On Thursday, the 25th of May 2017, the Tony Elumelu Foundation participated in the Presidential Policy Dialogue organised by the Lagos Chamber for Commerce and Industry (LCCI). The event was an opportunity for members of the private sector to interact with the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, who was represented by the Minister for Trade …

The TEF Entrepreneurship Forum is the largest Pan-African gathering of African entrepreneurs and the entire entrepreneurship ecosystem from across the continent and world-wide. Last year’s event was a showcase of the innovation and potential that exists in Africa and this year’s event promises to feature some of Africa’s brightest entrepreneurial minds on and offstage. The Forum is held over two days …

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 …

Originellement publié sur Tribune Il y a trois semaines, alors que j'interviewais la présidente et fondatrice d'Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries, le Dr Stella Okoli, elle m'a dit quelque chose que j'ai trouvé exceptionnellement profond. Elle m'a dit que la réussite de son entreprise pouvait être attribuée à son patriotisme farouche. Pour enfoncer le clou, elle m'a dit : "Le patriotisme est l'une des clés de la réussite : "Le patriotisme est l'un des ...

...Et que le gouvernement américain combatte la famine avec souplesse Washington, DC, 26 avril 2016 - Tony Elumelu, président de Heirs Holdings, de la United Bank for Africa et fondateur de la Fondation Tony Elumelu, a appelé les gouvernements africains et les donateurs à traiter le secteur agricole en Afrique comme un secteur commercialement viable avec une ...