Only business environment that attracts, retains FDIs can grow Africa—Elumelu
Self-styled Africapitalism crusader and chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Mr. Tony Elumelu, has made it clear that for poverty to be truly alleviated in Nigeria and Africa in general, leaders must restore friendly business environment that can not…
Can Nigerian economy produce another Tony Elumelu?
When Mr. Tony Elumelu veered into the nation’s banking industry during the late 1990s and instituted Standard Trust Bank (STB), majority of his peers did not give him the chance and hope to steer the tide and come out champion….
Elumelu meets presidents, drills East African youths on basic entrepreneurship keys
In line with his self-styled Africapitalism drive, the Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA) and founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Mr. Tony Elumelu, is currently touring East African countries with his strategic campaign designed to deepen entrepreneurship and infrastructure…
TEF picks 1,250 out of 151,692 applicants for 2018 Entrepreneurs programme
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) on Thursday in Lagos, announced 1,250 successful African entrepreneurs with the most innovative, high-potential business ideas that will participate in the 2018 Entrepreneurship programme. The 4th cycle selection was made out of over 151,692 applications…
Dangote, Elumelu at Davos, call for multilateral support for African entrepreneurs
Leading African richest man, investor and industrialist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and his compatriot, Mr. Tony Elumelu who doubles as the chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, and founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), have stressed called for more realistic…
Northern youths’ being lowest applicants in TEF seed money discouraging—UBA
The Jos Branch Manager of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr. Ezekiel Shammah, has expressed displeasure on what he described as very poor turnout for the application to access business start-up grants offered by the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF)…
Elumelu Foundation unveils 4th cycle of entrepreneurship scheme
To deepen its ongoing Africapitalism drive this year, the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Programme has launched the 4th cycle of the initiative. Chief Executive Officer of the non-governmental organization (NGO), Parminder Vir, said “we are happy to announce that…
Elumelu hits back at Discos, calls for new investors
Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and Transnational Corporation Plc, Mr. Tony Elumelu, has observed poor services delivery and asked the Federal Government to immediately review the entire process that lead to the emergence of current service providers….
Elumelu Foundation plans to host 1,300 African Entrepreneurs
All is set for third edition of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Forum was slated for October 13. Currently, TEF is Africa’s leading philanthropy, galvanizing over 1,300 African Entrepreneurs, Business leaders and Policymakers from 54 countries in Lagos annually….
What I want to see is Africans investing in Africa—-Elumelu
The Chairman of Heirs Holdings, and the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Tony Elumelu, has begun a new continental campaign designed to drive massive in-continent investments by citizens of the African continent. Speaking in Kigali, Rwanda at the recent African Export-Import…
