Lagos, Friday, January 18 – Today, the Tony Elumelu Foundation hosted the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator, Dr. Rajiv Shah, at events designed to highlight new opportunities for partnerships that can accelerate growth and development in Nigeria. The trip signals the US government’s interest in transforming the foreign aid landscape by engaging private …

2012 was a year of tremendous growth for the Tony Elumelu Foundation. Over the course of the year, we expanded our pan-African reach with programmes that are positively impacting the development of the African socio-economic landscape, from  helping farmers increase their yields through the provision of new seed varieties, to supporting entrepreneurs leading fast-growing companies and working …

Students honoured for displaying academic excellence in key subject areas The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), an African-founded, African-funded not-for-profit institution committed to enhancing the competitiveness of Africa’s private sector, has announced the next set of winners to receive its annual Elumelu Legacy Prize. The Elumelu Legacy Prize honours top-performing graduating students at several universities across …

Lagos, 17 November 2012 –The Tony Elumelu Foundation, an African-founded, African-funded philanthropic institution committed to enhancing the competitiveness of the African private sector, today hosted the African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM) Investment Event in partnership with Western Union® Money TransferSM, a global leader in payment services, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The …

Heirs Holdings today announced that its Chairman, Tony O. Elumelu, C.O.N., has been appointed to the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Private Capital Group for Africa (PCGA) Partners Forum. The Partners Forum is comprised of several leaders in industry convened to provide expert advice to the US Government on the best strategies for …