UBA Scores Another First, Launches Braille Account Opening Form For Visually Impaired Persons

Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA), has launched the UBA Braille Account Opening Form, a first of its kind initiative in the Nigerian and African market, designed specifically to cater to the financial needs of the visually Impaired. Until now, this unique and special section of the society has been disadvantaged, but with this ground-breaking initiative, UBA has fully demonstrated its unwavering commitment towards providing an excellent user experience for all its customers, regardless of their individual abilities or disabilities.

Change Of Baton At UBA: Oliver Alawuba Takes Over From Kenedy Uzoka As GMD, New Board Appointments Announced

United Bank for Africa Plc, Africa’s global bank today announced the appointment of Oliver Alawuba as Group Managing Director. Alawuba will oversee all the Group’s banking operations across its 20 African country network and globally in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, France, and the United Arab Emirates. The new GMD joined UBA in 1997 and has held a series of senior positions, including the CEO of UBA Ghana, the CEO of UBA, Africa and most recently, as Group Deputy Managing Director.

UBA Posts N132b Full Year Profit

United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has announced N131.9 billion as its profit before tax in the full-year ended December 31, 2020. The report was released on Monday.

The bank’s total assets also grew by 37 per cent to N7.7 trillion for the year under review.

UBA Kicks Off #2020 On A High; Employs 4k New Staff, As Over 5k Staff Staff Get 170% Pay Rise

Over 5,000 staff of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, @ubagroup started the new year with a lot of cheer as the bank yesterday announced its promotion to new grades as well as salary upgrades with immediate effect this January. 

Those who are beneficiaries of this exercise will receive up to 170% increase in their salaries and benefits, whilst a good number have been moved to higher grade levels.

In a carefully planned restructuring embarked upon by the bank in the last quarter of 2019, #UBA has transformed its grading system and processes to become one of the most competitive within the industry. The bank crashed its grade levels to 12 levels from entry level to the top of the pyramid where previously it had been 16 levels. This means that staff will now find it much easier to attain top leadership management positions at UBA as their careers progress much faster.

In a massive recruitment drive , over 4000 new staff members resumed in the  last week of December 2019 in Nigeria alone at the bank. UBA currently stands as the highest employer of labour amongst Nigerian banks with a staff strength of close to 20,000.

UBA’s Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Kennedy Uzoka, who announced the bank’s new staff improvement initiatives to the excited employees , noted that UBA is continually seeking new ways to improve the fortunes of its staff as they are the backbone of the organisation .

Uzoka who spoke to the staff in a bank-wide live broadcast said, “As a leading financial institution, we do not take issues relating to our staff lightly.  We take great pride in being a listening bank that has the ears of our employees as they turn the wheels which make the organisation successful for our customers and shareholders. UBA recruits highly talented staff who perform at the best standards and deserve to be remunerated accordingly".