The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has rewarded its staff with various cash prizes at the 2024 edition of Africa Day.
The event was held at the UBA Head Office in Lagos on Friday, May 24, 2024.
The celebration which went on concurrently across all of the bank’s subsidiaries in Africa as well as in the United Kingdom, France, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates, had the theme, ‘Education Fit for the 21st Century’.
To mark the event, the UBA staff were dressed in colourful African attire displaying the cultural diversity of the employees of the bank.
There were dance troupes in various offices across the continent organised by UBA subsidiaries, where staff, clients and the public were entertained with African drums and cultural dancers as well as a choice of African fruits and snacks.
A major highlight of the event was the selection of best-dressed staff across various categories, representing the diverse African culture.
As voted by the staff, Chisom Augustine emerged as the winner of the Best Indigenous Concept while Sarah Richter clinched the fan’s choice for Best Indigenous Concept (Rest of the World).
Temitayo Abayomi won the jury’s choice as best dressed Nigerian staff, while several other winners also emerged across various cadre.
The bank, therefore, rewarded each of the winners with various cash prizes at the event.
UBA’s Group Head, Human Resources, Modupe Akindele, who addressed staff during the closing ceremony, commended the officials for their hard work over the years, noting that the annual event had become a lifestyle for the bank.
Akindele said: “We at UBA celebrate Africa Day with the rest of Africa. We are Africa, United by one bank. Today is a day to remind ourselves that we have all it takes in Africa, be it fashion, talent, and creativity. The message is about being African and being proud of our heritage. We want to showcase who we are and what we have.
“For us at UBA, identifying with Africa and indeed Africa Day is synonymous with who we are as a bank. It presents us the opportunity to remind ourselves, the world and indeed Africa that we owe ourselves the duty of making Africa the continent of our dreams.”