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- 20 Jun 2021
Phillips Oduoza: Inspirational Giant of Banking Industry
Phillips Oduoza, founder and chairman, NOVA Merchant Bank Limited is inspired by Nigeria’s future, which he believes holds potential waiting to be harnessed. Phillips Oduoza NOVA Merchant Bank offers…
- 30 May 2014
Nigeria’s Retail Sector has Bright Future, Says Oduoza
Phillips Oduoza, group managing director, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has said that Nigeria ’s retail sector holds huge potential for growth. Oduoza said this in a keynote address at the 2014…
- 18 Jul 2024
Nova Bank Will Make Great Impact – Oduoza
Phillips Oduoza, chairman of Nova Bank Plc, has said that the new commercial bank is poised to create jobs and make a great impact. Oduoza who spoke at the launching of Nova Bank’s first branch as a…
- 2 Feb 2018
Oduoza, Former UBA Boss Floats Nova Merchant Bank
Phillips Oduoza, quintessential banker and former group managing director of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), has launched Nova Merchant Bank. Nova Merchant Bank has already designed…
- 29 Jul 2016
Elumelu, UBA Chair Showers Praises On UBA Outgoing CEO/GMD
Tony Elumelu, chairman, United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has expressed delight with the performances of the outgoing group managing director and Chief executive officer, of the Bank, Phillips Oduoza.…
- 26 Sept 2013
Oduoza, UBA Boss Wins CEO of the Year Award.
Mr. Phillips Oduoza, group managing director, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has been named Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) 30 "CEO of the Year" by African Investor; one of the leading…
- 15 Oct 2014
Gowon, UBA GMD, Akinwunmi, Others Receive Leadership Awards
General Yakubu Gowon, former military head of state; Phillips Oduoza, group managing director and CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc; Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina; minister of Agriculture, were among…
- 9 Aug 2012
Oduoza, UBA Boss Call for Strong Ethical Standard in Banking Industry
Mr. Phillips Oduoza, group managing director and chief executive officer, UBA Plc, has said that very high ethical standards supported with robust corporate governance, is imperative to sustain…
- 21 Sept 2010
Oduoza, UBA Boss Assures of Readiness to Meet Financial Needs of Africans
Phillips Oduoza, GMD/CEO, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has assured of the bank’s readiness in meeting the financial needs of the African nations by bridging finance-project gaps, through…
- 8 Jul 2019
NOVA Merchant Bank Launches New Website
NOVA Merchant Bank has announced the launch of its newly redesigned website, in fulfilment of its desire to continuously find ways to serve its customers better. The announcement was contained…
- 9 Aug 2014
Oduoza , UBA Boss @ US-Africa Business Leaders Summit , Calls for Capacity Growth
Mr. Phillips Oduoza, group managing director/CEO, UBA Plc has called on financial institutions in Africa to seize the opportunity provided by the President Obama led US-Africa Business Leaders…
- 20 Feb 2014
UBA GMD Tasks Media Practitioners on News Channels Paradigm Shift
Mr. Phillips Oduoza, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has tasked media practitioners in Nigeria on the need to embrace contemporary channels in news dissemination, stating that social media have…
- 10 Jun 2014
UBA Boss Tasks CFOs on Economic Growth
Phillips Oduoza, group managing director and chief executive officer of United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), has called on the Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) of banks to find common ground for…
- 2 Aug 2016
Uzoka Takes over from Oduoza as GMD/CEO of UBA
Kennedy Uzoka, Monday resumed as the group managing director and chief executive officer of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc. He took the mantle of leadership from Phillips Oduoza, who retired as…
- 12 May 2016
EXIM Bank Signs MoU with UBA
Fred Hochberg, chairman and president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), and Phillips Oduoza, CEO and group managing director of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Thursday signed…
