TEF has given $2 million to nearly 400 entrepreneurs in Rwanda as seed capital. The global ambassadors praised the Foundation’s great impact
More →TEF has given $2 million to nearly 400 entrepreneurs in Rwanda as seed capital. The global ambassadors praised the Foundation’s great impact
More →Greetings Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen in Kingston, Jamaica.Good evening to you all from Lagos, Nigeria. Allow me to recognise my dear brother and friend The most Honourable Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica. Let me also recognise the other Prime Ministers of Caribbean states present here todayOur chief host and friend, Dr. Marlene Forrest-Street …
More →On Tuesday, I had the honour of giving the keynote speech at the 2021 IOD Annual Conference, a flagship event attended by captains of industry and directors of both private and public sector institutions. I found the theme ‘Creating the Future: Deepening Corporate Governance Practice Through Multi-Sectoral and Multi-Generational Collaborations’, quite instructive and spoke extensively …
More →The Africa Energy Chamber (AEC) has recognised Tony Elumelu CON, Chairman Heirs Holdings, as one of twenty-five influential individuals expected to shape Africa’s energy sector in 2022 and beyond. The list is a part of AEC’s highly anticipated annual outlook tagged ‘The State of African Energy 2022’, a report which outlines Africa’s energy sector and …
More →The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy empowering young African entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries, has partnered with DEG, the German development financial institution supporting the private sector in emerging-market countries, to empower an additional 200 entrepreneurs across Africa. The initiative will fund 200 additional young African entrepreneurs complementing the US$100M Tony Elumelu …
More →On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony O. Elumelu(CON), was live on AriseTV’s The Morning Show where he discussed business, economy and investments in Africa, corporate governance and gender inclusion and equality. Here are some impactful quotes from the conversation: On Business: To a large extent, my mum played a …
More →Tony O. Elumelu, CON, Chairman of United Bank for Africa, Heirs Holdings, and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, speaks to 21,000 youth at the Joshua Generation International Youth Conference at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Good morning All, The Primate of all Nigeria, His Grace, The Most Reverend Henry Ndukuba; The representative of the …
More →Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony Elumelu CON, joined the Anglican Church of Nigeria Joshua Generation International Youth Conference as a keynote speaker for the event, themed ’Living with A Purpose” on April 6, 2021. The event, which was organised by the Church of Nigerian (Anglican Church) and the Primate, The Most Rev’d Henry Ndukuba, …
More →In his first-ever Instagram Live session, Tony O. Elumelu was hosted by the Tony Elumelu Foundation for its weekly #TEFLiveSeries on March 26, 2021. The hour-long session was tremendously impactful, insightful and above all else, cheerful. He made pertinent revelations about his own entrepreneurship journey; why mentorship and training are very important tools for success, …
More →Despite Africa’s economic growth, the continent still struggles with high unequal distributions of wealth. In a study conducted by WID in 2017, Africa stands out as an extreme income inequality region by international standards, with average incomes of the top 10% about 30 times higher than those of the bottom 50%. Many strategies have been …
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