The Group Chairman of UBA, Mr Tony Elumelu has stressed that entrepreneurship is key to achieving poverty reduction and empowering the youth in Africa to overcome their economic challenges. Mr Elumelu was speaking at a lecture on entrepreneurship at the University of Ghana Business School in Accra as part of an African tour to promote … Read more
African governments should allocate 10 percent of Pension Funds to support the private sector especially entrepreneurs, Tony O. Elumelu, Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has suggested. He said African governments were still following the model being used by the developed countries in administering Pension Funds, which made it difficult for the … Read more
Elumelu Speaks on Africapitalism to youths at Ghana’s leading institution Tony Elumelu visited Ghana as the first stop of his UBA tour of Africa, propagating the ideal of Africapitalism. In continuation of his strategic vision of engineering a robust economic and business relationship across the continent through Africapitalism as a necessary tool for the socio … Read more
Tony Elumelu visited Ghana as the first stop of his tour of Africa propagating the ideal of Africapitalism. In continuation of his strategic vision of engineering a robust economic and business relationship across the continent through Africapitalism as a necessary tool for the socio economic development of Africa, the Group Chairman UBA Plc, and Founder … Read more
The Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu, has charged African entrepreneurs to ensure excellence and endeavour to offer products and services of high standards “without a compromise on quality”. He admonished that quality should be a priority “so that when people hear that brand name they know that it is synonymous to … Read more
Mr Tony Onyemaechi Elumelu, the Chairman of UBA Group, has called on African governments to provide conducive business environment for entrepreneurs to operate. He said entrepreneurs needed more eco-systems to succeed in their business operations which would enable them to contribute to the development of the economy. Mr Elumelu, who is also the Founder of … Read more
The Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA) has entreated the African Development Bank (AfDB) to refocus its intervention in the continent towards the empowerment of entrepreneurs. Tony Elumelu said a comprehensive investment support for entrepreneurs in Africa will help realize African Union (A. U.)’s dream of reducing poverty. The renowned entrepreneur made these remarks … Read more
Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghanaian fashion brand, AfroModTrends, Mawuenana Ami Yomekpe, has been announced as one of the winners of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP). For her prize, she received an amount of $5,000 as seed funding after successfully completing a 12-week start-up enterprise toolkit online training, submitting three progressive narrative … Read more
Ms. Mawuenana Ami Yomekpe, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ghanaian fashion brand, AfroModTrends, has been announced as one of the winners of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP). For her prize, she received an amount of $5000 as seed funding after successfully completing a twelve-week start-up enterprise toolkit online training, submitting three progressive … Read more
At the largest annual gathering of African entrepreneurs, held in Lagos, Nigeria, the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) hosted almost 1,000 women and men from 54 African countries, for the 2nd TEF Entrepreneurship Forum. The Forum celebrates the 2016 cohort of Elumelu Entrepreneurs, selected from over 45,000 applicants. It is the annual highlight of the Tony … Read more
President Koroma of Sierra Leone, President Obasanjo of Nigeria, Governor Ikpeazu, Minister Lai Mohammed, Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija, join 1,000 African entrepreneurs at the 2016 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum. The Foundation announced partnerships with African Development Bank, ECOWAS, Coca-Cola, Nigeria’s Ministry of Information. At the largest annual gathering of African entrepreneurs, held in Lagos, Nigeria, … Read more