Tag: Tony Elumelu
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Nigerian billionaire Elumelu reacts as X user expresses desire to be adopted
Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mr. Tony Elumelu has responded to an X user, who playfully asked to be adopted by him.
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Gabonese president honours Tony Elumelu for championing African development
The President of the Republic of Gabon, His Excellency, General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, has conferred the nation’s prestigious national honours – the Commander in the National Order of Gabonese Merit – on the Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mr. Tony Elumelu.
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Gabonese President honours Tony Elumelu with National award
The President of the Republic of Gabon, His Excellency General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, has conferred one of the nation’s highest honours the Commander in the National Order of Gabonese Meriton Tony Elumelu, Group Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation.
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BREAKING: UBA shareholders re-elect Tony Elumelu as Chairman
Shareholders of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc have approved a final dividend of N3.00 per share for the 2024 financial year ended December 31. The final dividend and the N2.00 per share interim dividend paid in October 2024, brought the total dividend for the year to N5.00, amounting to a pay-out ratio of…
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Tony Elumelu Foundation to unveil 2025 Cohort of TEF Entrepreneurship program
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy empowering entrepreneurs is set to announce the 11th cohort of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme on Saturday, March 22, 2025. The 2025 announcement comes at a critical time, as Africa’s entrepreneurship ecosystem faces funding constraints and global economic headwinds. TEF continues to provide much-needed support, empowering African entrepreneurs…
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New report puts Billionaire Tony Elumelu net worth at $2.15bn after surging growth by UBA, Transcorp
Billionaire Tony Elumelu, has a net worth of $2.15bn according to MoneyCentral’s analysis of stakes in various companies controlled by him, which have seen record growth in recent years. MoneyCentral estimated Mr. Elumelu’s net worth as of March 10, 2025, by piecing together his stakes in companies, primarily through his family-owned investment vehicle, Heirs Holdings,…
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Elumelu champions recognition of women’s potential, challenges workplace stereotypes
The Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Tony Elumelu, have passionately called for a change of long-standing workplace stereotypes that continue to hinder women’s professional growth and potential.
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Why youth entrepreneurs are key to tackling climate change in Africa – By Tony Elumelu
I am a proud Nigerian and a proud African. I am also a philanthropist and entrepreneur—and I have seen firsthand that to effectively tackle climate change within the African context, from Egypt to Nigeria to South Africa, we must look to the people it impacts.
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Reveal the identities of those responsible for oil theft in Nigeria – Elumelu challenges FG
Nigerian businessman and philanthropist, Tony Elumelu, has urged the federal government and security agencies to reveal the identities of those responsible for the massive theft of crude oil in Nigeria.
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Business Guru, Economist Tony Elumelu proposes Africapitalism for solution to Africa’s problems
Business guru and Economist Tony Elumelu has championed the cause for Africapitalism as the ideal solution to Africa’s underdevelopment. The Entrepreneur will be speaking for Africa at a conference in Abu Dhabi, London and Rome in the next few days.