Union Bank of Nigeria Plc

Union Bank of Nigeria Plc was established in 1917 as a Colonial Bank with its first branch in Lagos. In 1925, Barclays Bank acquired the Colonial Bank, which resulted in the change of the Bank's name to Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas).

 Following the enactment of the Companies Act 1968 and the legal requirement for all foreign subsidiaries to be incorporated locally, Barclays Bank (D C O) in 1969 was incorporated as Barclays Bank of Nigeria Limited. The ownership structure of Barclays Bank remained un-changed until 1971 when 8.33% of the Bank’s shares were offered to Nigerians. In the same year, the Bank was listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. As a result of the Nigeria Enterprises Promotion Act of 1972, the Federal Government of Nigeria acquired 51.67% of the Bank’s shares, which left Barclays Bank Plc, London with only 40%. By the enactment of the 1972 and 1977 Nigeria Enterprises Promotion Acts, Barclays Bank International disposed its shareholding to Nigerians in 1979. To reflect the new ownership structure and in compliance with the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990, it assumed the name Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.

In consonance with the government's programme of privatization and commercialization of public enterprises, the Federal Government in 1993 sold its shares in Union Bank to private individuals. Thus, Union Bank became fully owned by Nigerian citizens and organizations.

In line with the Central Bank of Nigeria's banking sector consolidation policy, Union Bank of Nigeria Plc acquired the former Universal Trust Bank Plc and Broad Bank Ltd and absorbed its erstwhile subsidiary Union Merchant Bank Ltd. The Bank also increased its shareholders' funds through a Public Offer/Rights Issue in the last quarter of 2005.
Union Bank’s effort to be the foremost financial institution with the most satisfied customers continues to guide their services in  379 branches across the country, all of which are on-line real time.

The Bank’s head Office ia at  Stallion Plaza 36, Marina  Lagos, Nigeria