The Time is Now to Invest in Africa and African SMEs, Tony Elumelu Tells Global Investors in Paris

 Tony O. Elumelu, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Heirs Holdings opened the “Ambition Africa” conference organised by the France Invest Africa Club in Paris, France. As Elumelu delivered the opening address, he urged French investors to look to Africa for long term investment opportunities. The…

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Transcorp Hotels Plc Retains Positive A- (NG) GCR Rating

 Transcorp Hotels Plc, the hospitality subsidiary of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp) and owner of the iconic Transcorp Hilton Abuja and Transcorp Hotels Calabar, has retained its national scale ratings at A-(NG) and A2(NG) in the long term and short term respectively, with the outlook accorded as Stable. Concurrently, the national scale ratings accorded…

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Empowering Young African Entrepreneurs: African Presidents, Global Leaders Tackle Job Creation, Youth Empowerment at the 2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum

  ……..More than 5,000 participants and 60 speakers across 3 continents converge at the largest gathering of African entrepreneurs 150 SME owners from across 20 African countries exhibit at the UBA Marketplace At the recently concluded 5th edition of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Forum, five African Presidents and thousands of young African entrepreneurs converged…

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Zeno Launches First Bus Ride in Lagos

Today, the 1 st of April through the 5th of April, several lucky commuters will get free access On the Zeno experience free bus rides between the Ajah-Lekki-VI axes of Lagos. Zeno, a flagship product from Zeno Digital Limited – an indigenous technology firm in Nigeria – is seeking to change the narratives of the…

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Transcorp Group Unveils Strategy to Drive 2019 Projections

Targets Cost Management Initiatives to Drive Hospitality Business, Others Transcorp Power positions to maintain power generation lead in Nigeria by increasing its generation capacity    Nigeria’s leading conglomerate, Transnational Corporation Plc has set strategies to maintain the strong business performance displayed in the recently released 2018 year-end results. The company articulated its robust growth projections for…

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Tony Elumelu Foundation to Launch World’s Largest Digital Platform for African Entrepreneurs at TEF Forum 2018  

Africa’s leading entrepreneurship focused philanthropy, The Tony Elumelu Foundation, is launching the world’s largest digital platform for African entrepreneurs and the African entrepreneurship ecosystem –  TEFConnect.  TEFConnect will officially be unveiled at this year’s TEF Forum, taking place on October 25, 2018, at Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria.   Harnessing and building on the success of…

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Transcorp Appoints Owen Omogiafo as Executive Director:

Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp), one of Nigeria’s leading conglomerates, has appointed Mrs. Owen Omogiafo as an Executive Director with effect from July 1, 2018. She will in her new role support in driving and delivering on Transcorp’s strategic ambitions as the conglomerate continues to fulfil its special mission of lighting homes, schools, and…

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