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The 'Optimist-in-Chief' Who Made Africa's Premier Development Bank a Global Powerhouse [interview]
Heading the agenda at the five-day annual meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDB) that opens on May 26 is the election of the multilateral development bank's next president. Five candidates are ...
The Standard2d
Struggling KCB send Odhiambo and company packing, Nairobi Utd promoted
Meanwhile, Nairobi United have finally been promoted to the FKF Premier League after their 2-1 victory over 3K FC in a ...
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Brand Finance Rates UBA Strongest Nigerian Brand, 13th Banking Brand Globally
Kayode TokedeBrand Finance, a leading independent brand valuation consultancy, has rated United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) as the strongest financial institution in Nigeria for 2025, and becoming 13th ...
The Economist3d
A bitter race to elect the head of Africa’s pivotal bank
Combine the secrecy of a papal conclave with the national rivalries of the Eurovision Song Contest and you have a sense of ...
The Africa Report4d
After Ecobank, who’s the stronger pan‑African player: Standard Bank, BOA or UBA?
All three financial groups operate in the same number of African countries. However, depending on which metric you use, the ...
The Nation Newspaper13d
What does market convergence mean for UBA?
Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Mr. Tony Elumelu, said the bank would make a huge success of its recapitalisation and sustain its seven and a half decades pedigree as a resilient and ...
MyJoyOnline18d
Gabonese President honours Tony Elumelu for championing African development
Group Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation. The award recognises Elumelu’s significant contributions to Africa’s economic development ...
The Punch Newspapers20d
Afreximbank raised $19bn for Africa Energy Bank’s take-off – Lokpobiri
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has disclosed that Afrexim bank already raised $19bn for the take-off of the Africa Energy Bank in Abuja. He also urged ...
Bloomberg L.P.29d
Nigeria’s UBA to Raise Additional Capital, Start France Unit
Nigerian lender United Bank for Africa Plc plans to raise 144.8 billion naira ($90.2 million) in additional capital this year, as it aims to meet the central bank’s new threshold and expand into ...
Vanguard1mon
UBA declares N3.19trn revenue, N767bn profits in 2024
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) has posted a gross revenue of N3.19 trillion and a profit after tax of N767 billion for the 2024 financial year. Mr Tony Elumelu, Chairman, Board of Directors of ...
CNBC Africa1mon
World Bank urged to reduce equity-to-loan ratio to free up funds for poor countries
“The World Bank can and should make this decision as soon as possible,” said Eric LeCompte, the group’s executive director and a United Nations ... the best of CNBC Africa sent straight ...
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Africa: Bank recapitalisation, Alawuba urges FG, CBN to incentivise banks for long-term lending
The Managing Director/CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr Oliver Alawuba, has called on the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Finance, and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to ...