The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has created over 160,000 direct and indirect jobs across Africa in three years. Also, the foundation which is dedicated to catalysing entrepreneurship, announced its third annual TEF Entrepreneurship Forum, scheduled to hold on October 13-14 in Lagos, as one of the most diverse annual gatherings of African entrepreneurs and SMEs. […]
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On January 1, 2017, The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) will begin accepting applications for the third round of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. The Programme is the Foundation’s 10-year, US$100 million commitment to training, mentoring and funding 10,000 African entrepreneurs. The application portal will be open until midnight (WAT), March 1, 2017. Entrepreneurs must complete the […]
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THE TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION CONVENES AFRICA’S LARGEST GATHERING OF ENTREPRENEURS * 2ND ANNUAL TEF ENTERPRENEURSHIP FORUM OPENS IN LAGOS, NIGERIA * NEARLY 1,000 AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS FROM 54 COUNTRIES ATTENDING Today, The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) opened the 2nd TEF Entrepreneurship Forum – the largest gathering of African entrepreneurs and the highlight of the annual TEF […]
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The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture and the Tony Elumelu Foundation on Tuesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the development of the creative industries in Nigeria. This disclosure was made by the Minister of information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed during the ceremony, stating that the partnership will help re-position the Creative […]
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1,000 NEW AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS JOIN $100M TONY ELUMELU ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME Lagos, Nigeria, 22 March 2016 — The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) announces the selection of 1,000 entrepreneurs for the 2nd round of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP). Launched in 2015, TEEP is the largest African philanthropic initiative devoted to entrepreneurship and represents a 10-year, […]
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The Tony Elumelu Foundation and the United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) have entered into partnered with the United States Department of Commerce to host a panel and round table discussion between members of the U.S. Presidential Council on Doing Business in Africa (PCDBIA)with a diverse community of African entrepreneurs. The eleven man U.S. delegation, […]
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