Founder’s Keynote Address for the 21st Annual Tax Conference of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) National Development: Unlocking the Potential of Taxation Abuja, Nigeria (April 24, 2019) Good morning distinguished ladies & gentlemen I am happy and pleased to be here this morning, this is a wonderful gathering of policymakers, …
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21st Annual Tax Conference of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN)
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The Average Business Owner in Nigeria is a Local Government Authority – Government Must Create Favourable Tax Policies, Says Elumelu
Abuja, Nigeria – April 24, 2019: Chairman, Heirs Holdings and Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony O. Elumelu has called for far reaching Tax reforms and for the National Assembly to urgently pass the Executive Tax bill into law. Elumelu made this statement as he delivered the keynote address at the 21st Annual Tax Conference of …
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Elumelu Calls on the Government to Fix Electricity and Transportation for Economic Prosperity
Tony Elumelu, Founder Tony Elumelu Foundation called on the government to focus on youth empowerment, agriculture, electricity and transportation to realise economic prosperity in Nigeria. He commended the government for their active initiatives to boost the agricultural sector. Submit Cancel Thanks for your feedback!
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Tony Elumelu Foundation Hosts European Commission, Leading Development Finance Institutions and Think Tanks in Brussels
Highlights the Relevance and Urgency to Support Entrepreneurial Led Economic Growth in Africa Brussels, Belgium, April 11, 2019— At a time when Europe’s relationship with Africa is high on foreign policy and developmental agendas and with the European Union beginning to deliver on its 2017 External Investment Plan, targeted at attracting investment and job creation …
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Top Quotes from the Convening on Africa’s Economic Transformation in Brussels
[ctt_author author=”8285″ name=”” template=”1″ link=”Vk3Dt” via=”yes” ]”Africa needs to create jobs to match the needs of its growing population. The Tony Elumelu Foundation is contributing immensely to reach this objective.”- Deputy Director General, EU Commission, Mr. Koen Doens[/ctt_author] [ctt_author author=”8282″ name=”” template=”1″ link=”jfL39″ via=”yes” ]”Our immediate future plan is to expand our reach. We want …
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Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu
Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu is a lawyer and a passionate advocate of the transformative power of entrepreneurship as the key to the economic development of Africa. Appointed in April 2019 as the third Chief Executive Officer of The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy, Ifeyinwa holds the distinction of being the first African to hold this position. Ifeyinwa joined the Tony Elumelu Foundation in 2017 as …
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Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu Assumes Office as Chief Executive Officer, Tony Elumelu Foundation on April 1
Former CEO, Parminder Vir, OBE joins the Foundation’s Advisory Board Lagos, Nigeria, April 1, 2018 — Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, former Director of Partnerships and Evaluation, Tony Elumelu Foundation has assumed her new role as the Foundation’s CEO on April 1. [Ifeyinwa becomes the third CEO and the first African to become the Chief Executive Officer of …
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SNAPSHOT: BREAKDOWN OF SELECTED ENTREPRENEURS
ABOUT TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION: The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) is the leading African philanthropy committed to empowering African entrepreneurs. Founded by African investor and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu, CON, the Foundation is guided by the philosophy, Africapitalism, which proposes that the private sector holds the key to unlocking the sustainable development of Africa. Through its …
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TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION 2019 SELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
On March 22, 2019, the Tony Elumelu Foundation announced 3,050 entrepreneurs from 54 African countries to join the 5th cohort of its $100million Entrepreneurship Programme. Click to see the full list of selected entrepreneurs on TEFConnect. The colourful event, which also marked the fifth round of the Programme and the significant increase in the number …
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Dielamo Oyeghe Becomes a Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur on His 5th Application
My TEF journey started in 2016, one year after the launch of the Tony Elumelu Foundation’s Entrepreneurship Programme. I had applied for the programme 5 times including the 2018 August supplementary application. I submitted my first application in 2016 but I was not selected. When I look back at that application, I was not surprised …
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