AFRICA 🌍 FACTS: Tony Elumelu, Founder United Bank of Africa

Nigerian Businessman, Tony Elumelu, the Chairman of Heirs Holdings, the United Bank for Africa (UBA Group), Transcorp Limited and founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation, is the first African recipient of the Dwight D. Eisenhower (34th US President) Global Entrepreneurship Award.

The bank has branches in 21 countries, and with over 20,000 employees.