Today, 29th October 2015, marks five years since the beginning of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF). We’re thrilled to celebrate this landmark and celebrate the people that have brought this Foundation to life through their successes- our Alumni. Over the course of five years, we are proud to have run programmes geared catalysing entrepreneurship and …
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TEF Turns 5!
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Tony O. Elumelu CON attends the IMF & World Bank Annual Meeting in Peru
Our founder, Tony O. Elumelu CON was in Lima, Peru to discuss the implementation of the post-2015 Development Agenda at the Annual Meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, on October 11, 2015. Submit Cancel Thanks for your feedback!
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My TEF Story: James Kariuki
Name: James KariukiCountry: KenyaSector: Clean cook stoves and fuel/Renewable sustainable clean energy. It has been great being part of the Tony Elumelu Foundation family, thanks to an awesome team and Chairman. I have received first class entrepreneurship training, my business plan has been professionally evaluated by Accenture, and I have a 1000 cohort mentor support …
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L’africapitalisme, des solutions africaines aux enjeux Africains
By Tony Elumelu, foundation president Tony Elumelu –October 7, 2015 at 7:23 p.m. Was this article first published in Libération Man Nigerian case Tony Elumelu defends the vision of an African economy driven by the private sector of the continent. Tribune. I had the honor a few days ago to participate in the United …
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Winning Wednesday with our Entrepreneurs
Congratulations to our entrepreneur, Runice Chikeruba from Nigeria who was just selected to attend the World Cancer Leaders’ Summit (WCLS) in Turkey. He is the only Nigerian youth selected to attend this global summit organized. He has also been invited to receive the SPARC MBC Grant Award in Lisbon, Portugal and would be receiving a …
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Africapitalism promotes African solutions to African challenges
By Tony O. Elumelu, CON, Chairman, Heirs Holdings Just a few days ago, I was honored to be a guest at the United Nations in New York, to witness the ratification of the new Global Goals – successors to the Millennium Development Goals launched in 2000. This next set of global priorities, known as the Sustainable …
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Tony & Awele Elumelu Prize presentation ceremony at Modibo Adama University of Technology, Yola
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Solar Fields, Sexist Poverty and a Modern Marshall Plan – Bono, U2
This article was originally published here. If you are allergic to fanfare, you’d better bolt your doors and shutter your windows on September 25, because there is going to be a lot of it that day in the vicinity of the United Nations, when world leaders ratify the Global Goals for Sustainable Development. This is a …
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25 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs Meet with Governor El-Rufai and Inspire Entrepreneurship Drive in Kaduna State
24 August, 2015: KADUNA, NIGERIA – The Tony Elumelu Foundation and 25 Kaduna based entrepreneurs from the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) were hosted by His Excellency, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State at the weekend to an informative session at the Government House, Kaduna. During the event, Tony Elumelu Foundation Chief Operating Officer, …
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PHOTOS: Akon addresses the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs in Lagos
Senegalese-American musician and Co-Founder of the Akon Lighting Africa initiative, Akon was in Lagos, Nigeria as a guest of the Tony Elumelu Foundation on July 31, 2015. He addressed some of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs in an interactive session at the headquarters of the United Bank for Africa Plc, on energy and entrepreneurship, among many …
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