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Calling Startup African Entrepreneurs: Apply for the 2020 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme

January 6, 2020/TEF The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has opened its application portal (www.tefconnect.com) for applications from African entrepreneurs across all African countries, for the 2020 cohort of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme. In 2019, 3,050 African entrepreneurs benefited from the Programme, a number which will meaningfully increase in 2020.  […]

CBN Publishes Business Expectations Survey Report for December 2019

December 30, 2019/CBN 1.0 Highlights The highlights of the outcome of the Business Expectations Survey in December 2019 are as follows: • Respondent firms expressed optimism on the macro economy. • Respondents’ outlook on the volume of total order, business activity and financial conditions (working capital) were positive during the […]

Tony Elumelu Foundation Announces Final 2,100 African Entrepreneurs for the Inaugural TEF-UNDP Entrepreneurship Programme

December 30, 2019/TEF The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF)—the private-sector-led philanthropy focused on empowering African entrepreneurs—has announced a final list of 2,100 entrepreneurs to benefit from the inaugural TEF-UNDP Entrepreneurship Programme. The Programme targets small business owners in rural communities across the 7 Sahel countries of Africa – Nigeria, Niger, Chad, […]