The board of editors at BusinessDay have released a list of top 50
most influential Nigerians in the year 2017 with the Chairman of Heirs
Holdings and Founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony O. Elumelu
CON, on the list. Other business and political leaders that made the cut
include the President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Professor Yemi
Osinbajo, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, among others.
Tony Elumelu was listed as the voice of
entrepreneurship across the continent. “He is increasingly becoming
Nigeria’s most sought-after speaker on the international circuit as he
preaches entrepreneurship as a solution to high poverty rate on the
continent. The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), US$100 million
Entrepreneurship Development Programme has become the biggest direct
intervention in building Africa’s future entrepreneurs. Already in its
4th cycle, ab3,000 African start-ups have benefited from the training
and networking opportunities offered by the programme as well as the
US$10,000 start-up capital,” the report read.
According to Business Day, the list was a reflection of the year 2017
highlighting individuals, who through the position they hold or by
their actions have had an influence on the country in different ways.
The individuals all had some significant influence on how the country
shaped out in 2017 and many of them are still influencing how it is
shaping out in 2018.
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