFR, chairman of Heirs Holdings Group, was the keynote speaker at the opening dinner of the 17th Nigerian Economic Summit which began on November 10, 2011 in Abuja. The three-day event was organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group with the purpose of attracting foreign investors to the country. Mr. Elumelu, whose speech was titled “Only In Nigeria Is Our Story Even Possible”, highlighted the top reasons why investors should see Nigeria as The Promised Land.
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The Tony Elumelu Foundation & World Bank Host African-Funded Philanthropic Organisations
LAGOS, Nigeria, December 2, 2011 – The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and World Bank hosted a convening of African-funded philanthropic organisations on Wednesday, November 30, 2011, in Lagos, Nigeria to discuss the continent’s philanthropy landscape. The meeting reviewed the priorities and programs of African-funded foundations, with participants deliberating opportunities for specific collaborations as well as ensuring an effective enabling policy and legal framework for philanthropy at the country level.
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Tony Elumelu Preaches Africapitalism™ in East Africa
Tony O. Elumelu, Chairman of Heirs Holdings, an African proprietary investment firm committed to the economic transformation of Africa, urged African entrepreneurs and business leaders gathered at the Convergence Africa conference in Nairobi, Kenya on Thursday, December 8, 2011 to grow their businesses across the continent.
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