Tony Elumelu

Hailing the Chairman of the United Bank of Africa Group, Buhari said the distinguished banker, economist, and philanthropist has brought honour and pride to ...

Buhari prayed for long life, good health and wisdom for the humanitarian and chairman of Heirs Holdings, Transcorp and Tony Elumelu Foundation. President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday congratulated the Chairman of UBA Plc, Tony Elumelu on the occasion of his 60th birthday. He joined family members, particularly Elumelu’s wife, Awele, in thanksgiving to God for all the resourcefulness and impact with a brighter future ahead.

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Chairman, UBA Plc, Tony Elumelu on the occasion of his 60th birthday today, saying the distinguished banker, ...

“President Buhari felicitates with Chairman of the United Bank of Africa (UBA) Group on the milestone, affirming the honor and pride that the benefactor has brought to Nigeria, and Africa, with his achievements, lighting the way for many to grow through inspiration, mentorship and training, with focus on raising generation of entrepreneurs. “As the Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Transcorp and Tony Elumelu Foundation clocks 60, the President joins family members, particularly his wife, Dr Awele Elumelu, in thanksgiving to God for all the resourcefulness and impact, with brighter future ahead. President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Chairman, UBA Plc, Tony Elumelu on the occasion of his 60th birthday today, saying the distinguished banker, economist, and philanthropist has brought honour and pride to Nigeria and Africa.

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated billionaire businessman and Chairman of Transcorp, Tony Elumelu, as he clocks 60 on Wednesday.

President Buhari prayed for long life, good health and wisdom for the humanitarian. “President Buhari notes the combination of youthfulness in style, broadness in networking, with both old and young, and the passion in pursuing and realizing dreams that the entrepreneur continually projects, graciously guiding others to nurture their business ideas to reality, especially in meeting societal needs and rendering value. President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated billionaire businessman and Chairman of Transcorp,

He shared a video that featured his throwback and recent pictures via his Instagram account to commemorate the day.

Expressing gratitude to God he wrote, “Thanking God for the gift of life. He shared a video that featured his throwback and recent pictures via his Instagram account to commemorate the day. Tony Elumelu, the Chairman of the United Bank for Africa, is a year older.

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with renowned banker, philanthropist and Chairman of the United Bank of Africa (UBA) Group, Mr. Tony Elumelu, ...

Awele Elumelu, in thanksgiving to God for all the resourcefulness and impact, with brighter future ahead. Tony Elumelu, on the occasion of his 60th birthday, A statement yesterday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr.

By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with distinguished banker, economist, and philanthropist, Tony Elumelu, on his 60th birthday.

Buhari noted the combination of ”youthfulness in style, broadness in networking, with both old and young, and the passion in pursuing and realizing dreams’’ that the entrepreneur continually projects. He said the celebrant has been lighting the way for many to grow through inspiration, mentorship and training, with focus on rising generations of entrepreneurs. Buhari affirmed the honour and pride that Elumelu had brought to Nigeria and Africa with his achievements.

Buhari joined family members, particularly his wife, Awele Elumelu, in thanksgiving to God for all the resourcefulness.

In 2022, TIME again recognised him with its inaugural TIME100 Impact list, honouring him alongside six global leaders who have gone over and beyond to move their industries – and the world – forward. As the chairman of Heirs Holdings, Transcorp and Tony Elumelu Foundation clocks 60, Buhari joined family members, particularly his wife, Awele Elumelu, in thanksgiving to God for all the resourcefulness and impact, with brighter future ahead. Buhari joined family members, particularly his wife, Awele Elumelu, in thanksgiving to God for all the resourcefulness and impact, with brighter future ahead.

WARRI – Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has congratulated the Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu, on his 60th birth anniversary.

“Your contributions to entrepreneurship in Nigeria and Africa remain laudable and will continue to inspire us, as government, as we build a Stronger Delta for our people. “Tony, you are a pride of Delta, and I must commend you for your economic philosophy of Africapitalism, which encapsulates private sector commitment to the economic transformation of Africa through long-term investments. “On behalf of my family, the government and people of Delta, I congratulate you, an illustrious son of Delta, Tony Onyemaechi Elumelu, CFR, on the occasion of your 60th birth anniversary.

This is contained in a press release personally signed by Elumelu Wednesday and circulated among newsmen.

“On this auspicious day, the Minority Caucus celebrates this great Nigerian and prays to God to continue to bless him with many more years in good health and greater insight in his service to our nation and humanity in general”. “The Minority Caucus also acknowledges his untiring philanthropic activities with which he continues to touch humanity in many special ways. “As representatives of the people, our Caucus extols Tony Elumelu’s dedication in raising, mentoring and empowering thousands of young entrepreneurs across the 54 African countries through his Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and other platforms, for which he has received numerous global recognitions including being named in Times list of 100 most influential people in the world.

