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- 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,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 23 Mar 2025
Tony Elumelu Foundation Grants $15m to 3,000 African Entrepreneurs
Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced a $15 million grant to support 3,000 budding entrepreneurs from 52 African countries. Tony Elumelu, founder, TEF, made this known on Sunday in Abuja during…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 29 Feb 2024
Tony Elumelu Foundation enters Harvard’s Curriculum
In an unprecedented move, the Harvard Business School, the graduate business school of Harvard University, is set to cast the spotlight on the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), recognising the…
- 10 Dec 2020
Tony Elumelu Foundation Partners EU for Economic Empowerment Transformation of African Women
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy committed to empowering young African entrepreneurs, has announced a partnership with the European Union to identify, train, mentor…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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.…
- 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…
- 25 Mar 2019
AfDB, Tony Elumelu Foundation Partner to Support Youth Entrepreneurs in Africa
The African Development Bank and the Tony Elumelu Foundation have signed a Letter of Intent to accelerate youth entrepreneurship across Africa. The partnership will bring about future collaboration…
- 3 Jan 2021
Tony Elumelu Foundation Pledges Support for Africa’s Economic Recovery
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has explained that the opening of the application portal for its entrepreneurship programme on January 1, 2021, was to empower young entrepreneurs in the continent…
- 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…
- 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…
- 19 Jul 2010
Tony Elumelu Foundation Shops for CEO
A newly formed charitable foundation dedicated to promoting excellence in business management, entrepreneurship and leadership across Africa, the Tony Elumelu Foundation is looking to recruit an…
- 19 Dec 2022
Blinken, Tony Elumelu, Rally U.S. and African entrepreneurs, investors & policymakers @U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
About 300 entrepreneurs, investors, and celebrities took part in the opening reception for the US-Africa Leaders Summit, the investment-focused “Innovators Gathering”, honoring the influx of two-way…
- 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),…
- 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…
- 25 Apr 2019
Elumelu Foundation Boss Seeks Improved Tax Policies
Tony Elumelu, chairman, Heirs Holdings and Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation, has called for far reaching Tax reforms and for the National Assembly to urgently pass the Executive Tax bill into law.…
- 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…
- 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…