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- 29 Jul 2015
GEN, Elumelu Foundation Others Join Forces to Spark Global Entrepreneurship
An impressive collection of organizations have come together to answer President Barack Obama's call at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit yesterday in Nairobi, Kenya, to advance entrepreneurship and…
- 14 Aug 2018
4th Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum Holds October
Africa’s leading entrepreneurship-focused philanthropic organisation, the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), has announced October 25, 2018, as the date for its 4thannual TEF Entrepreneurship Forum.…
- 6 Jan 2025
Tony Elumelu Foundation Opens Applications for 2025 Entrepreneurship Programmes
Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading champion of entrepreneurship, has announced the opening of applications for its 2025 Entrepreneurship Programmes. It asked both aspiring and existing…
- 21 Dec 2022
FATE Foundation Boosts Entrepreneurship with Report
The FATE Institute of FATE Foundation has launched the State of Entrepreneurship in Nigeria 2022 report as it steps up efforts to boost entrepreneurship The report was inaugurated at the 8th Annual…
- 1 Oct 2017
Africa’s Biggest Entrepreneurship Reality TV Show Debuts
Africa’s Biggest Entrepreneurship Reality TV Show Debuts Season 2 of the reality TV show of Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs (A.Y.E), the world’s largest entrepreneurship network with over twelve million…
- 26 Mar 2018
BoI to Train 3,000 NYSC Members Annually on Entrepreneurship Skills
The Bank of Industry (BoI) says it will train 3,000 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members on entrepreneurship skills annually under the Graduate Entrepreneurship Fund (GEF) programme. Mr Kayode…
- 17 Jul 2026
Foundations Launch Youth Entrepreneurship Incubation Programme
FATE Foundation, with funding from the Citi Foundation, has launched the Youth Entrepreneurship Incubation Programme to equip young people in Nigeria with financial literacy and entrepreneurship…
- 16 Dec 2019
AfDB Approves $5m Grant to Scale up Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AFDB) has approved a grant of $5 million to enable the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme to scale up its outreach and impact…
- 17 Oct 2018
Entrepreneurship: An Engine for Job Creation And Inclusive Growth in Nigeria
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke Entrepreneurship simply put is taking the risk of running your own business. In the case of Nigeria, young Nigerians have to brave quite a myriad of challenges before they can…
- 28 Nov 2016
Nigeria Missing as Namibia Tops All African Countries Featured in Global Entrepreneurship Index
The Ashish J Thakkar Global Entrepreneurship Index of 85 countries ranks Singapore as the best environment for entrepreneurs. Of the African nations, Namibia scores highest and comes 42nd overall –…
- 16 Feb 2016
MTN, Jumia to Launch Entrepreneurship Challenge across Africa
MTN, in partnership with the MTN Solution Space and Jumia, are proud to announce the launch of the MTN Entrepreneurship Challenge powered by Jumia. The Pan-African competition launching today, will…
- 30 Oct 2016
Obi, Ekeh to Headline ESUT/Yudala Entrepreneurship Summit
Dr. Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State, and Leo Stan Ekeh, chairman, Zinox Group, have been confirmed as the headline speakers for a mega entrepreneurship summit scheduled for Michael Okpara…
- 14 Mar 2025
Tony Elumelu Foundation Set to Announce 2025 Cohort of TEF Entrepreneurship Programme
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy empowering entrepreneurs is set to announce the 11th cohort of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme on Saturday, March 22, 2025. The…
- 2 Jan 2019
100m Tony Elumelu Foundation for Entrepreneurship Programme Opens Application
Tony Elumelu Foundation, has begun to accept applications for the 2019 cohort of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. The programme is a 10-year, $100 million commitment to identify, train,…
- 4 Feb 2021
Pantami Harps on Benefits of National Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre
Dr Isa Ali Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy has said that the National Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre will enable Nigerians acquire cutting-edge technological…
