As part of its objective to nurture talent in Africa, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has partnered with The Tony Elumelu Foundation in Nigeria under their African Markets Internship Programme (AMIP) to facilitate the placement of MBA students (Associates) from Business Schools around the world in an internship programme. The programme commences in May 2012. …

Tony O. Elumelu, MFR, and Rt. Hon. Tony Blair were in Freetown on Tuesday to formally kick off the first part of a joint innovative programme aimed at supporting transformational governments in Africa. The Blair Elumelu Fellowship Programme (BEFP) – a partnership between The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and the Tony Blair Africa Governance Initiative …

Tony O. Elumelu, MFR, Chairman of Heirs Holdings, an African proprietary investment, and Founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation, delivered the commencement address at the Rwanda School of Finance and Banking’s (SFB) sixth graduation ceremony on Friday, December 9, 2011. During his keynote speech to the SFB’s largest graduating class to date, Mr. Elumelu fulfilled …

LAGOS, Nigeria, December 2, 2011 – The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and World Bank hosted a convening of African-funded philanthropic organisations on Wednesday, November 30, 2011, in Lagos, Nigeria to discuss the continent’s philanthropy landscape. The meeting reviewed the priorities and programs of African-funded foundations, with participants deliberating opportunities for specific collaborations as well as …

Tony O. Elumelu, MFR, chairman of Heirs Holdings Group, was the keynote speaker at the opening dinner of the 17th Nigerian Economic Summit which began on November 10, 2011 in Abuja. The three-day event was organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group with the purpose of attracting foreign investors to the country. Mr. Elumelu, whose …

Tony O. Elumelu, MFR, chairman of Heirs Holdings Group, was the keynote speaker at the opening dinner of the 17th Nigerian Economic Summit which began on November 10, 2011 in Abuja. The three-day event was organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group with the purpose of attracting foreign investors to the country. Mr. Elumelu, whose …