The ‘father’ of Africapitalism; Economist and entrepreneur, Tony Elumelu was born in Nigeria in 1963 (56 years). With investments in different areas, stand out the stakes in banking from both Standard Trust Bank and United Bank for Africa – which has transformed a pan-African financial institution with more than seven million customers in 19 countries. In 2010, he …
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“We need to start training for employability” Tony Elumelu Says in Expresso das Ilhas Interview
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Transcript: Tony Elumelu’s Remarks on “Africa’s money for African development – a future beyond aid”, during the Presidential Dialogue hosted by the President of Ghana and UNDP
Firstly, let me thank His Excellency, the President of Ghana, for being so wonderful in encouraging and supporting all of us on the continent, not just Ghanaians, and for also supporting UNDP, and for preaching and helping us tell the story of Africa beyond aid, which is at the heart of Africapitalism. But let me …
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Tony O. Elumelu CON to Speak on the Presidential Dialogue at the Future Beyond Aid Conference in Ghana.
As conversations continue to ricochet across the African continent about building new, mutually beneficial and effective models of development, Tony O. Elumelu CON, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, joins Ghanaian President, H.E Nana Akufo Addo and other private and public sector leaders on the Presidential Dialogue themed, Africa’s Money for African Development – A Future Beyond …
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The Time is Now to Invest in Africa and African SMEs, Tony Elumelu Tells Global Investors in Paris
Wednesday, October 30, 2019, Paris, France. Tony O. Elumelu, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Heirs Holdings opened the “Ambition Africa” conference organised by the France Invest Africa Club in Paris, France. As Elumelu delivered the opening address, he urged French investors to …
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“A Jornada do Empreendedorismo requere trabalho, disciplina e sacrifício” diz Elumelu aos empresários Cabo-Verdianos
Tony O. Elumelu, Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation and Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) with H.E. José Ulisses de Pina Correia e Silva, Prime Minister of Cape Verde and Carlos do Canto Monteiro, Deputy Minister for Youth of Cabo Verde at the Youth Konnect Forum in Cabo Verde on October 17, 2019. 17 de Outubro …
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“The Entrepreneurship Journey Entails Hard work, Discipline and Sacrifice”, Elumelu Says to Cape Verdean Entrepreneurs
October 17, 2019, Lagos, Nigeria: Speaking at the Youth Konnekt Forum in Cape Verde yesterday, African investor and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA), charged entrepreneurs to embrace hard work, discipline and sacrifice on their entrepreneurial journey to success. He addressed young …
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Tony Elumelu Foundation Shortlists 5,240 African Entrepreneurs from over 81,000 Applicants for the First Stage of the TEF-UNDP Entrepreneurship Programme
UBA Foundation to Host Business Pitching Competition in November to Select Final 2,100 Beneficiaries Signing the TEF-UNDP Entrepreneurship Programme in Niger—Tony Elumelu, Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation and Ahunna Eziakonwa, UNDP Regional Director for Africa Kicking off the partnership between the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to empower 100,000 …
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Tony O. Elumelu to Speak alongside Cape Verdean Prime Minister at the National Youth Forum in Cape Verde
Tony. O. Elumelu CON, The Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Africa’s foremost philanthropy supporting entrepreneurship on the continent will on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, join the Cape Verdean Prime Minister and other African leaders as the nation hosts its National Youth Forum in the city of Mindelo where he will speak in a plenary style conversation themed “African Youth: …
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TEF FOUNDER, TONY ELUMELU, RECEIVES FIRST-EVER GLOBAL “SEVEN STARS MAN OF THE YEAR” HOSPITALITY AWARD FOR EMPOWERING AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS
LAGOS, NIGERIA – 08 October 2019: Tony O. Elumelu, CON, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and Chairman of Transcorp Plc, received special recognition as the Seven Stars first-ever Man of the Year award for his notable commitment to entrepreneurship in Africa and globally, through his Foundation at the just concluded 7th Annual …
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Meet the TEF-UNDP Shortlisted Applicants for Entrepreneurship Training
Click here to see the full list of shortlisted applicants FAQs 1. How many applications were received in the TEF-UNDP Entrepreneurship Programme? Over 81,000 applications were received. 2. When will the shortlisted applicants for the business training be announced? From over 81,000 applicants, the shortlisted applicants for the business training will be announced on October 8, 2019. …
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