GE, Tony Elumelu Foundation Partner on Lagos Garage

Multinational energy giant, General Electric (GE), and leading entrepreneurship promoter, The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF),   have announced a partnership that would allow up to 25 TEF Entrepreneurs to participate in a dedicated 4-week advanced manufacturing training programme every year at GE’s Lagos Garage – a hub for advanced manufacturing-based innovation, strategy development, idea generation and collaboration.

According to a statement by the media relation’s unit of GE, the partnership is a result of the mutual interest of both organisations to foster economic growth and empowerment in Nigeria by building a skilled workforce and driving entrepreneurship development in the country.

Expressing her thoughts on the collaboration, GE Director of Communications & Public Affairs, Patricia Obozuwa, said: “We are happy to collaborate with a reputable organisation such as the Tony Elumelu Foundation on this skill building initiative.

“There is a lot of alignment between TEF and GE’s commitment to the development of Nigerian entrepreneurs and we look forward to seeing some great success stories from TEF participants on the training program”, she added.

Speaking on TEF’s commitment to empower Nigeria’s entrepreneurs, Parminder Vir, OBE/CEO, Tony Elumelu Foundation said, “We welcome the collaboration with GE, world’s top 10 most innovative companies, to spur the growth of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs, Nigeria’s new innovators. This program will help them to further develop their products and business models as a follow up to the Foundations’s Entrepreneurship Programme.