French employers invite Nigerian billionaire, Tony Elumelu

Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation and Chairman, Heirs Holdings Limited, Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, CON;  CEO, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Parminder Vir; during the press conference held in Lagos on Wednesday, announcing the entrepreneurship boot camp for the 1,000 selected Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs representing all 36 Nigerian states and 51 African countries scheduled for July 10-12 in Ota, Ogun State.

Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation and Chairman, Heirs Holdings Limited, Mr. Tony O....

The Managing Director of UBA Tanzania Mr. Demola Ogunfeyimi addresses the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) Entrepreneurs heading for the training in Ota Nigeria from Tanzania during the send off dinner in Dar es Salaam organized by United Bank for Africa Tanzania.

The Managing Director of UBA Tanzania Mr. Demola Ogunfeyimi addresses the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) Entrepreneurs heading for the training in Ota Nigeria from Tanzania...

Nigerian female DJ and producer Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola popularly known as DJ Cuppy is embarking her Pan – African tour on eight countries. Tanzania is a fifth country she has visited in her month-long tour. The lovely daughter of the Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola came by at our studios and she had an exciting chat […]

Tony O. Elumelu, C.O.N., with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon at the opening of the joint United Nations General Assembly and Economic and Social Council conference on “The role of partnerships in the implementation of the post-2015 Development Agenda”. Elumelu gave the keynote address representing the global private sector. (Photo by Mr. Billy Bly).

UN Headquarters, New York, NY

On Wednesday, April 9th, the UN General Assembly and Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) hosted...

Budding entrepreneurs across Africa can now apply to join the second annual Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) for start-up businesses based in Africa.

The Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme application portal opens for entries today, January 1, 2016 and will accept applications until Midnight WAT on March 1, 2016.  To apply, entrepreneurs must complete the online application form on the web portal here

Successful applicants who complete the programme will receive the local...

Budding entrepreneurs across Africa can now apply to join the second annual Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) for start-up businesses based in Africa.

The Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme application portal is already open for entries since January 1, 2016 and will accept applications until Midnight GMT on March 1, 2016.  To apply, entrepreneurs must complete the online application form on the web portal: http://bit.ly/ApplyForTEEP2016

Successful applicants who complete...

In his recent article in the Economist, Tony Elumelu declared that, “In 2015, the African entrepreneur will explode on to the global stage, as a new generation shows the world what those of us doing business in Africa have long known: that our continent is home to some of the most exciting and innovative entrepreneurial talent.”

Today, we take the first step to helping the explosion happen.

At 11:00am, during a major press conference at Heirs Place, Mr. Elumelu announced the launch of The...

Tony O. Elumelu with the 1,000 entrepreneurs representing 51 African countries from the 2015 class of the $100 million Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme during the entrepreneurship boot camp in Ota, Nigeria in July.

Tony O. Elumelu is chairman of Heirs Holdings and founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation

‘Africapitalism’ is the key to creating more economic opportunities in Africa

Images of refugees attempting to reach Europe through any and all possible means have dominated global...

Pan-African think tank to promote private sector role in unlocking economic opportunity

Tony O. Elumelu, CON, the chairman of Heirs Holdings and founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation, today inaugurated the Africapitalism Institute at the Shared Value Leadership Summit in New York. The establishment of the Institute was first announced on May 8th at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa, in Abuja, Nigeria.

Africapitalism – the philosophy promoted by Mr. Elumelu – calls on the African...