Tags: Unity Bank Plc

Unity Bank Empowers Young Entrepreneurs With ₦16M Business Grant

No fewer than 30 young entrepreneurs have been awarded a ₦16 million business grant by Unity Bank Plc during the latest edition of its flagship entrepreneurship development initiative, the Corpreneurship Challenge. The winners, budding entrepreneurs developing innovative solutions across various business value chains including fashion design, bag making, pastry making, event management, beauty, vegetable farming,…

Unity Bank Launches GenFi, Targets Children, Teens with Gamified Banking Platform

In a bold move to redefine promotion of financial literacy, Nigeria’s retail lender, Unity Bank Plc, has unveiled GenFi, a new digital banking platform tailored to empower kids and teenagers between the ages of 8 and 18 with essential financial skills. The launch follows a report by the Central Bank of Nigeria, which found that only 38% of Nigerian…

Unity Bank Hosts IWD Webinar, Commits to Accelerating Action Towards Gender Equality

Unity Bank Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to women’s empowerment with a series of high-impact initiatives designed to inspire action toward gender equality and sustainable development. The Bank hosted a webinar with the theme: “Unleashing Women’s Potential,” pivoted by the Unity Bank Women Network as it was marking this year’s International Women’s Day, Being one…

Unity Bank Posts N59.3B in Gross Earnings, Grows Deposits by 23% in 2023 FY

Retail lender, Plc posted gross earnings of N59.3 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2023, representing a growth of 3.84% year-on-year. In its audited financials submitted to the NGX Group Limited, the Bank also witnessed improvements across key performance indicators, including a significant appreciation of customer deposits by 23% to N402.9 billion from…

CBN Approves ProvidusBank, Unity Bank Merger

The Central Bank of Nigeria has approved the framework for the merger between Providus Bank Limited and Unity Bank Plc. This was made known in a Joint Press Statement signed and released by management of both banks. The statement reads; “We are pleased to announce that the Central Bank of Nigeria has approved the framework…

Unity Bank, RESWAYE Clean Lagos Beach to Mark World Earth Day

In commemoration of this year’s World Earth Day, Unity Bank Plc in partnership with 3 non-government organisations – Recycling Scheme for Women and Youth Empowerment, RESWAYE, MEDIC and KBG – has conducted a beach cleaning exercise as part of its commitments to promoting environmental sustainability. No fewer than 200 members of staff, as well as…

IWD: Unity Bank, AltSchool Africa Partner to Empower Female Software Engineers

In commemoration of International Women’s Day, IWD 2022, Nigeria’s retail lender, Unity Bank Plc is partnering AltSchool Africa to sponsor female students towards the acquisition of specialist software skills – an empowerment initiative to boost the capacity of the female gender. AltSchool Africa is a school for individuals looking to gain technical skills and kick…

Unity Bank Holds 7th Edition of Corpreneurship Challenge; Doles Out N10M Grant to Corp Members

Nigerian lender, Unity Bank Plc has handed out a total of N10 million in prize money as business grants to 30 NYSC members in the latest edition of its flagship Youth entrepreneurship and empowerment initiative, Corpreneurship Challenge held across ten states recently. The competition, already in its 7th edition, produced the 30 winners during the…

Unity Bank Posts N36.18 Billion Gross Earnings in Nine Months; Records 23% Growth in Profit

Nigerian lender, Unity Bank Plc has declared gross earnings of N36.18Billion for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2021, and a 23% growth of PAT totalling N1.94Billion for the same period. A review of the unaudited results for the 3rd Quarter of 2021 released to the Nigerian Exchange Group Limited showed that the Bank’s gross…

Unity Bank Boosts Capacity Building on Blue Economy, Empowers 3,000 Girls

No fewer than three thousand girls drawn from Senior Secondary Schools across Nigeria have benefitted from a 3-day capacity building initiative on maritime commerce and National Virtual Maritime Quiz powered by Unity Bank Plc. The capacity building initiative, which focused on Information Communication Technology, ICT, maritime transportation and logistics ecosystem, was hosted by Ocean Ambassadors…