Lagos, Nigeria//-UBA Group senior executives recently concluded the Group’s Half-Year Business Review. Held at global headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria, Group Managing Director/CEO, Oliver Alawuba, brought together executives responsible for UBA’s twenty-four countries of operation.
Category: Banking & Finance
UBA Ghana Board Chair Honoured as Most Financially Responsible Corporate Chairman
Accra, Ghana//-Board Chairman of UBA Ghana, Kweku Awotwi, has been honoured as the Most Financially Responsible Corporate Chairman at the 2025 Ghana Outstanding Business Achievement Awards.
GTCO Plc Becomes the 1st Financial Services Institution in West Africa to Achieve Listing and Trading of its Ordinary Shares on the LSE
Lagos, Nigeria// — Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO Plc), Africa’s leading and most profitable Financial Services Group, has recorded a significant milestone in its growth and expansion journey with the successful admission of its Ordinary Shares to the Equity Shares (International Commercial Companies Secondary Listing) category of the Official List of the Financial Conduct […]
Ghana: Nana Agradaa Jailed 15 Years with Hard Labour for Money-doubling Scam
Repentant priestess and founder of Heaven Way Church, Patricia Asiedua, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with hard labour by an Accra Circuit Court. She was convicted on charges of charlatanic advertisement and defrauding by false pretence.
World Bank Appoints New Division Director for Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros and Seychelles
Washington D.C., United States of America// — The World Bank Group has appointed Fily Sissoko as the new Division Director for Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros, and Seychelles, effective today. He succeeds Idah Pswarayi-Riddihough, who held the position for the past four and a half years.
Afreximbank Appoints New President
Abuja, Nigeria// – The shareholders of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have appointed Dr. George Elombi as the next President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the continental financial institution. He becomes the fourth President to lead the Bank since its establishment in 1993.
Republic Bank Ghana Delivers Strong 2024 Performance
Accra, Ghana// – Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC has announced a significant turnaround in its financial performance for the year ended 31st December 2024, closing the year with a total comprehensive income of GHS210.68 million, representing a 45% year-on-year increase.
Bank of Ghana Reverses Dismissal of Nearly 100 Employees
Accra, Ghana//-In a surprising turn of events, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has reversed its earlier decision to terminate the appointments of nearly 100 personnel recruited in December 2024, following growing public attention and internal discussions.
Ghana: Mastercard, Access Bank Collaborate to Boost Digital Finance
Accra, Ghana//- Mastercard and Access Bank Ghana have launched an innovative card under Access Bank’s youth banking proposition, AccessU, to help empower the next generation with early access to financial tools and knowledge
Republic Bank Ghana, Sierra Leone Commercial Bank Sign Landmark Agreement to Drive Regional Banking Excellence
Accra, Ghana// – Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC has entered into a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Non-Disclosure Agreement with Sierra Leone Commercial Bank Limited (SLCB), aimed at providing technical support, strengthening banking capabilities and accelerating financial sector development in Sierra Leone and beyond.











