Heads of State in Africa have been urged to come up with policies that will attract private sector investment to the continent. This call was made by Chairman of Heirs Holdings and founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony O. Elumelu, CON. While addressing some private sector captains, global investment leaders and key players in…
Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA) and one of Africa’s top businessmen, Tony Elumelu, has stressed the need to change the African narrative while concentrating on the myriad of opportunities inherent in the continent, stating that its economic transformation and stimulation should be the focus of all governments and global institutions. This, he says,…
Chairman of African proprietary investment company, Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu, has called on the government to prioritise SMEs, the Creative Sector and access to electricity to drive job creation, inclusive growth and the diversification of the economy. He made this call while speaking on the topic “Opportunities, Productivity and Employment: Actualizing the Economic Recovery and…
Following the August 14 unprecedented disaster, Tony Elumelu, Founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation and Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), on Wednesday 23 August, paid a state visit to the people and Government of Sierra Leone to commiserate over the great loss caused by devastating mudslides and floods that have claimed hundreds of innocent…
The Nigerian military has been applauded for their zeal and commitment towards ensuring the protection of Nigeria’s territorial integrity and the fight against insurgency in some parts of the country. The Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Mr. Tony O. Elumelu gave the commendation while delivering a lecture on Tuesday at the Armed – -Forces Command and…
…says we need more Tony Elumelus to take our children off the streets The Sultan of Sokoto, Sultan Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, commended the Tony Elumelu Foundation and its Founder, Tony O. Elumelu for their contribution to entrepreneurship and creation of jobs for young people in the North. The Sultan made this commendation during a…
At the 24th Annual General Meeting of the African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim), held in Rwanda, Tony Elumelu, CON, Chairman of Heirs Holdings and the Tony Elumelu Foundation, congratulated Afrexim for the critical support that the Bank, led by President Oramah, provides for African businesses and its significant contribution to the development of cross-border trade and…
“Embrace legacy, you are not here forever,” Mr Tony O. Elumelu, CON, Chairman of Heirs Holdings, and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, has urged policymakers as he represented the African private sector at the opening session of the 2017 World Economic Forum on Africa which began in Durban, South Africa, on Wednesday May 3.…
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 economic development of Africa, the Group Chairman UBA Plc, and…
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…