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- 1 Aug 2022
United Bank for Africa Names Oliver Alawuba as new GMD
United Bank for Africa Plc, Africa’s global bank, yesterday announced the appointment of Oliver Alawuba as group managing director, overseeing all the Group’s banking operations across its twenty…
- 8 Aug 2019
Agusto & Co. Assigns a “Aa-” Rating to United Bank for Africa Plc
Nigeria’s first credit Rating Agency and a pan African leader in credit reports, Agusto & Co. limited whose strong credibility presence and ratings are globally accepted in Nigeria, and across…
- 13 Jul 2018
More Accolades for Leo: UBA Bags Digital Banking across Africa
United Bank for Africa Plc, Pan-African financial services group, has once again made an addition to its growing list of enviable laurels as it was named Africa's best bank in the Digital category at…
- 8 Apr 2021
CBN Freezes 84 Bank Accounts of Firms/Persons under Investigation
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has secured an interim order of a federal high court in Abuja, freezing 84 bank accounts belonging to 25 individuals and companies. Those affected by the new order…
- 8 Dec 2025
UBA Wins Africa’s Bank of the Year for Third Time in Five Years
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, as the bank has, for…
- 19 Feb 2020
CBN Releases List of Authorised Banks in Nigeria
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released the list of deposit money banks and financial holding companies operating in Nigeria, meaning that anybody who transacts banking business outside the list…
- 1 Dec 2021
UBA Group Dominates the 2021 Banker Awards, Wins ‘African Bank of the Year’
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa’s global bank, yet again, reaffirms its leadership position across Africa, as the bank has been globally recognised as the African Bank of the year 2021 by…
- 14 Jun 2013
UBA, Others Ink Agreement for OTC Market
Four settlement banks appointed by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) which include United Bank for Africa UBA) Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, Access Bank Plc, and Sterling Bank Plc…
- 5 Nov 2024
UBA Banks on Technology to Spur Growth in Africa
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa’s Global Bank, has once again reiterated its unwavering commitment to increase its investment in cutting edge technology and training to support the growth of…
- 3 Jan 2025
Court Freezes 21 Bank Accounts, Orders Holders’ Arrest over Alleged Money Laundering
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the temporary freezing of 21 bank accounts domiciled in some commercial banks in the country. He also ordered the arrest of…
- 5 Aug 2015
Name and Shame: FCMB, MRS Fight over N6.2Bn Debt
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)-initiated name and shame campaign of banks’ delinquent debtors gained further momentum on Wednesday as First City Monument Bank Limited and Ecobank Nigeria published…
- 7 Jan 2025
UBA Ranks Among Top 5 Banks in KPMG 2024 Customer Experience Survey
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has cemented its position as a leading customer-centric institution, emerging among the Top 5 banks, in various survey’s segmentation, in the…
- 3 May 2017
CBN Expels 16 Banks from Forex Market
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday stopped 16 Deposit Money Banks from participating in the Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs)window of the foreign exchange market. Isaac Okorafor,…
- 10 Feb 2022
UBA Gifts Customers Awesome Digital Experience at Valentine with New Internet Banking
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa’s global bank, is set to launch the new internet banking, tagged ‘Made for Love’ in time for the Valentine season which is widely celebrated all over the…
- 17 Mar 2022
UBA Partners with Cellulant to Expand its Reach in 19 Markets across Africa
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa’s global bank, and Cellulant (Cellulant.io), leading Pan-African Payments Company, have announced a partnership that will extend payment services for…
- 18 Feb 2025
UBA Donates $500,000 to AU Peace Fund to Foster Peace and Stability in Africa
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc demonstrated its commitment to fostering peace and stability across Africa with a landmark donation of $500,000 to the African Union (AU) Peace…
- 1 Feb 2016
UBA, Others Make World’s Top 500 Banks
United Bank for Africa, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc and Zenith Bank Plc have been named among the world’s top 500 banks. A new study conducted by the United Kingdom-based…
- 2 Nov 2009
UBA Opens in Tanzania
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, the pan-Africa financial services institution headquartered in Lagos Nigeria, has deepened its East African operations with the opening of United Bank for Africa…
- 3 May 2020
FG Rakes in 8Bn from Banks’ IT Levies
Eleven Nigerian banks paid about N8.08bn Information Technology-related levies to the government in 2019, the audited financial reports of the banks have shown. Punch reported that the analyses of…
- 15 Jun 2010
Banks Grant MTN N318 Billion Loan Facilities
MTN Nigeria, Nigeria’s leading telecommunications company has received fresh loan facilities to enable the company further expand its network across the country. A consortium of 15 Nigerian…
- 13 Jul 2016
Zenith, UBA, Other Mobile Banking Apps Gain Momentum- Study
A new study has revealed that at last the mobile banking sector appears to be gaining momentum, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can report. United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Zenith Bank Plc, First Bank of…
- 1 Jul 2026
UBA Surprises Thousands of Customers with Over ₦400 Million Cash Bonus
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa's Global Bank, has rewarded thousands of customers with over ₦400 million in anniversary bonuses under its flagship UBA Bumper Account, reaffirming the Bank's…
- 15 Nov 2024
UBA Plans to Raise N239.4Bn via Rights Issue
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa’s Global Bank will raise N239.4 billion through a Rights Issue of 6,839,884,274 ordinary shares of 50 kobo each at N35.00 per share. The Rights Issue,…
- 19 Aug 2024
Elumelu Unwraps Ucee Microfinance Bank
Tony Elumelu, chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA), has launched Ucee Microfinance Bank (MFB), a subsidiary of United Capital Plc, Africa’s leading investment bank and financial services group.…
- 22 Jan 2024
Seasons of Honours: UBA Wins Several International Awards
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa’s Global Bank, has continued to elevate its global standing, coveting several prestigious international awards, signaling the Bank’s continuous contributions…
- 10 Nov 2023
UBA, Saudi EXIM Bank Partner to Enhance Business Relations and Export Growth
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa’s Global Bank, and Saudi Export-Import Bank (Saudi EXIM), a premier export credit agency in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have announced a partnership aimed at…
- 30 Jan 2023
UBA Appoints Abiola Bawuah As First Female CEO For Africa Operations
The Board of Directors of the United Bank for Africa Plc, Africa’s Global Bank, has announced the appointment of Mrs. Abiola Bawuah, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UBA Africa. Bawuah will also…
- 21 May 2015
Loan Dodgers Owe Banks N138Bn
Loan default by customers made 13 Deposit Money Banks to lose a combined sum of N138 billion in the 2014 financial year, according to calculations by the Punch Newspaper. Data obtained from the 2014…
- 16 Sept 2025
UBA Hosts Global Leaders at UNGA 2025, Launches Whitepaper on Unlocking Africa’s Potential
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc is set to make a bold statement on the global stage as it will be gathering world leaders, policymakers, and investors and other private sector…
- 29 Mar 2018
UBA Gets Nod to Operate in UK
United Bank for Africa (UBA PLC), Africa’s global bank, has announced that its London subsidiary has obtained regulatory permission to carry out Wholesale Banking activities in the UK. …