Tony Elumelu, the whiz kid of a good number of banking boardrooms appears to be living life anew. In fact, it seems like yesterday that this audacious whiz kid banker led the medium-sized Standard Trust Bank into an ambitious merger with United Bank for Africa. This cemented his corporate credentials across the African continent in …
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The Real Entrepreneur Unleashed
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Enhanced business competitiveness in Nigeria
President Goodluck Jonathan said Nigeria’s business competitiveness and ability to attract local and international investment will be significantly enhanced with the appointment of the National Competitiveness Council of Nigeria. ABN’s Wole Famurewa finds out more about this new agency from CEO Chuka Mordi. Watch interview here Submit Cancel Thanks for your feedback!
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Tony Elumelu recognised for leadership in business and philanthropy
New York, 21 September 2013 – On the eve of his departure to New York, where he will be speaking at the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (UN MDG) Success Event and the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting, the UK based publishers of African Business Magazine announced that global business leader Tony O. Elumelu, …
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Tony Elumelu recognised for leadership in business and philanthropy
New York, 21 September 2013 – On the eve of his departure to New York, where he will be speaking at the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (UN MDG) Success Event and the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting, the UK based publishers of African Business Magazine announced that global business leader Tony O. Elumelu, …
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Africapitalism: Putting the Private Sector at the Forefront of African Development
Africapitalism is an economic philosophy: that the African private sector has the power to transform the continent through long-term investments, creating both economic prosperity and social wealth.
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Nigerian Competitiveness Council Appoints Leading Investment Banker as Inaugural CEO
”Council a critical catalyst for transforming Nigeria’s business environment and this appointment is an important step closer to demonstrating that Nigeria is open for business” – President Jonathan. Abuja, Nigeria, September 2013 – President Goodluck Jonathan said Nigeria’s business competitiveness and ability to attract local and international investment will be significantly enhanced with the appointment …
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Africa’s homegrown diplomas can be an asset – Survey
An early 2013 study by the African Management Initiative, a project backed by the Association of African Business Schools (AABS) and the Tony Elumelu Foundation, found that only 13 African business schools are accredited internationally. Submit Cancel Thanks for your feedback!
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Tony Elumelu Foundation Increases Grant For Tech Startups In Nigeria
VENTURES AFRICA – Heirs Holdings Chairman and founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Tony Elumelu, says his foundation will increase the number of annual grants made available to start-ups who develop local content applications, which solve Africa’s challenges, from 20 to 50. Submit Cancel Thanks for your feedback!
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Tony O. Elumelu Supports The Future Awards Africa Prize for 5 years | Hosts African Young Person of the Year Honourees
In another big move, one of Africa’s most influential entrepreneurs, Tony O. Elumelu (CON) has announced a 5-year endowment (support package) of The Future Africa Awards prizes. Recognized by the World Bank last year as ‘The Nobel Prize for Young Africans‘, The Future Awards Africa, which is in its 8th season, is presented in partnership …
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Kick-starting Africa’s SME sector
Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are essential to growing African employment and GDP. In high-income countries, SMEs represent a high share of economic activity, a large share of employment, and bring informal business activity into the formal economy. Yet, a severe lack of financing is limiting the ability of African SMEs to grow and …
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