Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering young African entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries, has signed a N400M partnership with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), through the Export Expansion Facility Programme (EEFP) to accelerate the performance of 50 TEF Entrepreneurs in Nigeria within the non-oil Export Sector. At the signing ceremony, the …
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50 Nigerian TEF Entrepreneurs To Benefit From TEF-NEPC N400M Partnership
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“Africa has always been a land of opportunity”, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu
The CEO of Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, in an interview with the Global Business Forum Africa, discussed some of the opportunities available to entrepreneurs and potential investors on the continent. The interview is part of the activities leading up to the GBF Africa 2021 Forum, a 2-day event set to kick off October …
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Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu’s Keynote Speech at the West African Business Forum
The CEO of Tony Elumelu Foundation, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, delivered the keynote speech at The West African Business Forum: Empowering Women and Youths to Spur Africa’s Transformation Agenda. The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) convened sector champions in various industries to be a part of a Regional Business Forum in Lagos structured around high-level …
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How To Leverage Global Financing For Africa: TEF CEO, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu
CEO of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, was a guest speaker at The Africa Debate 2021, UK’s leading investment summit with global businesses, private and public investment bodies, thought leaders and policy makers. The 3-day event was organized to address the core pillars of Africa’s recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic. During her …
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How TEF Alumni, Mario Egie, secured $240,000 funding for his start-up
Mario Egie is a blockchain enthusiast and entrepreneur, who believes in the future of Africa, and that only Africans can help themselves with powerful collaborations across the world. While Mario started working on a Blockchain payment solution to service the unbanked and make cryptocurrency expendable since October 1st, 2018, it wasn’t until 2021 that he …
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Tony O. Elumelu Speaks On Key Sectors of The Nigerian Economy
In a recent interview, our Founder shared his insights on key sectors of the economy. Here are some of our major takeaways: ON INSURANCE: “When phone use started, we had about 60,000 land phones but today approximately, 154 million Nigerians now have internet access, and it is only a matter of time for insurance to …
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AfCFTA and Logistics in Africa
A crucial component to the ease of doing business is how easily people can move their goods and services as needed. On average African countries rank between 1.77 and 3.43 out of 5 on the Logistics Performance Index which measures the ease, speed and simplicity of moving goods and services across the continent. This index …
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Empowering Additional African Women Entrepreneurs
Even before there was a pandemic, women-led MSMEs faced more challenges in comparison to their male counterparts. According to the United Nations, 27% of female entrepreneurship rate in Africa is the highest in the world; Sub-Saharan Africa is the only region in the world where there are more women than men who become entrepreneurs. Still, …
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TEF Opens Call for Mentors
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering African entrepreneurs across all 54 African countries, is calling on exceptional individuals with a minimum of five years of business or professional experience to apply for a chance to mentor young Africans through its US$100M TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. This call-to-action feeds into the Foundation’s mission to …
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TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION TRAINS OVER 200,000 AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS ACROSS 54 AFRICAN COUNTRIES
Entrepreneurs have completed the business management training globally likened to an MBA.
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