First published on The Vanguard Haima Health Initiative was recently honoured as one of the most innovative Non Governmental Organisations, NGOs, in Nigeria. The recognition came at BusinessDay’s Top 25 Most Innovative Companies and Institutions Awards 2017, held at Eko Hotel and Suites. The awards ceremony, which holds annually, was aimed to recognize companies operating …

By Iselle Akwoue, Gabon. Mentor, Class of 2016. As I boarded flight KP-0025 from Libreville to Lagos on October 27th, my stomach felt a sting: some new and profound awareness: taking part to the gathering seed of the century, Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum. During my years spent working for majors as operations manager and …

Originally posted on Tribune THREE weeks ago, while interviewing the chairman and founder of Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries, Dr Stella Okoli, she said something I found exceptionally profound. She told me, her business success could be trace back to her fierce patriotism. To drive home her point, she said to me: “patriotism as one of the …

…And for the U.S. Government to fight famine with flexibility Washington, DC, April 26, 2016 – Tony Elumelu, Chairman of Heirs Holdings, the United Bank for Africa and Founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation has called on African governments and donors to treat the agricultural sector in Africa as a commercially viable sector with a …

ON OCCASION OF FOUNDATION LAYING CEREMONY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 23 STUDENT HOSTELS (18,000 ROOMS) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DAKAR 4 APRIL, 2016 By Tony O. Elumelu, CON Honourable Minister, Vice Chancellor, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen Usual protocols Good afternoon, Bonjour, It’s a pleasure to be with you all today on what is a special day …