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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TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 3,050 ENTREPRENEURS SELECTED FOR THE 5th CYCLE OF THE TEF ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME
Tony Elumelu Foundation directly funds 1,000 entrepreneurs and an additional 2,050 beneficiaries supported by Foundation’s partners TEF Entrepreneurship Forum – Africa’s largest entrepreneurship convening – to be held on July 26-27 Click here to see the full list of selected entrepreneurs ABUJA, NIGERIA, March 22, 2019— The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading African philanthropy …
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2019 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme at a Glance
Click here to see a breakdown of the selected Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs for 2019 Submit Cancel Thanks for your feedback!
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Remarks by Tony O. Elumelu, CFR During the TEF 2019 Selection Announcement
Remarks by Tony O. Elumelu, CFR, Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation During the Selection Announcement of the 5th Cohort of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme (3,050 Entrepreneurs Announced) March 22, 2019 Transcorp Hilton, Abuja Your Excellency, our amiable wonderful and well admired first lady here on behalf of the President of Nigeria, wives of state …
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Tony Elumelu Foundation to Host Belgian Digital Minister and Tech Delegation in Lagos, Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria – On Wednesday, March 20th, The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading African philanthropy committed to empowering African entrepreneurs, will host the Belgian Minister for Digital Agenda and Telecommunications, Philippe De Backer, and a delegation of 40 Belgian start-ups, entrepreneurs and NGOs. The Foundation recently hosted President Emmanuel Macron of France in a convening of over 2000 young …
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La Fondation Tony Elumelu annoncera le 22 mars 2019 les noms des candidats sélectionnés pour l’édition 2019 de son programme d’entreprenariat
*Plus de 1 000 entrepreneurs de 54 pays africains participent à l’édition 2019 *Un événement à suivre sur TEFConnect – le hub numérique de l’entrepreneuriat en Afrique Lagos, NIGERIA, le 18 mars 2019 – La Fondation Tony Elumelu (TEF), la principale philanthropie africaine engagée pour l’autonomisation des entrepreneurs africains, annoncera les noms des candidats sélectionnés …
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