2023: A landmark year for UBA

This year marks a defining chapter for us at UBA – celebrating a landmark anniversary, superlative financial results, and remarkable impact across Africa and beyond. Earlier this week, we formally announced the kick-off of our 75th anniversary celebrations and recognition of the numerous innovations pioneered by UBA. Today, at the 62nd UBA Annual General Meeting […]

Building to Last: Celebrating Milestones and Transformation

Today marks a very proud moment in our journey of growth, value creation, and transformation.Celebrating UBA’s 75th anniversary and Transcorp Power’s Annual General Meeting, the first since listing on the Nigerian Exchange. These are two significant milestones in our journey of building lasting legacies and upholding exceptional corporate governance. Creating African institutions, driven by African […]

Championing Equality & Youth Empowerment on A Global Scale

At the Abu Dhabi Health Leaders Forum on Monday, I shared in my opening remarks that wealthy countries, large pharmaceutical companies, the social, private, and public sectors must come together to ensure equity and equality in health outcomes.   Following the forum, I traveled to London to host Cindy McCain, Executive Director of the World Food […]

Leadership Lessons – From 47,000 Feet 

The future of Africa lies in the hands of our youth.  I am constantly amazed by the young disruptors I meet.  Take Olugbenga “GB” Agboola, who leads Flutterwave, one of Africa’s fintech unicorns.  We met recently at a conference in India, where he invited me to speak with his employees.  Yesterday on a flight from […]

Remarks – Abu Dhabi Health Forum

We are all here to talk about reimagining health and life.  It is a universal topic – cutting across geography and culture  We all want health and a good life – and I hope you all achieve this!  Let me begin with my perspectives:  I am married to a doctor – and one of my […]

Worker’s Day: Recognition and Reward for our HH People

Worker’s Day this year made me reflect.  It has been a tough year – and we know things are not getting easier.  The Group has made great strides – but our success is more than just figures, it is the success of all of us.  We are a family – and I know the challenges […]

Take Off! Six Insights from the 2024 UBA GMAP Graduation Ceremony

Last week, I led the induction with UBA’s newest cohort of graduate trainees – our GMAP Class of 24! I love these sessions, I meet new members of our UBA-Tribe, I hear their stories, answer their questions and welcome them to our Group. I vividly recall starting my career as a trainee.  I had ambition, […]

Uniting Talent – Delivering Opportunity – Transforming Lives 

Today, the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Academy graduates the 8th cohort of our “Graduate Management Accelerated Program (GMAP)” — a program focused on nurturing young African professionals and equipping them with the skillset to drive the deepening of the financial services sector in Africa.  Moments like this remind me of my own journey, the […]

Empower an Entrepreneur, Empower a Community, Empower a Continent.

Entrepreneurship catalyses. Entrepreneurship catalyses people, communities, countries. Entrepreneurship can change a nation, can change a continent. Earlier this week, while in South Africa, I visited one of the beneficiaries of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and was blown away by the impact that had been created. I always love meeting entrepreneurs, bonding over the struggles, celebrating […]