United Bank for Africa
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United Bank for Africa is a leading pan-African financial services group headquartered in Nigeria, offering banking and related services across numerous African countries and international financial centers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United Bank for Africa canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10777842 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United Bank for Africa Context triple: [Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, employer, United Bank for Africa]
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A.
First Bank of Nigeria
First Bank of Nigeria is one of Nigeria’s oldest and largest commercial banks, providing a wide range of financial services across the country and in select international markets.
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B.
Equator Bank
Equator Bank was a financial institution where future Liberian president and economist Ellen Johnson Sirleaf held a professional position during her banking career.
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C.
West African Development Bank
The West African Development Bank is a regional financial institution that funds development and economic integration projects among West African countries.
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D.
Nedbank
Nedbank is one of South Africa’s major financial institutions, offering a wide range of banking and financial services to retail, business, and corporate clients.
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E.
Bank of Botswana
The Bank of Botswana is the central bank of Botswana, responsible for formulating monetary policy, issuing the national currency, and overseeing the country’s financial system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United Bank for Africa Target entity description: United Bank for Africa is a leading pan-African financial services group headquartered in Nigeria, offering banking and related services across numerous African countries and international financial centers.
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A.
First Bank of Nigeria
First Bank of Nigeria is one of Nigeria’s oldest and largest commercial banks, providing a wide range of financial services across the country and in select international markets.
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B.
Equator Bank
Equator Bank was a financial institution where future Liberian president and economist Ellen Johnson Sirleaf held a professional position during her banking career.
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C.
West African Development Bank
The West African Development Bank is a regional financial institution that funds development and economic integration projects among West African countries.
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D.
Nedbank
Nedbank is one of South Africa’s major financial institutions, offering a wide range of banking and financial services to retail, business, and corporate clients.
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E.
Bank of Botswana
The Bank of Botswana is the central bank of Botswana, responsible for formulating monetary policy, issuing the national currency, and overseeing the country’s financial system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Commercial bank
ⓘ
Pan-African bank ⓘ Public company ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| currencyOfAccount | Nigerian naira ⓘ |
| foundedBy | British and French Bank Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBankCode | UBA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChairman | Tony Elumelu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCustomerBase | millions of customers ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerson | Tony Elumelu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Africa’s Global Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfCountriesOfOperation | 20+ African countries ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfEmployees | over 20,000 ⓘ |
| hasOfficeIn |
Dubai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
New York City ⓘ Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubsidiary |
UBA Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UBA Côte d’Ivoire NERFINISHED ⓘ UBA Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ UBA Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ UBA Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ UBA Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ UBA Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ UBA Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ UBA Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Lagos, Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1949 ⓘ |
| industry |
Banking
ⓘ
Financial services ⓘ |
| legalForm | Public limited company ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | West Africa Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offers |
Corporate banking services
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Electronic banking services ⓘ Internet banking services ⓘ Investment banking services ⓘ Mobile banking services ⓘ Retail banking services ⓘ Trade finance services ⓘ Treasury services ⓘ |
| rebrandedAs | United Bank for Africa Plc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ Côte d’Ivoire NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ United Arab Emirates NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stockExchange | Nigerian Exchange Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradedAs | NSE: UBA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United Bank for Africa Description of subject: United Bank for Africa is a leading pan-African financial services group headquartered in Nigeria, offering banking and related services across numerous African countries and international financial centers.
Referenced by (3)
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