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Deborah Moses (Dherby Stylevantage Facebook page)

Ms Moses said the moment reinforced her belief that ideas, initiative, and the courage to speak up can create an ...

Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa, Tony Elumelu; Group Managing Director, UBA, Oliver Alawuba ; Executive Director, Finance and Risk Management, Ugo Nwaghodoh; flanked by members of Executive Management Committee of UBA Group and the graduands of the Cohort 21 of 2026 Graduate Management Accelerated Programme(GMAP), during the graduation of over 374 trainees from across Africa, in Lagos on Thursday.

UBA strengthens Africa’s future leadership pipeline, graduates 374 young professionals

August 21, 2026

The ceremony, which was held at Landmark Events Centre in Lagos on Thursday, 20 August, 2025, celebrated graduates from Nigeria ...

UBA appoints new non-executive director, awaits CBN approval for half-year report

byOmotoyosi Idowu

August 20, 2026

Speaking on the appointment, the Group Chairman, Tony Elumelu, said the board was confident that Mr Puri’s extensive experience, depth ...

Beyond UBA: Tony Elumelu’s transition to shaping Africa’s industrial destiny, By Dan Aibangbe

byPremium Times

August 12, 2026

Tony Elumelu leaves UBA at the absolute peak of its institutional prestige, having permanently rewritten the narrative of African banking. ...

General Manager, Mikano Motors, Tarek Mostafa and Executive Director designate, Personal and Business Banking, United Bank for Africa, Chidi Okpala during a partnership signing ceremony between both parties, themed: ‘Drive Your Dreams Today’, a flexible vehicle financing solutions, at the Mikano Showroom in Victoria Island

UBA, Mikano Motors ease vehicle ownership with auto financing scheme

byPress Release

August 11, 2026

Customers can drive home their dream with 30% down payment

L – R: Tony Elumelu, Chairman, Heirs Life Assurance; Pastor Jerry Eze, incoming director, Heirs Life Assurance

Heirs Life Assurance appoints Pastor Jerry Eze as Non-Executive Director

byPress Release

August 10, 2026

Beyond ministry, Eze is the Founder of the Jerry Eze Foundation, a faith-led philanthropy where he provides housing support and ...

UBA sweeps top honours at 2026 Euromoney Awards, named Nigeria’s Best ESG

byPress Release

July 24, 2026

The Bank was recognised for Retail Banking Excellence, Sustainability Leadership

2027: Ashiru picks former Kaduna lawmaker Kantitok as ADC governorship running mate

byMohammed Lere

July 23, 2026

Isa Ashiru announced former Kaduna State House of Assembly member, Irmiya Kantitok, as his running mate for the 2027 governorship ...

UBA, Fidson, Wema top stock pick this week

byRonald Adamolekun

July 20, 2026

This is not a buy, sell or hold recommendation but a stock investment guide. You may need to involve your ...

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Chowdeck, Femi Aluko; Rapper and Entrepreneur, M.I Abaga; Head, Remittances, Uzoamaka Oyeka, United Bank for Africa (UBA); Head Digital Banking, UBA, Olukayode Olubiyi; Venture Capitalist/ Co-founder, Octerra Capital, Ashim Egunjobi; Founder, Lumination Global Network, Adaora Mbelu; Head, Agency Banking, UBA, Adetunji Iyiola and Head Corporate & Other Collections, UBA, Ugochi Obanua-Nwaukor, during the UBA Small Medium Enterprise (SME) Business Series, themed ‘,"Building for Africa's Realities: Turning Consumer Feedback into Technology-Driven Solutions," ’held at UBA house, Marina, Lagos, on Thursday

Investors at UBA Business Series identify Africa’s Next Billion-Dollar opportunities

byPress Release

July 17, 2026

The entrepreneurs, investors, innovators and business leaders spotlighted financial inclusion, others as sectors poised for exponential growth

UBA Business Series enlists Abaga, Chowdeck CEO, Egunjobi to speaks on innovation, African startups

byPress Release

July 15, 2026

The quarterly UBA Business Series has grown into a major knowledge-sharing platform designed to equip entrepreneurs, professionals and business leaders ...

Newly elected Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) plc, Emmanuel Nnorom and the Retiring Group Chairman, Tony O Elumelu, during the announcement of the retirement of Mr Elumelu from the Board of Directors of UBA, upon the completion of the 12-year tenure limit and the election of Mr Nnorom, a Non-Executive Director of the Bank, as his successor, effective 21 August 2026, at the UBA House in Lagos on Monday.

Nnorom succeeds Elumelu as Group Chairman of UBA

byPress Release

July 6, 2026

Mr Elumelu will retire from the Board of Directors of UBA on 21 August 2026, upon the completion of the ...

