Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has reinforced its position as one of the continent’s leading financial institutions after emerging as Nigeria’s Best Bank for Retail and Sustainability Leadership (ESG) at the prestigious 2026 Euromoney Awards for Excellence. The awards, presented on Thursday, July 17, 2026, at
In the 2025 financial year, the Bank grew gross earnings by six per cent year on year to ₦4.19 trillion and delivered profit after tax of ₦1.04 trillion, while reducing its non-performing loan ratio from 4.7 per cent to 3.8 per cent. In keeping with its dividend policy, Zenith Bank
United Bank for Africa Plc has announced that Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, CFR, Group Chairman of UBA, will retire from the Board of Directors of UBA on 21 August 2026, upon the completion of the 12-year tenure limit prescribed for Non-Executive Directors of Banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has rewarded customers with more than N400 million in anniversary bonuses under its UBA Bumper Account, to encourage savings and reward customer loyalty. The bank disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. It said the payout was one of the largest loyalty
Access Holdings Plc says its shareholders’ funds rose to N4.33 trillion in the 2025 financial year as the group continued with strengthening its capital base and positioning itself for long-term growth. The Chairman of Access Holdings, Mr Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, disclosed this at the company’s 4th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, marked Africa Day with a group-wide celebration across its offices in 20 African markets, bringing employees together in a shared observance of cultural and continental pride. For UBA, which has spent over seven decades building operations from Lagos to Nairobi, Accra
A Fintech company, Moniepoint Inc. has unveiled a N3 billion commitment to establish innovation hubs across three Nigerian universities to boost technology education, entrepreneurship and youth employment. The Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Moniepoint Inc., Tosin Eniolorunda, unveiled the initiative at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife on Monday.
Zenith Bank Plc has announced the opening of its Côte d’Ivoire subsidiary, marking a pivotal achievement in the Group’s Pan-African expansion strategy. The official opening ceremony, scheduled to hold on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, is expected to attract senior government officials and regulators from Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire, continental business
The Chairman, United Capital Plc, Mr Uche Ike, says the company is well capitalised to meet the new recapitalisation requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Ike said this while fielding questions from shareholders at the company’s 13th Annual General Meeting on Friday in Abuja. The chairman who was
The Nigerian stock market extended its bullish run on Thursday, with investors recording a gain of N1.663 trillion as market capitalisation rose to N136 trillion. The uptrend was driven by price appreciation in stocks such as Guinea Insurance, Trans-Nationwide Express, Aradel, Ecobank Transnational, Daar Communications and 40 other equities. Specifically,