UBA Group Dominates 2025 Banker Awards, Emerges Africa’s Bank of the Year, For Third Time in Five Years
….Wins Best Bank in Nine out of 20 African Subsidiaries Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has once again reaffirmed its leadership as one of the continent’s most innovative and resilient financial institutions, after the bank, for the third time in five years, emerged, African Bank of the Year 2025 by The Banker.com. UBA also won the Best Bank of the Year awards […]
UBA Group Ushers in 2025 Yuletide, Lights up Lagos Marina
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, lit up the atmosphere of the Lagos Marina on Monday, with thousands of bright, colourful lights and serenading carols to ring in this year’s yuletide season. The beautifully organised ceremony had in attendance the bank’s Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Oliver Alawuba, the Deputy Managing Directors, […]
UBA Fraud Awareness Week: Panellists Highlight Collaboration, Advanced Cybersecurity to Combat Fraud
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, hosted a high-level panel session as part of activities to mark its annual Fraud Awareness Week with the theme “Combating Fraud Risk and Cyber Theft in Digital Banking.” l-r: Senior Compliance Manager, West & Central Africa, Yellow Card, Bright Anyanwu; Director, Consulting, Forvis Mazars, Fiyinfolu Okedare; Chief Internal Auditor, United […]
13-Year-Old Student, Ebunoluwa Seth, Wins 15th UBA Foundation Essay Competition
History was made in Lagos on Tuesday, as 13-year-old Ebunoluwa Seth Oluwatimilehin, of Igando Community Senior High School, Igando, a suburb of Lagos, emerged as the overall winner of the 15th UBA Foundation National Essay Competition (NEC), thus becoming the youngest winner in the competition’s 15-year history. Master Ebunoluwa, a public school student in SS2, also emerged as the first […]
UBA GMD: Africa Has Funds For Growth But Needs Bankable Projects, Stronger Partnerships
UBA’s Oliver Alawuba says Africa’s $4trn assets can drive transformation if channelled through viable structures and trusted partnerships. Group Managing Director (GMD), United Bank for Africa (UBA), Oliver Alawuba, has said his financial institution believes that the capital to transform Africa exists, both within and outside the continent, but lacks bankable structures and credible partnerships. Alawuba, while […]
UBA Sponsors Lagos Fair for Seventh Consecutive Year, Launches Special Draw for Customers
…commits to growing SMEs for global Impact Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has reiterated its commitment towards supporting the growth of small and medium-scale businesses for global impact, as it headlines the sponsorship of the Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF) for the seventh consecutive year. Organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce […]
Elumelu Embarks on Pan-African Tour Championing Entrepreneurship, Infrastructure, and Inclusive Growth
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Group Chair and founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony O. Elumelu CFR, a leading advocate for Africapitalism and transformative private sector leadership, will undertake a high-impact working tour across East, Central, and Southern Africa this week. The multi-country visit underscores UBA’s unwavering commitment to fostering economic resilience, empowering entrepreneurs, and unlocking investment […]
Digital Entrepreneurs Highlight Authenticity, Consistency, Passion as Real Game-Changers at the UBA Business Series
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, hosted another enlightening edition of the UBA Business Series, bringing together some of Africa’s most dynamic digital entrepreneurs and influencers to discuss the secrets behind building impactful online communities. This edition of the Business Series, which had the theme, “Content that Converts: Building Influence and Driving Growth Through […]
Q3 2025: UBA Delivers N538bn PAT, Robust Balance Sheet
Following its recently released half-year financials, Africa’s Global Bank – United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced its audited results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025, where it recorded strong and impressive growth across all its key indicators. As in the first two quarters of the current fiscal year, the bank’s gross earnings grew […]
UBA, Renewvia Commission Solar Systems Across 25 Branches, Strengthening Nigeria–Norway Clean Energy Collaboration
L – R: Counsellor, Business and Trade, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Solveig Andresen; Group Deputy Managing Director, United Bank for Africa (UBA)Plc, Muyiwa Akinyemi and CEO, Empower New Energy, Terje Osmundsen, during the official Ribbon Cutting ceremony to unveil renewable energy solutions across 25 UBA branches in five Nigerian states held at the UBA Oba Akran 2 branch, […]