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- 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…
- 16 Jan 2020
Elumelu, UBA Group Chairman Donates Technology Centre to AAU
Tony O. Elumelu, chairman of UBA Group, has made the donation of a multipurpose information technology centre to his alma mater, Ambrose Ali University. Tony Elumelu Through the UBA Foundation, the…
- 26 Aug 2014
UBA Group Appoints Tony Elumelu as Chairman
Board of United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) on Monday, announced the appointment of Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, as chairman; he succeeds Ambassador Joe Keshi. Elumelu is chairman and chief executive…
- 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),…
- 25 Apr 2016
Elumelu, UBA Group Chairman Receives Lifetime Achievement Award in Abidjan
Tony Elumelu, group chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, was at the fifth edition of the annual forum, CGECI Academy, the Ivorian National Council of Employers, General Confederation of…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 2 Nov 2021
Elumelu@ GEN-U Sahel, Says TEF Funded 10, 898 Entrepreneurs across Africa
Tony Elumelu, founder and chairman of Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), has said that the foundation has funded 10, 898 entrepreneurs across Africa, who have gone on to create further 400, 000 direct…
- 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…
- 31 Jul 2025
Tony Elumelu Lists 3 Things Africa must do to Bridge Infrastructure Gap
Tony Elumelu, group chairman of Heirs Holdings and UBA, has listed strengthening fiscal capacity, driving operational efficiency, and unlocking innovative financing as three key things Africa must do…
- 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…
- 25 Oct 2023
Elumelu in Saudi Arabia, Woos Investors to Africa
Tony Elumelu, founder/chairman, Heirs Holdings Group, has advanced reasons private investors should invest and develop the continent. Tony Elumelu, founder/chairman, Heirs Holdings Group, Elumelu,…
- 30 Jun 2022
Heirs Life and Heirs Insurance Sponsors Tony Elumelu Storytellers Fund
Africa No Filter, a donor collaborative working to transform stereotypical narratives of Africa, has launched the Tony Elumelu Storytellers Fund. Named after African business leader and…
- 15 Apr 2016
Elumelu, UBA Chairman Pledges Investment in South East
Tony O. Elumelu chairman of Heirs Holdings and United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has presented a compelling case for a sub-regional approach to economic development for Eastern Nigeria. In doing so,…
- 21 Dec 2012
Elumelu Makes Top 4 African Business Leaders
Tony O. Elumelu, founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and chairman of Heirs Holdings Limited, has been named one of the four African Business Leaders of the Year, at an awards ceremony hosted by…
- 2 Feb 2016
Elumelu Urges US Congress to Pass the Electrify Africa Act
Tony Elumelu, chairman, Heirs Holdings and Founder Tony Elumelu Foundation has called on the United States Congress to pass the ‘Electrify Africa Act’ stating that the passage in to law would make a…
- 25 Jan 2018
Africa Promises Good Investment Opportunity- Elumelu
Mr. Tony Elumelu, group chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and one of Africa’s top businessman, has stressed the need to change the African narrative while concentrating on the myriad of…
- 7 Apr 2021
Youth Restiveness Ticking Time Bomb for Africa, Others- Elumelu
Tony O. Elumelu, chairman of United Bank for Africa, Heirs Holdings and founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation stressed the need to unlock the potential of youths in Africa, in order to catalyse the…
- 23 Sept 2020
“TIME 100” Lists Tony Elumelu among 100 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, the annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The list, now in its…
- 2 Feb 2017
REDTV Premiere: FG, UBA Commits to Developing Creative Industry
REDTV, a dynamic online lifestyle channel that puts the spotlight on Africa with a distinct global appeal, in conjunction with The Naked Convos has premiered a new web-series titled, ‘Our Best…
- 2 Aug 2020
Elumelu Advocates Collaborations to Boost Africa's Fortunes
Tony O. Elumelu, group chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has said that the Corona virus pandemic has presented a perfect opportunity for foreign investors to invest in Africa, owing to the…
- 4 Feb 2016
Elumelu Applauds US Congress for Passage of 'Electrify Africa Act'
Tony O. Elumelu, leading investor and chairman, Heirs Holdings, UBA Plc and founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, has applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for the passage of the “Electrify…
- 20 May 2020
Covid-19 Presents Opportunity to Reset Africa- Elumelu
Tony Elumelu, chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has stated that the Coronavirus Pandemic currently ravaging the world presents an opportunity to reset the African continent so that…
- 28 Dec 2012
Elumelu’s Heir Group Develops Commodity Trading Platform
Heirs Holdings, the African investment company focusing on principal investments in a variety of sectors across Africa, plans to establish the Africa Exchange Holdings Limited (AfEX), a platform to…
- 8 Jun 2015
Africans Investing in Africa” Book Launch
Two of Africa’s most prominent foundations – the Nigeria-based Tony Elumelu Foundation and the Oppenheimer family’s Brenthurst Foundation of South Africa – launched an important new book titled…
- 2 Mar 2020
Sanwo-Olu Commissions UBA Business Office at New Ultra-Modern Afriland Towers
United Bank for Africa (UBA) has officially added a new touch point to its network. Chairperson of Avon Healthcare Limited, Dr. Awele Elumelu; Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa(UBA) Plc and…
- 29 Jul 2016
Elumelu, UBA Chair Showers Praises On UBA Outgoing CEO/GMD
Tony Elumelu, chairman, United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has expressed delight with the performances of the outgoing group managing director and Chief executive officer, of the Bank, Phillips Oduoza.…
- 28 Mar 2025
IMF Appoints Elumelu, Nigerian Businessman to Advisory Council
International Monetary Fund (IMF), has appointed Tony Elumelu, Nigerian billionaire and group chairman of Heirs Holdings, owners of United Bank of Africa, to its advisory council on entrepreneurship…
- 22 Oct 2025
Elumelu Underscores Critical Role Of Private Sector As Engine Of Transformation
Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, and Heirs Holdings Limited, Tony Elumelu, CFR has challenged African policymakers to create environments that reward enterprise and unlock the…