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Elumelu Says Entrepreneurship Only Path to Independence, Sustainability

31/10/2016/TEF President Koroma of Sierra Leone, President Obasanjo of Nigeria, Governor Ikpeazu, Minister Lai Mohammed, Mrs Folorunsho Alakija, Join 1,000 African Entrepreneurs At 2016 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum. Foundation Announces Partnerships with African Development Bank, ECOWAS, Coca-Cola, Nigerian Ministry of Information. At the largest annual gathering of African entrepreneurs, held in Lagos, Nigeria, the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) hosted almost 1,000 women and men from […]

GE nears about $30 billion deal with Baker Hughes: WSJ

October 31, 2016/Reuters General Electric Co (GE.N) is nearing an about $30 billion deal to merge its oil and gas business with Baker Hughes Inc (BHI.N), the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The combined entity will be controlled by GE and would have publicly traded shares, the Journal reported, […]

Earnings Review: Delivering on Strategy, Partnerships

October 28, 2016/MasterCard Martina Hund-Mejean Earlier today, Mastercard reported our financial results for the third quarter. If you read the press release or listened to the call, you heard that we delivered another a strong performance this quarter. Our net revenue growth of 14% was driven by double-digit increases in […]