• A Healthy Living is not Always a Smooth Ride but Smoothie Express has Changed This

    In 2014, Omowunmi Akande’s partner and Co-Founder Smoothie Express Tracy had been trying to get on a smoothie detox with a goal of losing weight at the time but It was difficult keeping up with her detox as she had to wake up early to prepare her smoothies before leaving for work. Tracy struggled with …

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  • TEF 2015 Entrepreneur Lawan is Solving the Need for a Healthy Poultry Product

    In 2013 Lawan Usman Ali was to celebrate his son’s birthday but and he faced with a NEED and then, a CHALLENGE. The need to find healthy and neatly processed poultry meat. The challenge? There were not many outlets where he could purchase this. This made him go through the process of buying live chickens …

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  • Olivia Onyemaobi’s Reusable Sanitary Pads is Keeping Young Girls in School

    With a series of cruel, incredible and sour experiences over 9 years of childhood, Olivia raised a campaign against child sexual abuse in July, 2015, educating and rehabilitate children, especially the ones suffering from sexual trauma in Nigeria. Teaming up with volunteers, Olivia addressed, counseled and rehabilitated over 1500 girls in October, 2015. During which it …

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  • Joycee Awojoodu, Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur

    Inspired by Nature, Fuelled by Passion

    Leaving her job with a Fortune 100 power company was not an easy decision to make but a necessary one to pursue her passion of exploring the Agro-beauty sector. Joycee Awosika is the MD/CEO of ORÍKÌ (a luxury skincare brand that fuses natural ingredients & scientific research to create extraordinary personal care products) and a 2015 …

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  • One Marketplace for Africa through Exportunity, the dream of Vital Sounouvou

    Imagine an exclusive virtual market that organizes and manages B2C and B2B trade in Africa; A platform that allows producers to sell their production upstream, a platform where the biggest buyers in the world can place their orders with an African-stop shop. This platform exists today; it is Exportunity.net and 2015 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur, Vital …

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  • Embarking on a Healthier Journey? This Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur Has Answers

    “I realised I kind of lost myself in the process of marriage, having children and responsibilities” says Bunmi Fajuyigbe, founder of MyFigure8, the multichannel digital platform that is disrupting the wellness industry in Africa. More concerned with creating a platform that allowed women to take control of their health issues in a holistic manner, rather …

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  • From Passion to Impact: Here’s how Nnelie is building Med Tecma Group

    As a child Nneile Nkholise spent weekends with her mother, trying to make wooden chairs, or build things using waste materials and she went on further to junior school in a school that included entrepreneurship in its curriculum. Nnelie’s says her love for entrepreneurship and business grew during her junior school years as she could …

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  • Meet the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs Selected for Mandela Washington Fellowship (YALI) 2017

    The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is a signature effort to invest in the next generation of African leaders.  Former President Obama launched YALI in 2010 to support young African leaders as they spur growth and prosperity, strengthen democratic governance, and enhance peace and security across Sub-Saharan Africa.In line with our vision to create 10,000 …

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  • Announcing the TEF Selected Entrepreneurs

    Meet the Selected 1,000 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs for 2017

    Over 93,000 African Entrepreneurs applied from 55 African countries, more than doubling the number of applications received in 2017. Today, we announce the selected 1,000 Tony Elumelu entrepreneurs for 2017. See the full list here   Submit Cancel Thanks for your feedback!

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  • Meet the 4 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs on YNaija’s 100 Most Influential List

    In commemoration of International Women’s Day and the need to inspire a generation of women to do greater things in diverse fields of endeavor, YNaija.com, in partnership with Leading Ladies Africa, put together a list of Nigeria’s 100 Most Influential Women featuring 4 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs! Meet: Achenyo Idabacha Nkem Okocha Kene Rapu Joycee Awosika Name- NKEM …

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