Africa's leading philanthropist, entrepreneur, Tony O. Elumelu, is celebrating his birthday today, March 22, 2023.

and supply to small scale farmers and the government of Liberia. Because of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme training, sales have tripled due to our change in strategy,” another TEF Alumni from Benin Republic, Gbadamassi said at the symposium. “We applied and went through the TEF training where we learnt managing human resources and we have sold 60 megaton of rice and have established a huge oil palm. “So clean is a home laundry service and I started this adventure in 2019, with a capital of 50,000 CFA. “From your successful career in business to your Foundation, you’ve achieved a lot. On this milestone I want to say thank you for your good work and unwavering belief in a better tomorrow.

Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with banker, economist & philanthropist, Tony Elumelu, on his 60th birthday, sharing the occasion's joy and warmth with the ...

“President Buhari notes the combination of youthfulness in style, broadness in networking, with both old and young, and the passion in pursuing and realizing dreams that the entrepreneur continually projects, graciously guiding others to nurture their business ideas to reality, especially in meeting societal needs and rendering value. “The President believes Elumelu’s benevolence typifies his humble background and upbringing, starting out as a young banker, daring to dream of a modern and technologically friendly financial institution, Standard Trust Bank, and leading one of the biggest mergers with the UBA, which made history and strengthened the economy. Buhari felicitated with the UBA Chair on the milestone, affirming the honor and pride he had brought to Nigeria and Africa, with his achievements, lighting the way for many to grow through inspiration, mentorship and training, and raising generations of entrepreneurs.

Chairman of Heirs Holding and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Anthony Elumelu, on the occasion of his 60th birthday. The caucus, in a statement by the ...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and Minority Caucus of the House, have expressed felicitation with business mogul, Tony Elumelu ...

He has been an employer of labour who put smiles on the faces of an uncountable number of people. He has used his God-given resources to change the narrative in the lives of many of our compatriots. “Despite what Tony has achieved, he remains humble, which is quite commendable.

The President, Major General Muhammdu Buhari (retd.), Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, former President Olusegun Obasanjo and a former President of the ...

He has been an employer of labour who has put smiles on the faces of an uncountable number of people. He has used his God-given resources to change the narrative in the lives of many of our compatriots. Also, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and the Minority Caucus of the House, on Wednesday, rejoiced with the business mogul.

Leaders across the globe and some alumni of Tony Elumelu Foundation congratulated Tony Elumelu, the chairman of United Bank of Africa...

We leverage on Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things, and other technologies to run our mobile app and smart sanitary towel dispensers to usher in radical socio-economic empowerment of African women. I have no doubt that his foundation continues to be one of the factors that contributes to the development of youth potential and businesses across our great nation, Nigeria. “Happy Birthday Tony, and may the next 60 years of your life be even greater and brighter,” Nana Akufo-Addo, the president of Ghana said. Hillary and I are glad to join your family, friends, and admirers from around the world in wishing you a very happy 60th birthday.” “In particular, your empowerment of the youth across the African continent, by enabling them to fulfill their ambitions in business and academia, bears a pivotal role for Africa’s future. It’s been very inspiring for us to see your passion for philanthropy up close, and to watch you as you empower a rising generation of entrepreneurs across Africa.

Alumni of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Programme have applauded the founder and chairman of Heirs Holdings, Mr. Tony Elumelu, on his.

Aside being the founder and chairman of Heirs Holdings, he is also the chairman of UBA, a bank that operates in 20 countries across Africa, United Kingdom, France, UAE and United States. Temitayo Johnson Olaleye from Nigeria said, his firm specialises in youth empowerment and that, through the funding he got from TEF, his business is expanding to Ghana, UK, US, among others. Meanwhile, his daughter, Oge Elumelu said, her dad has also been a good adviser to her, socially, academically and career-wise.

By Elizabeth Adegbesan. The Tony Elumelu Foundation, TEF, said it has disbursed over $100 million seed capital to over 18,000 beneficiaries across 54 ...

I was eventually selected the 3rd time. Speaking at a Symposium in honour of the Chairman, United Bank of Africa, UBA, Mr. Temitayo Johnson-Laleye, founder TJL Signature, a sustainability Fashion accessory brand and a beneficiary of TEF seed capital of $5,000 thanked Elumelu saying, “Applying for the first time I found it had a rigorous process.

African entrepreneurs trained and supported by the Tony Elumelu Foundation have generated $2.3bn revenue since 2015s.

In terms of environmental sustainability, the foundation said that 83 per cent of its beneficiaries were contributing to minimising carbon footprint, and 91 per cent were contributing to waste minimisation and the use of natural products and sustainable materials. My message is always simple; let us partner on poverty alleviation, job creation and women’s economic empowerment in Africa.” So far, over 18,000 entrepreneurs across the African continent have benefitted from the over $100m seed capital disbursed by the foundation, while about 25 per cent of the beneficiaries have been able to get additional investments in their businesses.