Former CEO, Parminder Vir, OBE joins the Foundation’s Advisory Board Lagos, Nigeria, April 1, 2018 — Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, former Director of Partnerships and Evaluation, Tony Elumelu Foundation has assumed her new role as the Foundation’s CEO on April 1. [Ifeyinwa becomes the third CEO and the first African to become the Chief Executive Officer of …
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Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu Assumes Office as Chief Executive Officer, Tony Elumelu Foundation on April 1
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SNAPSHOT: BREAKDOWN OF SELECTED ENTREPRENEURS
ABOUT TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION: The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) is the leading African philanthropy committed to empowering African entrepreneurs. Founded by African investor and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu, CON, the Foundation is guided by the philosophy, Africapitalism, which proposes that the private sector holds the key to unlocking the sustainable development of Africa. Through its …
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TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION 2019 SELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
On March 22, 2019, the Tony Elumelu Foundation announced 3,050 entrepreneurs from 54 African countries to join the 5th cohort of its $100million Entrepreneurship Programme. Click to see the full list of selected entrepreneurs on TEFConnect. The colourful event, which also marked the fifth round of the Programme and the significant increase in the number …
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TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 3,050 ENTREPRENEURS SELECTED FOR THE 5th CYCLE OF THE TEF ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME
Tony Elumelu Foundation directly funds 1,000 entrepreneurs and an additional 2,050 beneficiaries supported by Foundation’s partners TEF Entrepreneurship Forum – Africa’s largest entrepreneurship convening – to be held on July 26-27 Click here to see the full list of selected entrepreneurs ABUJA, NIGERIA, March 22, 2019— The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading African philanthropy …
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Remarks by Tony O. Elumelu, CFR During the TEF 2019 Selection Announcement
Remarks by Tony O. Elumelu, CFR, Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation During the Selection Announcement of the 5th Cohort of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme (3,050 Entrepreneurs Announced) March 22, 2019 Transcorp Hilton, Abuja Your Excellency, our amiable wonderful and well admired first lady here on behalf of the President of Nigeria, wives of state …
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Tony Elumelu Foundation to Host Belgian Digital Minister and Tech Delegation in Lagos, Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria – On Wednesday, March 20th, The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading African philanthropy committed to empowering African entrepreneurs, will host the Belgian Minister for Digital Agenda and Telecommunications, Philippe De Backer, and a delegation of 40 Belgian start-ups, entrepreneurs and NGOs. The Foundation recently hosted President Emmanuel Macron of France in a convening of over 2000 young …
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Meet the Selected Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs For 2019
Click here to see the full list of selected Tony Elumelu entrepreneurs
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March 1 Deadline Looms: African Entrepreneurs to Apply for the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme
The Tony Elumelu Foundation, the leading African-funded and founded philanthropy committed to empowering African entrepreneurs, has announced its last call for applications into its prestigious 2019 Entrepreneurship Programme. The application portal launched on the 1st of January 2019 to close on the 1st of March, 2019. Selected beneficiaries will join 4,470 current alumni and …
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Tony Elumelu Foundation Supports Sèmè City – Benin’s International Knowledge And Innovation Hub – In Empowering 50 Beninese Entrepreneurs
Lagos, Nigeria 28.01.2019 – Sèmè City, the International Knowledge and Innovation City, has partnered with theTony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s private-sector-led philanthropic organization empowering African entrepreneurs to train and empower additional 50 Beninese entrepreneurs. Sèmè City will join a growing list of governments, development agencies and private sector organisations partnering with the Tony Elumelu Foundation to explore the …
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The Tony Elumelu Foundation Opens Applications for 5th Cycle of $100m Entrepreneurship Programme
Application exclusively available on TEFConnect.com – the largest digital networking platform for African entrepreneurs Invitation to join existing 4,470 programme Fellows 4th Cycle drew over 150,000 applications from across the African continent The Tony Elumelu Foundation, the leading African-funded and founded philanthropy committed to empowering African entrepreneurs, is now accepting applications for the 2019 cohort of the …
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