Nigerian banking tycoon Tony Elumelu to receive $4.6 million in dividends from UBA
Elumelu owns a 6.39-percent stake in the company.
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Elumelu owns a 6.39-percent stake in the company.
Elumelu derives a total wealth of $46.9 million from his stake in the pan-African bank.
Elumelu has recently shown interest in Caribbean markets as part of a strategic drive to foster wealth creation through partnership.
With the recent bid, the Elumelu-backed oil firm is set to compete with key players in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry.
Elumelu is the founder of one of Nigeria’s largest financial services groups, United Bank for Africa.
Heirs Holdings is a family-owned investment holding company founded by Nigerian businessman Tony Elumelu in 2010.
The portal for this year’s application is active and interested applicants are urged to apply.
UBA is a leading Nigerian financial group with operations in 20 African countries, as well as the UK, United States and France.
The entrepreneurs were selected from a pool of more than 400,000 applicants in 54 African countries.
UBA is a Nigerian financial services group with operations in 20 African countries, the UK, the United States and France.
Their joint initiative will aim to support small and medium enterprises in the non-oil sector in Nigeria.
The dividend will be paid from the bank’s profit for the first half of 2021.
The double-digit growth in profits can be attributed to UBA’s higher interest and non-interest income.
The loss came off the back of a sell-off in the company’s shares.
The launch took place in Abuja on July 8 with national dignitaries in attendance.
Elumelu is the chairman of Heirs Holdings, the United Bank for Africa and Transcorp.