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 Heirs Energies backs Africa Everywhere Festival to build Africa’s future business leaders

Heirs Energies Limited has fully thrown its support behind the Africa Everywhere Festival, where opportunity meets talent.

According to a statement by Heirs Energies spokesperson, Chidimma Ugbojiaku, the Africa Everywhere Festival, a visionary platform was convened by Oge Elumelu to connect Africa’s brightest young minds with organisations, business leaders and opportunities that will shape the continent’s future.

The festival, she noted, was a celebration of Africa’s greatest asset – its people. By creating a platform where young professionals, entrepreneurs and students could engage directly with industry leaders and leading organisations, the Africa Everywhere Festival continues to inspire the next generation to dream bigger, lead boldly and build Africa’s future.

As one of the festival’s proud sponsors, Heirs Energies was honoured to contribute to this vision.

Throughout the festival, our interactive exhibition booth provided an opportunity for hundreds of young professionals to engage with our team, learn more about careers in the energy industry, participate in engaging activities and experience the culture and values that define Heirs Energies.

We were equally delighted to contribute to the programme through the panel session featuring our Executive Director & Chief Financial Officer, Sam Nwanze, whose reflections on leadership, resilience, career development and creating impact resonated strongly with the audience. His session reinforced our belief that developing Africa’s future requires not only investing in infrastructure and industry, but also in people.

We also extend our warmest congratulations to the outstanding young professionals selected to join Heirs Energies as interns. We look forward to welcoming you to the Heirs family and supporting you as you begin your professional journey. Your selection reflects your talent and potential, and we are excited to see the fresh perspectives, innovation and energy you will bring to our organisation.

At Heirs Energies, we believe that powering Africa goes beyond producing energy – it means investing in people, unlocking potential and creating opportunities that enable individuals and communities to thrive.

Our participation in the Africa Everywhere Festival reflects this enduring commitment. Through our education, entrepreneurship and youth development initiatives, we have awarded over 1,621 scholarships to deserving students, empowered over 500 young people through skills acquisition and capacity-building programmes, and, in partnership with the Tony Elumelu Foundation, supported 2,000 young African entrepreneurs with catalytic business grants – helping transform innovative ideas into sustainable businesses across the continent.

We believe that when young Africans are equipped with the right opportunities, they become the innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders who will drive Africa’s continued growth and prosperity.

Thank you once again for visiting the Heirs Energies booth, engaging with our team and sharing in this inspiring experience. We look forward to building on the connections made at the festival and to continuing our contribution towards developing Africa’s next generation of leaders, she added.

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