Chairman of Heirs Holding, Tony Elumelu, has called for active involvement of developmental agencies, global private sector, philanthropic organisations and the government in empowering young African entrepreneurs across 54 African countries.
At the Tony Elumelu Foundation programme held in Lagos yesterday to announce the selected entrepreneurs across 54 African countries that benefitted in its flagship TEF Entrepreneurship Programme, Elumelu said such collaboration would help alleviate poverty and promote shared prosperity in Nigeria and the continent at large.
“If we did it in Europe during the macho age plan after the Second World War, Africa needs it now for energy transition; we need it for the eradication of poverty in the continent.” In addition, he said these entrepreneurs have generated over $1.2 billion as revenue in their various businesses. Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has decried payment of ‘outrageous’ pensions to former governors and deputies while retired workers are owed their monthly stipends as daylight robbery.Angry reactions yesterday trailed the death of two female students of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi , in a stampede that occurred at the venue of the distribution of palliatives procured for them by the state government...
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