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NBA: My Wife And I Committed USD100m To Help Democratise Luck And Empower Youth - Elumelu

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Mr. Tony Elumelu has said he and his wife had committed USD100m to help democratise luck and empower our youth, through The Tony Elumelu Foundation, giving annual non-refundable grants of USD5k seed capital to each beneficiary. Elumelu who was the key Note speaker at the ongoing Nigeria Bar Association annual Conference 2023 in Lagos on Monday said over 18,000 young Africans have benefited stating that it was not out of an abundance of wealth.  Rather it was an act of contribution in spreading prosperity and making the world a better and safer place for all. Full Statement Below; INTRODUCTIONS AND PROTOCOLS. Mr. President and our Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. We have come together today united.  United with one ambition, one duty – nation building. I thank Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), President of the Nigerian Bar Association and his leadership for the honour of speaking here today – and the wisdom of the choice of topic. Yes...

SERVING HUMANITY: The Path of Tony Elumelu

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- Building Independent Young African Entrepreneurs – the words of a Kin Observer by Mazi Uchenna Nwafor  Ekene Omenma, Omekwa Ozo; this is an Igbo adage, when translated means “When you appreciate a man’s good deed, he does more”. This saying however is a  well known life doctrine and it depicts the story of one of Nigeria’s outstanding Entrepreneur and Philanthropist, whose works for humanity have been speaking on his behalf beyond the shores of Africa. Every Human being is created with the responsibility to serve God and serve humanity, whereas, handing down of wealth is a responsibility of trust from God to man to be used for the benefit of all. A Nigerian, understood the above assertion, that led him to trade on the path he is trading today, touching lives, building an independent Africa and Africans of the future. He is Anthony Onyemaechi Elumelu CFR. Every human being is a reflection of the family he/she belongs. Tony Elumelu’s exhibition of humanitarian trait is indeed ...