President Muhammadu Buhari has sent warm felicitations to renowned economist and philanthropist, Tony Onyemaechi Elumelu, on his 58th birthday, joining family and friends to rejoice with the entrepreneur, whose interests continue to create opportunities for growth and development in the…
VFD boss urges young Nigerians to take advantage of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme
Nonso Okpala, VFD Group Boss jumps on the #TEFChallenge in an interview and spoke on the importance of the 2021 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme for young entrepreneurs. What were you up to before this call came in? Well, my morning rituals…
Okowa’s Conversion of Tertiary Institutions into Universities: Sagacity or accidental masterstroke? – Magnus Onyibe
One of the iconic leaders that is often cited all over the world as an exemplar, is Lee Kuan Yew, who was the prime minister of Singapore that owes much of his fame to the legacy of a phenomenal, rapid…
Heirs Holdings acquires OML 17 significantly expanding oil and gas portfolio
Heirs Holdings announced Friday the unconditional acquisition of a 45% participating interest in Nigerian oil licence OML 17 and related assets, through TNOG Oil and Gas Limited (a related company of Heirs Holdings and Transcorp), from the Shell Petroleum Development…
Tony Elumelu Foundation, European Union partner to empower 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 and fund 2,500 young African women entrepreneurs in 2021. The partnership will disburse €20…
See how CACOVID is about to do what govt couldn’t do to provide security and harness youth demography in Nigeria – Magnus Onyibe
Policing in Nigeria is about to receive a boost through the injection of N100 billion investment into the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) to improve its fledgling services. And the gesture is not courtesy of government. But it is out of…
Belgium confers highest national honour on African philanthropist, Tony Elumelu
The Kingdom of Belgium has conferred the honorary distinction of Officer in the Order of Leopold, the country’s oldest and most important National Honour, on Africa’s leading investor and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu, CON, in recognition of his commitment to…
#EndSARS protests, hungry & angry Nigerians, CACOVID and social safety net – Magnus Onyibe
The viciousness and desperation with which Nigerians went about looting warehouses containing food items meant to help the poor cope with the Covid-19 induced hardships reflect the frightening rate of hunger in Nigeria. And it is evidence of the total…
Tony Elumelu: God’s gift to Africa – Ehi Braimah
A great mind such as Tony Elumelu, founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF); Chairman of UBA, Africa’s Global Bank, and Chairman of Heirs Holdings, an African investment conglomerate, amongst several other interests, needs little or no introduction. He is…
Azuh Arinze profiles Christopher Kolade, Jim Ovia, Tony Elumelu, others in new books
Publisher and Editor in Chief, Yes International! Magazine, Azuh Arinze, has released two new books about leadership and success. The books are based on decades of business experience and successful careers, popular business executives Tony Elumelu, Christopher Kolade, Jim Ovia…
