Tony Elumelu makes “TIME 100” list of most influential people in the world, 2020
TIME has named Tony O. Elumelu, one of Africa’s leading investors and philanthropists, in the 2020 TIME100, annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The list,…
COVID-19 pandemic will widen gender poverty gap – U.N.
The coronavirus pandemic will widen the poverty gap between women and men, pushing 47 million more women and girls into impoverished lives by next year, and undoing progress made in…
Fighting COVID-19: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donates $1m to Nigeria
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated one million dollars to help Nigeria in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund was received on Tuesday by the UN…
Dangote foundation donates N1.5bn to Nigeria, UN COVID-19 basket fund
Aliko Dangote The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has donated N1.5 billion ($3.8 million) to the ‘Nigeria/United Nations COVID-19 Basket Fund’ to boost the fight against the novel coronavirus disease….
AfDB Joins TEF Programme Catalysing entrepreneurship across Africa
From Right to Left: Tony O. Elumelu, CON, Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation and Akinwunmi Adesina, President, African Development Bank (AfDB) at the 2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum – Africa’s…
Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme gets $5m scale up grant approval from AfDB
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a grant of $5 million to enable the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme to scale up its…
Entrepreneurship journey entails hard work, discipline, sacrifice – Elumelu tells Cape Verdean entrepreneurs
Tony Elumelu and PM José Ulisses de Pina Ceorreia e Silva exchanging pleasantries Speaking at the Youth Konnekt Forum in Cape Verde on Thursday, African investor and philanthropist, Tony…
“Partner with us in empowering African entrepreneurs”- Elumelu challenges Japan
Founder Tony Elumelu, Foundation, TEF, Tony Elumelu, CON, challenged the Government of Japan to invest 5% of its $50billion commitment to Africa, in empowering African entrepreneurs. He gave the…
Forum seeks stakeholders support to ensure stability, peace, sustainable devt in Lake Chad basin
The Prime Minister of Republic of Niger, Mr Brigi Rafini said the Lake Chad Governors’ forum would ensure regional appropriation to eradicate insurgency in the various regions. Rafini said this…
UNTFHS facilitates dialogue to mitigate herdsmen, farmers crises in Nigeria’s middle-belt region
UN Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS) has facilitated dialogue aimed at mitigating herdsmen/farmers crisis in the middle-belt region of Nigeria, Mr Lucky Musonda, Head of Communication, UN Development Programme…