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NG-B-00015-0

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Legal name: United Bank for Africa Plc
Country: Nigeria
Type: Business or financial institution
Founded: 1961
Chief executive: Oliver Alawuba (Group Managing Director/CEO)
Claim: Not claimed by the organisation
Last verified: 27 April 2026

1 of 5 layers verified

Origin Partly verified
Control Not yet verified
Money Nothing disclosed
Channels Verified
Networks Nothing disclosed

Transparency

Partial

5 of 7 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.

Legal name and registration number on record, not yet checked
Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) on record, not yet checked
State or public-body ownership stated not disclosed
Revenue mix or named funders not disclosed
Public contact address on record, not yet checked
Official websites and accounts verified

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Origin

Partly verified

Brand names Verified: UBA
Company registration number Pending check: RC 2457
Registered address Pending check: UBA House, 57 Marina, Lagos
Public contact email Pending check: investorrelations@ubagroup.com

2 sources

Who stands behind it?

Control

Not yet verified

Owners with influence Pending check: Owner Share % Holding Owner type
UBA NOM UBA Africa Investors-Trading 8.84% Direct Other
HH Capital Limited 5.13% Direct Company
Heirs Holdings Limited 5.09% Direct Company
Tony O. Elumelu – Direct Person
Beneficial owners Pending check: On file; available on request. Request the full record
State or public-body ownership: Not disclosed
Parent group: Not disclosed

Owner	Share %	Holding	Owner type
UBA NOM UBA Africa Investors-Trading	8.84%	Direct	Other
HH Capital Limited	5.13%	Direct	Company
Heirs Holdings Limited	5.09%	Direct	Company
Tony O. Elumelu	–	Direct	Person

1 source

United Bank for Africa Plc, audited financial statements for 2025 filed on NGX (approved 19 Feb 2026), read 2026-10-20 (shareholders of 5% or more at 31 Dec 2025: UBA NOM UBA Africa Investors-Trading 8.84%, HH Capital Limited 5.13%, Heirs Holdings Limited 5.09%; directors' interests: Tony O. Elumelu direct 1,517,654,552 and indirect 4,794,520,238 via HH Capital, Heirs Holdings and Heirs Alliance)

Who pays?

Money

Nothing disclosed

Revenue mix: Not disclosed
Named investors and funders: Not disclosed

Where does it appear?

Channels

Verified

Official websites Verified: ubagroup.com
Official social accounts: Not disclosed

1 source

United Bank for Africa Plc, NGX notice of board meeting, 1 Jul 2026, read 2026-10-20 (website www.ubagroup.com)

Who is connected?

Networks

Nothing disclosed

Related companies in the same group: Not disclosed
Documented public-office or party roles: Not disclosed

Change history

Version	Date	What changed
2	20 October 2026	Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Channels)
1	19 October 2026	First published

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