Dr Awele Elumelu, Trustee of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Avon Medical has been appointed to the Yale Institute for Global Health Advisory Board. She joins Rosa DeLauro, Congresswoman, Connecticut’s Third Congressional District; Jeffrey Koplan, Former Director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Indra Nooyi, Board of …
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TEF Trustee Dr Awele Elumelu appointed to the Yale Institute for Global Health Advisory Board
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Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu Discusses Women Empowerment at the Global Perspectives Salon
On Tuesday, November 24, 2020, TEF CEO, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu joined a virtual panel organised by the Global Perspectives Initiative to discuss the important role of women empowerment in creating sustainable economic development. At the event themed Strong Women – Strong Economies, she highlighted the Foundation’s role in empowering women: “The Foundation has been committed to …
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MISLEADING SOCIAL NETWORK COMMENT
Our attention has been drawn to recent comments on a certain social network, concerning non-payment of seed capital to entrepreneurs. We understand these comments do not originate from our alumni and we believe there is no basis to the claims. From the outset, we have constructed robust, transparent, and objective delivery methodologies, including the use …
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Belgium Confers Highest National Honour on African Philanthropist, Tony Elumelu
The Kingdom of Belgium has conferred the honorary distinction of Officer in the Order of Leopold, the country’s oldest and most important National Honour, on Africa’s leading investor and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu, CON, in recognition of his commitment to poverty eradication and the economic empowerment of young Africans. The Ambassador of Belgium to Nigeria, …
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TEF CEO, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, Makes a Compelling Case for Youth Empowerment to the EDFI at the Finance in Common Summit
Lagos, Nigeria – November 12, 2020 At a high-level panel discussion organised by the European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI), Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu emphasised the need to focus on youth empowerment as a means of creating bilateral opportunities for Europe and African. She made the call at the Finance in Common online summit on Thursday, November 12, 2020, where she …
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Resolving Conflicts in Africa: The Role of the African Youth
As seen in Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and Congo, social, political and economic conflicts have swept across the continent this year, escalating the issues around the COVID-19 pandemic, thus creating more havoc. In this interview, the CEO of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu discusses the impact of prolonged unresolved issues on entrepreneurship in Africa …
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Yoga Studio Owner, Nana Amoako-Anin, Shares Ways Technology is Driving Traffic to Her Business in Ghana
Nana Amoako-Anin is the Founder of Bliss Yoga Accra, one of the few full-service yoga studios credited with popularising yoga in Ghana. What does your business do and how do you differentiate yourself from your competitors?Bliss Yoga Accra is one of the few full-service yoga studios in West Africa. Offering group/private yoga classes, as well …
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Founder Parkupp, Palesa Moloi, shares the Mistakes She Made in Business
In this interview, South African entrepreneur Palesa Moloi, founder of ParkUpp, a mobile parking application that helps users find parking off-street and on-street, shares with TEF how her company is using technology to achieve their business goals. What does your business do and how do you differentiate yourself from your competitors? We are a digital …
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Things to Look Out for When Growing an Online Business
written by Oyindamola Oyeduntan, Heirs Holdings If there is one thing the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us, it is that doing business remotely is here to stay. Even more so, many online businesses have been birthed and more will be birthed. Every online business owner must ensure that their business is protected, and crossing the …
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The African Entrepreneurship Digest – November Edition
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