Billionaire and philanthropist believes Nigerian
entrepreneurs to change Africa. At 52, Tony Elumelu heads simultaneously
one of the largest banks in Africa, United Bank for Africa (UBA), present in
nineteen countries, London and New York, as well as Transcorp, the largest
listed conglomerate Nigeria Stock Exchange.
At the head of Heirs Holdings, his investment company, holds
shares in sectors as diverse as oil and gas, financial services, hospitality,
petrochemical, agriculture, infrastructure and energy. Early, he was, at
34, owner of a bank in Lagos, the huge economic capital.
Tony Elumelu launched in 2015, through its Foundation, a
program to select each year for ten years, thousands of entrepreneurs projects,
each of which offers an intensive online training, mentoring for nine months
and seed money .
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He's right.
ReplyDeleteIf only nigeria will get more investors & invest more in agriculture our situation might change for the better.
ReplyDeleteNice one!
ReplyDeleteHighly respected man.
ReplyDeleteWe need it in naija.
ReplyDeleteWhy is it that all socalled big men & politicians like talking frank things abroad...just wondering.
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