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    TEF to Announce 2021 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme Beneficiaries on November 12

    * Nearly 5,000 African entrepreneurs from across all 54 African countries will receive TEF seed capital funding of $5000 LAGOS, NIGERIA, Nov 5, 2021 – The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering young African entrepreneurs, will announce the beneficiaries of the 2021 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme at the official Selection Announcement event holding in …

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    Tony Elumelu Celebrated As Top 25 Influential Individuals In Africa’s Energy Sector

    The Africa Energy Chamber (AEC) has recognised Tony Elumelu CON, Chairman Heirs Holdings, as one of twenty-five influential individuals expected to shape Africa’s energy sector in 2022 and beyond. The list is a part of AEC’s highly anticipated annual outlook tagged ‘The State of African Energy 2022’, a report which outlines Africa’s energy sector and …

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  • Ugandan TEF Female Alumni

    Launch of the Women Entrepreneurship for Africa Project

    To increase economic inclusion and empowerment of women as well as create more decent jobs in African economies, the GIZ Employment and Skills Development in Africa programme in Uganda, co-implemented by the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), is today, launching the Women Entrepreneurship for Africa (WE4A) project. The beneficiaries of this intervention will be Tony Elumelu …

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  • TEF UNDP Team Members

    5 Takeout’s From TEF Hosting The UNDP Global Leadership In Lagos

    On October 13 2021, our Founder, Tony O. Elumelu hosted Ms. Ahunna Eziakonwa, the Assistant Administrator and Regional Director for United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and her colleagues at an informal lunch session in Lagos. It was an opportunity to discuss how the TEF and UNDP partnership has continued to empower thousands of young African …

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  • Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu at NEPC-Partnership-Signing

    50 Nigerian TEF Entrepreneurs To Benefit From TEF-NEPC N400M Partnership

    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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  • Ifeyinwa's Quote

    “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 at West African Business Forum

    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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  • Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu on Global Financing

    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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  • TEF Mentor

    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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