Em 2004, o jovem Zion Oshiobugie viajou pela primeira vez para a cidade rica em petróleo de Warri, no Delta do Níger, para se tornar permanentemente o criado de um parente distante. Um cidadão de segunda classe. Pouco mais de uma década depois, ele é o CEO da Clever Minds Integrated Services, uma empresa de consultoria que oferece treinamento e serviços educacionais para…

Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur, Adeyinka Adeyemi is CEO of Happy Coffee Nigeria, a mobile cafe set up with TEF Capital. Happy Coffee offers an array of coffees, teas and chocolate drinks in customized mixes and flavours Nigerian style. Using Nigerian grown coffee, our mobile cafe is set to reshape the ideologies, misconceptions and opportunities linked with coffee drinking. …

The Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs keep blazing the trail in their different sectors. This time, we have 6 of our entrepreneurs set to pitch their business ideas to the Nigerian President, President Muhamadu Buhari.  The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme is structured that our entrepreneurs are bound to achieve this level of success and even more. …

  If you love food, live in Lagos and haven’t heard of the Eat Drink Festival, then you’ve been missing out on a whole lot! It is THE food festival for African foodies in a busy, bustling city. The Second Annual Eat Drink Festival took place in Ikoyi last week with 6,000 Lagosians in attendance. …

We caught up with our Gambian Entrepreneur, Momar Taal, CEO of Tropingo Foods. Our entrepreneur is focused on the agricultural sector in his country where he grows Mangoes and Groundnuts. He is also into the production of dried Mango snacks. Read more about our entrepreneur. TEF: How did you get your idea for your business? Momar …

Fadesola Adedayo Class of 2016 TEF: How did you get your business idea? What was your mission from the outset? Fadesola Adedayo: The idea for the business originated after a heavy workout, when, I was walking about  in the Adeniran Ogunsanya Mall, in Surulere, aka Shoprite Surulere and I was looking for a nutritious and tasty …

From a street vendor to a CEO, this week’s episode of Winning Wednesday features the remarkable story of our entrepreneur, Precious Adeho, CEO of Emobella Engineering. TEF: How did you get your idea or concept for Emobella Engineering? Precious Adeho: The idea for Emobella Engineering Nigeria Limited came through when I saw a quote by Brian Tracy,  “Problems …

We met up with our entrepreneur, Nkechi Alade, CEO of Elvaridah to discuss all her business has been up to since the Tony Elumelu Foundation’s Forum in 2015. Here’s how it went. TEF: How did you get the concept for Elvaridah? What was your mission from the outset? Nkechi Alade: Elvaridah is a Business Building Platform for Startups, Entrepreneurs …

First published on ispaceGh The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme 2016 list is out! And making on to the list is Emma Tandoh, the founder of Outspoken Edge. Outspoken edge provides a tailor-made suite of services that equip today’s entrepreneur and business owner to improve brand presence, attract and keep new customers and rake in …