STOCKS: Floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange

UBA, Transcorp, United Capital top stock pick this week

byRonald Adamolekun

June 29, 2026

This is not a buy, sell or hold recommendation but a stock investment guide. You may need to involve your ...

‘I was called a joker’: Tony Elumelu reflects on early banking acquisition

byFriday Omosola

June 26, 2026

The 63-year-old acquired and transformed a struggling Crystal Bank, rebranding it as Standard Trust Bank (STB) in 1997.

UBA wins 2026 Banker Technology Award for AI innovation, launches upgraded mobile app

byPress Release

June 7, 2026

The award is a fitting recognition of UBA Plc for its innovations in digital payments, e-business, and the use of ...

Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Professor Folasade T Ogunsola and Group Managing Director/CEO, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Oliver Alawuba, during the presentation of N60m endowment fund towards research and development in Finance at the commissioning of UBA Innovation Hub and Business Office built by UBA Group at a ceremony held at the University’s campus in Akoka, Lagos on Monday

UBA commissions innovation hub, business office at UNILAG, reinforces legacy of partnership

byPress Release

May 26, 2026

The commissioning marks another defining chapter in the enduring relationship between UBA and one of Nigeria's foremost institutions of higher ...

L-R: Former Ambassador of Nigeria to Ghana, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro; President and Chairman of Council, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Haruna Nma Yahaya; award recipient and Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, United Bank for Africa, Oliver Alawuba; and former Governor of Ogun State and Special Guest of Honour, Ibikunle Amosun, during the presentation of 2026 ICAN ICON Award to the UBA GMD, during the 2026 ICAN Annual Dinner and Award Night, held in Lagos at the weekend

UBA’s Alawuba, Niger gov, AGF, others honoured at ICAN 2026 awards night

byPress Release

May 20, 2026

The prestigious event, held over the weekend in Lagos, brought together top leaders from the public and private sectors to ...

French President, Emmanuel Macron and Tony Elumelu during the Summit

Tony Elumelu at Africa Forward Summit: “Our youth do not need handouts”

byPress Release

May 16, 2026

Heirs Holdings Founder tells Presidents Ruto and Macron that Africa wants partners of substance, based on equality, and that power ...

UBA Group reaffirms commitment to Africa’s growth agenda at Africa Forward Summit 2026

byPress Release

May 12, 2026

The Summit, themed “Africa–France Partnerships for Innovation and Growth,” convened Heads of State, policymakers, investors, entrepreneurs, and business leaders from ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CREDIT: CBN X handle)

Why some bank dividends are paused and what it means for investors

byPremium Times

May 8, 2026

Some banks proposed dividends, but the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) withheld approval for some of those dividends to enforce ...

Logos of Zenith Bank, First HoldCo, Access Holdings Plc, UBA, FCMB Group, Stanbic IBTC, Wema Bank, Sterling Holdco, and Ecobank

Banks grow earnings and income streams despite impact of 2025 provisions

byPremium Times

May 8, 2026

Tier-1 banks’ profits declined despite strong earnings growth. This is due to the sharp drop in net trading and foreign ...

L-r: Managing Director/CEO, Redtech Limited, Emmanuel Ojo; Chief Executive Officer, MTN MoMo, Omolara Michael Nwadu; and Head Digital Banking, United Bank for Africa(UBA), Olukayode Olubiyi, during the launch of payment interoperability partnership targeted at expanding cardless payment access for consumers and merchants across Nigeria and Africa, powered by Redtech, MoMo PSB and UBA at the UBA House Marina on Tuesday

UBA, Redtech, MoMo PSB expand merchant payment access across Nigeria

byPress Release

May 6, 2026

The partnership brings together Redtech's payment technology and enablement capabilities, UBA's merchant-acquiring and distribution layer, and MoMo PSB's mobile money ...

Head, Operational Risk Management, Lateef Busari; Chief Information Officer, Onyebuchi Akosa; Executive Director, Digital Banking, Emmanuel Lamptey; Founder, CEO, Payaza, Seyi Ebenezer; Team Lead, POS Services, Mary Nneoma James and Head of Partnership, Palm Pay, Chibuzor Mela during the maiden Fintech Conference themed, “Navigating Regulatory Milestones: The Future of Bank-Fintech Partnerships at the UBA House, Marina on Tuesday”

UBA Pushes Deeper Bank-Fintech Collaboration at pan African Conference

byPress Release

April 30, 2026

The conference convened more than 20 leading fintechs and ecosystem stakeholders, including PalmPay, OPay, PayAza, Mastercard, Visa, Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement ...