Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony O. Elumelu has been awarded the All Africa Business Leaders Award (AABLA) 2018 Philanthropist of the year for his notable commitment made through his Foundation. This year’s award is in collaboration with CNBC and honours business excellence and leaders who have made a considerable impact on their industry and community. …
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Tony Elumelu Awarded AABLA 2018 Philanthropist of the Year
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Abednego Jeremiah: Revolutionising Agriculture Through the Seldavine Tree Tracker
Growing up in Kogi State, Nigeria, with parents who were both entrepreneurs, Abednego Jeremiah was exposed to the idea of business at a very young age. These experiences eventually led him into the Agricultural sector where he has established his business Kezzabed Farms Nigeria Limited. Recently, Jeremiah launched a new product called the Seldavine Tree …
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Audio: All About the TEF Forum
Our Entrepreneurs, Patrick Acho and Faleye Olanrewaju share their experience at the TEF Forum
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Founder, Tony Elumelu Speaking at AFDB’s African Investment Forum
Our Founder and the most prominent champion of entrepreneurship in Africa, Tony O. Elumelu, CON was on the presidential chat at AFDB’s Africa Investment Forum alongside African Heads of States & public sector leaders to discuss the topic, ‘Championing Investments: Conversation with the Private Sector.’ Read the transcript from this session below: Question: In Africa, one of …
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TONY ELUMELU NAMED 11th MOST CHARITABLE PERSON IN THE WORLD
Tony Elumelu, CON, Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation and Chairman, Heirs Holdings and UBA has been listed as the 11th Most Charitable Person in the World. The list, which included other notable global figures, was collated by Richtopia, a UK digital magazine, covering business, economic and financial news. Other notable figures who made the list included Alhaji Aliko …
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Highlights from the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Forum 2018
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Forum 2018 took place at the Balmoral Event Centre, Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos. The event brought together entrepreneurs, guests, investors and dignitaries together under one roof to mark the fourth year of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme and celebrate African entrepreneurs doing incredible things in their respective countries and sectors. …
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Lino Munionio: Thriving In The Face Of Adversity
Little Beginnings Influenced by the living conditions of the people in his immediate environment, Lino Munionio has always longed to improve the lives of the citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Growing up in a town called Kalemie and being the youngest of four children, he got involved in numerous activities which included writing …
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“Africa’s Future is in African Hands.” – Tony O. Elumelu at TEF Forum 2018
“Entrepreneurship is the Key to Unlocking Economic Development on Our Continent,” Tony Elumelu Says at the Largest Annual Gathering of African Entrepreneurs, The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum Thursday, October 25, 2018: 5,000 African entrepreneurs, private and public sector leaders and the broader entrepreneurship ecosystem convened in Lagos on Thursday, October 25, 2018 for the annual …
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The Launch of the World’s Largest Digital Platform for African Entrepreneurs, TEFConnect
Africa’s leading entrepreneurship focused philanthropy, The Tony Elumelu Foundation, launched the world’s largest digital platform for African entrepreneurs and the African entrepreneurship ecosystem – TEFConnect. Harnessing and building on the success of Africa’s largest entrepreneurship catalyst, the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme, which has attracted over 300,000 African entrepreneurs as applicants and trained and funded …
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Top Quotes from the TEF Forum 2018
Those of us who have achieved success know that we have had a helping hand- even at times, luck- we need to create the platforms to institutionalize and democratize that luck.” – @TonyOElumelu at #TEFforum2018 Everyone who wishes well for Africa must join hands in nurturing the youth of Africa, and this is what Heirs …
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