The United Bank for Africa (UBA), Africa’s leading Pan-African bank, recently hosted a cocktail reception for US and African business leaders at the Essex House in New York City. The event was held alongside the UNGA and right after the US – Africa Business Forum(USABF) which was organized by Bloomberg and the United States department […]
Read More
The Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Mr Tony Elumelu, has won the Africa Investor Person of the Year Award at the Africa Investor CEO Institutional Investment Summit in New York. Receiving the award, Elumelu, extolled stakeholders in the public and private sectors committed to improving access to power in Africa. He equally acknowledged the staff and […]
Read More
Chairman, Heirs Holdings, UBA Plc and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Mr. Tony Elumelu, has Called on stakeholders in the African continent to take advantage of the enormous economic potential and opportunities offers by the continent to build stronger business relationships between France and the African continent. He made the call at the recent […]
Read More
Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Chairman of Heirs Holdings and UBA Plc., Mr. Tony Elumelu, has advocated entrepreneurship as a veritable solution to achieving poverty reduction in the country. The renowned banker delivered a paper titled: “Entrepreneurship, Corporate Social Responsibility and Africapitalism: The Role of The Private Sector In Fighting Poverty in Nigeria”, at the nation’s […]
Read More
Abuja, Nigeria, 13 July 2016 — Leading African businessman and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu CON joined the First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Buhari and wife of the Vice President of Nigeria, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo at a forum and exhibition on Nigerian Women in Export which was held in Abuja. Themed ‘Achieving Zero Oil Growth […]
Read More
Serial entrepreneur, philanthropist and promoter of Africaptalism, Tony O. Elumelu on 27 May 2016, delivered an inspiring speech in Paris, France, selling Nigeria as an investment destination to the French business community. Elumelu, who is the Chairman of Pan-African banking group, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and proprietary investment firm, Heirs Holdings delivered the […]
Read More
At the 51st Annual meeting of the board of governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB), African philanthropist Tony Elumelu, urged the private sector to tackle unemployment among African youths on the continent. Mr. Elumelu, the Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA) and pan-African investment company Heirs Holdings said during a panel session at […]
Read More
Foremost African businessman and philanthropist Mr. Tony O. Elumelu; Akin Adesina, President of the African Development Bank; former first lady of Mozambique and widow of Nelson Mandela; Graca Machel, Mr. Phillipe le Houerou, CEO of the International Finance Corporation and Tarek Sultan Al Esso, CEO and Vice Chairman of the Board Agility have been slated […]
Read More UBA CHAIRMAN TONY O. ELUMELU PLEDGES INVESTMENT IN EASTERN NIGERIA ……….Calls For Regional Approach To Development Lagos, Nigeria, 13 April 2016 – During a keynote address at the 1st annual Enugu Investment Summit, Chairman of Heirs Holdings and United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) Tony O. Elumelu presented a compelling case for a sub-regional approach […]
Read More
[su_dropcap]O[/su_dropcap]n Friday April 8, during the bank’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) which was held at the Eko Atlantic Hotel, Lagos, the shareholders of UBA applauded the UBA for its strong financial performance in 2015 despite the difficult operating environment globally. They also approved the board’s recommendation to pay a final dividend of 40 kobo per […]
Read More
Chairman, Heirs Holdings, UBA Plc and Founder Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mr. Tony Elumelu has lauded the U.S. House of Representatives for the passage of the “Electrify Africa Act,” which took nearly three years before passage. The Electrify Africa Act creates a framework for a major public-private partnership between the United States and sub-Saharan African countries […]
Read More
IN seeking for solution for the perennial electricity challenge in Africa, the Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation, and Chairman, Heirs Holdings Mr. Tony Elumelu, has called on the United States Congress to pass the ‘Electrify Africa Act’ to make a world of difference on the continent. He told aud“When you leave this place call your Representatives […]
Read More
