30 results
- 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…
- 5 Jan 2023
Tony Elumelu Foundation Opens Portal for 2023 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme
Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) — an African private-sector-led philanthropy dedicated to empowering African entrepreneurs has opened it's portal to accept applications for the 2023 cohort of the TEF…
- 3 Feb 2021
Tony Elumelu Foundation Seeks Africans for its 2021 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme Application
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africas leading philanthropy dedicated to empowering African entrepreneurs, is currently running applications on its TEFConnect digital platform till March 31,…
- 6 Jul 2018
Tony Elumelu Pledges N500m to Delta Sate Focused Entrepreneurship Programme
Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Founder and Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony O. Elumelu, has pledged N500 million to create an entrepreneurship programme exclusive to indigenes of Delta…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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.…
- 21 Mar 2024
Tony Elumelu Foundation Set to Unveil 2024 Cohort of its Flagship Entrepreneurship Programme
Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering African entrepreneurs, will announce 1,200 African entrepreneurs across 54 African countries as beneficiaries of its flagship…
- 3 Jan 2015
Elumelu Dangles $100m on NextGen African Entrepreneurs
The $100 Million Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP)– an annual programme of training, funding and mentoring, designed to empower the next generation of African entrepreneurs –…
- 28 Dec 2016
Elumelu Foundation 3rd Round Entrepreneurship Programme Begins Jan 1
On January 1, 2017, the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) will begin accepting applications for the third round of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. The Programme is the Foundations 10-year, US$100…
- 18 Mar 2019
The Tony Elumelu Foundation to Announce Selected Entrepreneurs for 2019 Programme
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading African philanthropy committed to empowering African entrepreneurs, will announce the selected applicants for the 2019 cohort of the Foundation’s…
- 24 Mar 2015
Elumelu Foundation Selects 1,000 African Entrepreneurs for $100M TEE Programme
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) had announce dthe selection of the first 1,000 African entrepreneurs for the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP). TEEP is a $100 million initiative to…
- 17 Feb 2015
Tony Elumelu Foundation Announces New Chief Executive
The board of Trustees of the Tony Elumelu Foundation announces the appointment of Professor Reid E. Whitlock as Chief Executive of the Foundation, commencing February 15. Professor Whitlock’s…
- 12 Jul 2015
Elumelu Foundation Holds Bootcamo for 1,000 African Entrepreneurs
As part of Tony Elumelu’s $100 million commitment to empowering African entrepreneurs, 1,000 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs, representing 51 African countries from the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship…
- 10 Mar 2017
GE Partners with Tony Elumelu Foundation on ‘Lagos Garage’
Leading multinational, General Electric (GE) and leading entrepreneurship The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) have announced a partnership that would allow up to 25 Tony Elumelu EF Entrepreneurs to…
- 16 Mar 2022
Tony Elumelu Foundation, Google.Org Announce Inaugural Fellowship Program to Support African Entrepreneurs
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and Google announced today an inaugural Google.org Fellowship to provide one million additional Africans with access to TEFConnect, as part of the Foundation's…
- 26 Aug 2019
Tony Elumelu to Deliver Keynote Address at TICAD Africa Development Conference in Japan
Tony O. Elumelu, founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), will speak at the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD),…
- 9 Oct 2018
Tony Elumelu Foundation, GIZ to Empower Young Entrepreneurs in East, West Africa
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading entrepreneurship philanthropy, is partnering with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the German Government’s…
- 26 Nov 2019
Tony Elumelu to Receive NPOM Award from FG
Tony O. Elumelu, founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and chairman of the United Bank for Africa Group (UBA) and Heirs Holdings, will be conferred with the National Productivity Order of…
- 23 Mar 2026
Tony Elumelu Celebrates 63rd Birthday by Empowering 3,200 Entrepreneurs Across Africa
In a move to reaffirm his commitment to empowering African entrepreneurs, Chairman of Heirs Holdings, UBA Group and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Tony O. Elumelu, CFR, has announced…
- 22 Mar 2021
Tony Elumelu Foundation Releases 2020 Annual Letter
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy committed to empowering African entrepreneurs, has released its 2020 Annual Letter titled “THE POWER OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AMIDST…
- 1 Feb 2021
Tony Elumelu Foundation Announces Three Senior Executive Appointments
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering African entrepreneurs, has announced three senior executive appointments, effective February 1, 2021. Tony Elumelu This follows…
- 18 Feb 2024
Tony Elumelu - Building People, Enriching African Lives
Anthony Onyemaechi Elumelu, one of Africa’s leading investors and philanthropists has been a positive influence on those around him and has been motivating others toward success. Tony Elumelu Also…
- 19 Sept 2017
Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs to Receive Tech Support from Microsoft
Microsoft, through its 4Afrika Initiative, has collaborated with the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) to provide entrepreneurs in the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme with technology-based tools,…
- 2 Jun 2021
Tony Elumelu Foundation, DEG Partner to Empower 200 Additional Entrepreneurs Across Africa
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy empowering young African entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries, has partnered with DEG, the German development financial…
- 11 May 2021
Tony Elumelu Foundation Opens Call for Mentors
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering African entrepreneurs across all 54 African countries, is calling on exceptional individuals with a minimum of five years of…
- 10 Feb 2020
Tony Elumelu Foundation Disburses First $5m Partnership Commitment from AfDB
Tony O. Elumelu, has congratulated the African Development Bank (AfDB), and Akinwumi Adesina, AfDB President on their commitment to African entrepreneurship, with the disbursement of $2.5million seed…