- 9 Dec 2016
Ekeh, Zinox Boss Tapped as Guest Speaker at IMSU-Yudala Entrepreneurship Summit
Leo Stan Ekeh, Africa’s biggest digital entrepreneur and chairman of Zinox Group will feature as the Guest Speaker at a mega entrepreneurship summit hosted by the Imo State University (IMSU) and its…
- 30 Dec 2019
TEF-UNDP Unveils Final 2,100 Africans for Entrepreneurship Programme
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced a final list of 2,100 African entrepreneurs who will benefit from the inaugural TEF-UNDP Entrepreneurship Programme. Tony Elumelu The programme targets…
- 28 Oct 2018
Elumelu at TEF Says Entrepreneurship is the Key to Unlocking Economic Development
5,000 African entrepreneurs, private and public sector leaders and the broader entrepreneurship ecosystem convened in Lagos on Thursday, October 25, 2018 for the annual Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF)…
- 12 Aug 2015
ITU Announces Telecom World Entrepreneurship Awards
ITU has launched the ITU Telecom World Entrepreneurship Awards 2015, a new awards programme for the most innovative start-ups, micro-, small and medium-sized businesses participating at ITU Telecom…
- 12 Aug 2024
Nigeria Will Be A Global Player In Tech Innovation, Entrepreneurship – DG NITDA
Federal Government of Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to positioning the country as a global leader in technology innovation and entrepreneurship. This assertion was made by the…
- 5 Jul 2023
GAIN Partners DBN to Train 200 Young Nigerian Women on Entrepreneurship
Grand Africa Initiative-GAIN and the Development Bank of Nigeria Plc (DBN) have announced the second edition of their collaboration to train two hundred young Nigerian Women in an entrepreneurship…
- 22 Sept 2021
Digital Entrepreneurship Crucial to Sustainable Digital Economy — DG NITDA
Digital entrepreneurship has been described as a crucial element necessary in ensuring sustainable digital economy because through innovations in technology, people have been able to shop and sell…
- 1 Dec 2021
NITDA to Collaborate with Baze University on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
In its commitment to implement the Strategic RoadMap and Action Plan SRAP 2021-2024, the National Information Technology Development Agency NITDA, has identified Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a…
- 9 Sept 2022
DBN Offers Free Entrepreneurship Training Program for MSME
Thousands of Nigerian Micro, Small, and Medium Businesses (MSMEs) are set to benefit from the free entrepreneurship program being offered by the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) Plc. The free…
- 4 Sept 2019
UNILAG, Ecobank Partner to Promote Entrepreneurship among Youths
Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, vice chancellor, University of Lagos has commended Ecobank for its consistent support for the promotion of entrepreneurship among students and youths across the country.…
- 2 Oct 2022
Entrepreneurship, Industrial Hubs Hold Key to Nigeria’s Development — FIRS boss
Entrepreneurship and Industrial Hubs across the Federation, hold the key to Nigeria’s economic development, the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Mr. Muhammad Nami, has said.…
- 18 Jun 2021
FG Inaugurates Digital Entrepreneurship Policy
Federal government has inaugurated the Nigeria Digital Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Startup Policy (NDIESP) in line with National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) for a digital…
- 4 Jun 2019
Nestlé Africa Innovation Challenge To Boost Entrepreneurship In Nigeria
Nigeria’s quest to boost local entrepreneurship received a huge support with the launch of Nestlé’s Research and Development (R&D) innovation challenge, which was unveiled in Lagos. The…
- 28 Jul 2019
Presidents, Global Leaders Tackle Job Creation, Others @ 2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum
At the recently concluded 5th edition of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Forum, five African Presidents and thousands of young African entrepreneurs converged at the most…
- 25 Nov 2020
NITDA, ICT Stakeholders to Co-create Digital Innovation, Entrepreneurship Policy Document
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) through Office for ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Stakeholders in the Start Up ecosystem are jointly working on creating a…