Pan African financial services group, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, on Saturday held the 2018 edition of the UBA CEO Awards at Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos, Nigeria.
It was the 10th anniversary of the ceremony launched in 2008.
The theme of the night was Celebrating Africa, reflecting UBA’s footprint in 20 African countries and in London, Paris and New York.
It was an opportunity for the bank to promote its core value of enterprise, excellence and execution as staff members who had performed extraordinarily during the year were rewarded and celebrated throughout the evening.
Chairman, UBA Plc, Tony Elumelu, who was at the event with his wife, Awele, said as he was interviewed on the golden carpet, that the bank chose the day to reward staff who had worked hard to ensure that the company remains a leading financial institution on the continent.
“It is a time to reward dignity, hard work, and excellence in execution, and to show our multitude of staff globally that they are very much appreciated for their contributions,” said Elumelu.
GMD/CEO, of UBA, Kennedy Uzoka, who congratulated the recipients of the various awards in different categories, charged them to continue to work hard and exhale the core values of UBA. He reiterated that the customer is the employer and all staff must focus on ensuring that they are given excellent services always.
In attendance at the event were captains of industries, media moguls, Nollywood stars, public servants and politicians including President of Dangote Industries, Aliko Dangote; Chairman of Forte Oil, Femi Otedola; President of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nike Akande; Former Governor of Ekiti State, Niyi Adebayo, and Publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu.
Richard Mofe-Damijo, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde and Omoni Oboli were some of the Nollywood actors present.
There were musical performances by Olamide, Flavour, Kiss Daniels, Styl Plus and Falz, while Basketmouth provided comedy.
