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Tony Elumelu Foundation To Launch World’s Largest Digital Platform For African Entrepreneurs At TEF Forum 2018

Tony Elumelu, Entrepreneurship

Africa’s leading entrepreneurship focused philanthropy, The Tony Elumelu Foundation, is launching the world’s largest digital platform for African entrepreneurs and the African entrepreneurship ecosystem –  TEFConnect. TEFConnect will officially be unveiled at this year’s TEF Forum, taking place on October 25th, 2018 in Lagos. Harnessing and building on the success of Africa’s largest entrepreneurship catalyst, the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme, which …

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Tony Elumelu Pledges N500 Million Exclusively To Delta State Focused Entrepreneurship Programme

…Pledge Brings Elumelu’s Investment In Nigerian Entrepreneurs To N4.4 Billion The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Founder and Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu has pledged N500 million to create an entrepreneurship programme exclusive to indigenes of Delta State. He made the commitment on Thursday during his visit and after presenting 50 beneficiaries of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme to Governor Ifeanyi …

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UBA Holds 2018 Chairman’s Forum, Seeks Strengthening Of Corporate Governance Across Board

Tony Elumelu

Pan- African financial Institution, United Bank for Africa Plc, last thursday,  ended its annual Group Chairman’s Forum, a platform for group integration, re-strategising and knowledge sharing with the overall aim of puting the bank on firm standing to actualize its goals and targets for the financial year. The theme of this year’s forum was focused on three main areas:  ‘Efficient …

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Prioritize Africa’s Youth And Leapfrog Traditional Development Paths – Tony Elumelu To African Leaders At World Bank Meetings

Tony Elumelu

During the annual spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington, DC, African philanthropist and entrepreneur Tony Elumelu insisted that prioritizing Africa’s youth by fixing the policy and regulatory issues impeding their innovations would also help attract foreign investors. The Tony Elumelu Foundation Founder spoke alongside World Bank President Jim Kim and LinkedIn CEO Jeff …

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Tony Elumelu Foundation Selects 1,000 Entrepreneurs For 2018 Programme

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More than 150,000 Africans from 114 countries worldwide applied to join the 4th ‎cycle of The Tony Elumelu Foundation’s (TEF) 10-year, $100 million TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. Meanwhile, the Foundation has announced  African entrepreneurs with the most innovative, high-potential business ideas. The 2018 cohort includes an additional 250 entrepreneurs to the standard selection of 1,000 – thanks to: a $1,000,000 partnership …

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Elumelu at Presidential Villa, Implores Investors on Nigeria’s Business Ranking

Foremost industrialist and entrepreneur, Tony Elumelu, on Monday urged Nigerian and foreign investors to take advantage of the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ranking of Nigeria to invest in the country.  Speaking with Journalists after a visit to the Presidential villa, Elumelu said there is so much private global capital looking for investment destination, adding that this new ranking would attract …

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UBA’s Q3 Net Profit Rises By 23% To N60.92bn

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…UBA Plan $500M Eurobond Issuance, Eyes Irish Exchange Listing …UBA Buys Back, Set to Cancel 2.08bn Shares from its Book The board of United Bank for Africa Plc, on Monday presented its nine-month unaudited financials for the period ended September 30, 2017, indicating that gross earnings rose by 25.75%, slightly faster than the restated net profit for the period. Gross …

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Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Wraps Up 2017 TEF Entrepreneurship Forum – Largest Gathering Of African Entrepreneurs

Tony Elumelu, Entrepreneurship

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy dedicated to supporting entrepreneurship, concluded its 3rd annual TEF Entrepreneurship Forum on 14th of October 2017 in Lagos. The Forum hosted more than 1,300 participants from 54 African countries. The most diverse and inclusive gathering of African entrepreneurs on the continent, the Forum continued its strong tradition of showcasing innovation across sectors, including Agriculture, Technology, Healthcare, Fashion …

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