Tony O. Elumelu, C.F.R., is one of Africa’s leading investors and philanthropists. He is the Founder and Chairman of Heirs Holdings, his family owned investment company, committed to improving lives and transforming Africa, through long-terminvestments in strategic sectors of the African economy, including financial services, hospitality, power, energy, technology and healthcare. Tony is the Chairman …
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Meet the 210 Additional Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs, Sponsored by GIZ
GIZ will support the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme to empower 210 additional entrepreneurs. Click HERE to view the full list of beneficiaries. Submit Cancel Thanks for your feedback!
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10 Exemplary TEF Entrepreneurs You Should Know About
In the four years that the Tony Elumelu Foundation has run the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme, we have produced 4,470 African entrepreneurs armed with the tools they need to thrive in the African business ecosystem. At the TEF Forum 2018, taking place at the Federal Palace Hotel on the 25th of October one of the major …
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7 Reasons Why You Can’t Afford to Miss The TEF Forum 2018
On the 25th of October 2018, all roads lead to the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos as the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Africa’s leading entrepreneurship philanthropy, hosts the fourth edition of the TEF Entrepreneurship Forum: the largest gathering of African entrepreneurs and the larger entrepreneurship ecosystem. This year’s edition will unite over 5,000 entrepreneurs, global …
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Jerome Ogu: Against All Odds!
As a product of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Jerome Ogu (2015, Agriculture) was equipped with the tools he needed to take his catfish farming business to new horizons. Based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, jhonyx klassic Sec. limited contributes to the African agricultural sector by catfish breeding, smoke processing and dry processing of catfish for …
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Ebere Onyinyechi Ogbonna: Carrying on the Grain Legacy
The Learning Process Growing up, Ebere Onyinyechi Ogbonna watched her mother invest her time and resources into the grain storage business and succeed. Given her early introduction to the business, it is no surprise that she decided to forge a path for herself in the same industry. In her own time, she took things a …
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Daniel Oulai: The Future of Agro-Economics
It is often said that change begins with one person who has an idea and Daniel Oulai is a glaring example. Hailing from a small village in Côte D’Ivoire, Oulai saw a need in his immediate environment and even without proper funding or resources, decided to rise to the occasion. He spoke to the Tony …
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Abdullateef Olaosebikan: A Tale of Boldness and Ingenuity
Inspired by inconsistencies in the prices of tomatoes in Kaduna State, Nigeria, this entrepreneur was motivated to venture into the tomato processing business in 2015. Today, Abdullateef Olaosebikan is a successful agricultural entrepreneur with numerous awards and achievements to his name. Here is an account of his entrepreneurial journey and the birth of his business …
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Valerio O. Thompson Boco: The African Educationist
Valerio O. Thompson Boco has nurtured a burning desire to impart knowledge in the next generation for many years. From his humble beginnings in Equatorial Guinea where he trained teenagers in his neighbourhood on the weekends for free, he has gone on to establish his own educational startup social enterprise known as CPEVS Training Institute. …
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