Nigerian banker wins African business leader award

This item was of interest to my wife, who went to business school with Tony Elumelu in London:

A Nigerian banker was named African Business Leader of 2006 in a magazine-sponsored competition to honour major contributors to economic development on the world's poorest continent. Tony Elumelu, chief executive officer of the Lagos-based United Bank for Africa, was hailed by UK-based African Investor Magazine as a believer in excellence.

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