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February 10, 2026 No Responses

Tony Elumelu: Agriculture Key To Jobs, Food Security As Africa’s Youth Population Grows

Chairman of Heirs Holdings and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mr. Tony Elumelu, on Tuesday called for sustained investment in agriculture and young entrepreneurs as a pathway to jobs creation, food security and inclusive economic growth across Africa.Elumelu made...

November 26, 2025 No Responses

Elumelu: Now Is Africa’s Moment for Action

Africa must shift from dialogue to decisive action if it intends to unlock its full potential, Chairman of Heirs Holdings and United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu, declared at the African Association of Accountants General (AAAG) Annual Conference in...

January 7, 2025 No Responses

Tony Elumelu Foundation Opens Applications For Entrepreneurship Schemes

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced the opening of the application portal for its 2025 Entrepreneurship Programmes. It urged aspiring and existing entrepreneurs from across Africa to apply for world-class training, expert mentoring, and non-refunda...

September 20, 2023 No Responses

Tony Elumelu Foundation Partners UNICEF, IKEA On Green Entrepreneurship Programme

The Tony Elumelu Foundation, UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited (GenU), and IKEA Foundation have announced their strategic partnership to launch a pioneering Green Entrepreneurship Programme that is aimed at empowering African youth and tackling the triple pl...

December 15, 2022 No Responses

Elumelu Laments Trade Discrimination Against Africa

Africa suffers the most trade discrimination in the whole world, Chairman, Heirs Holdings, Mr Tony Elumelu has said, calling on its leaders to address the barriers facing the continent. Elemulu said this at a side event on “Charting the Course:.....

September 27, 2021 No Responses

UBA Foundation Opens 2021 National Essay Competition Portal

UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced the commencement of the 2021 edition of its annual National Essay Competition (NEC) in Nigeria with a call for entries. The National Essa...

June 17, 2021 No Responses

Tony Elumelu Foundation Trains 200,000 African Entrepreneurs

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy empowering young African entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries, has successfully trained over 200,000 entrepreneurs in core busines...

January 2, 2021 No Responses

Tony Elumelu Foundation Partners PwC On Impact Assessment Report

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) on Friday unveiled the TEF Entrepreneurship programme for 2021 to empower women and men across the African continent. Meanwhile, the Foundation in conjunction with Price Waterhouse and Coopers (PwC)&n...

January 1, 2021 No Responses

Tony Elumelu Foundation Opens 2021 Entrepreneurship Programme Application

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy dedicated to empowering African entrepreneurs, opens applications on its TEFConnect digital platform (www.tefconnect.com) today, January 1, 2021. According to the Foundation, this year’...