- 14 Dec 2014
“Youths are Africa’s future” says UBA CEO
Phillips Oduoza, group managing director and CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has said that the future progress of Africa, as a continent, is in the hands of its youthful population. He said…
- 13 Dec 2020
NOVA Wins ‘Bond Offering of the Year’ @ BAFI Awards
NOVA Merchant Bank has emerged the winner of the ‘Bond Offering of the Year’ prize at the BusinessDay Bank and other Financial Institutions (BAFI) awards. It clinched the prize for its extremely…
- 27 Jul 2020
Nova Merchant Bank’s Debut N10Bn Bond Oversubscribed by 300 Per Cent
Nova Merchant Bank, a leading merchant bank in Nigeria, has announced the successful issuance of its N10 billion 7-Year Subordinated Unsecured Bond under its N50 billion debt issuance programme. The…
- 8 Jun 2021
NOVA Merchant Bank Lists Bond on NGX
NOVA Merchant Bank recently concluded the listing of its N10 billion 7-Year Subordinated Unsecured Bond on the Nigeria Stock Exchange. This milestone was marked by the Bank partaking in the closing…
- 1 Jan 2024
NOVA Merchant Bank Set to Begin Commercial Banking, Appoints Oyedeji as MD/CEO
NOVA Merchant Bank Limited, a leading merchant bank in Nigeria, has announced that it is set to begin its conversion to full Commercial Banking Business following its recent requisition of the…
- 18 Apr 2023
NOVA Merchant Bank Doubles Earnings, Reflecting Exceptional Service, Innovative Offering
NOVA Merchant Bank Limited has announced its audited results for the full year ended December 31, 2022, showing outstanding performance and significant growth across all its indicators on the back of…
- 16 Jul 2021
NOVA Merchant Bank Shareholders Approve N800m Dividend
Nova Merchant Bank shareholders have approved N800 million dividend payout for the full financial year ended December 31, 2020. The shareholders gave the approval during the bank’s fourth Annual…
- 4 Jun 2018
Oduoza, NOVA Chairman Emphasises Courage & Resilience to Aspiring Business Leaders at Babcock University
In order to start and build a successful business, aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners have been advised to be courageous and resilient, two necessary conditions for overcoming obstacles…
- 30 Mar 2020
NOVA Merchant Bank Supports Fight against COVID-19 with Relief Materials
NOVA Merchant Bank has announced a donation of various relief materials to the vulnerable sector in Lagos. This is in response to the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Phillips…
- 6 Jul 2020
Nova Merchant Bank Floats N10Bn Bond
Nova Merchant Bank, a leading merchant bank in Nigeria has announced that its ongoing N10 billion bond issuance is aimed at putting the business on firm footing to achieve its short-term and…
- 31 Jul 2022
NOVA Merchant Bank Grows Earnings by 25.7 Per Cent YoY, Reflecting Growth in Market Share
NOVA Merchant Bank Limited has announced its Audited Full Year 2021 financial results, showing an impressive 25.7% year-on-year growth in gross earnings to N17.03b (2020: N13.55b), as loans and…
- 25 Aug 2015
UBA Endows N53m Finance Professorial Chair
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has resuscitated the UBA Professorial Chair of Finance at the University of Lagos with an endowment sum of the N52.9 million. A cheque to this effect was presented…
- 11 Mar 2019
NOVA Merchant Bank Declares N1.15Bn in PAT, Focuses on Scaling Business
NOVA Merchant Bank Limited has declared a profit after tax of N1.15 billion for the year ended 31st of December 2018, a significant increase from N510.6 million achieved in 2017, marking a 125%…
- 24 May 2010
CBN Confirms Appointment of Three Bank CEOs
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has confirmed as substantive managing directors the managing director-designates of three banks. They are Mr. Godwin I. Emefiele, for Zenith Bank PLC, Mr. Phillips…
- 24 Apr 2015
CBN Orders Lenders to Disclose Bad Debtors
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered banks to publish lists of individuals and companies with non-performing loans to curb a rise in bad debt as the industry stumbles amid low oil prices. The…