‘Don’t call me Tony’: Elumelu’s viral video sparks debate over workplace first-name culture

After a young executive trainee’s “Good morning, Tony” greeting to United Bank for Africa (UBA) Group Chairman, Tony Elumelu, sparked a heated debate online, corporate workers and Nigerians have continued to discuss the place of first-name culture in Nigerian workplaces. The debate followed a viral video from Thursday’s graduation ceremony of UBA’s Graduate Management Accelerated Programme (GMAP),…