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United Capital Asset Management Launches Children Investment Fund; A Key Vehicle for Long-Term Financial Planning

Children Investment Fund

United Capital Plc, a leading pan-African investment and financial services group, has once again been named one of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies

United Capital Group Named Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies for Fourth Consecutive Year

Peter Ashade, Group CEO, United Capital

United Capital Plc, a leading pan-African investment and financial services group, has once again been named one of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies

United Capital Plc Holds 12th Annual General Meeting, Shareholders Applaud Impressive Growth and Strategic Expansion

United Capital 2025 Annual General Meeting

United Capital Plc Holds 12th Annual General Meeting, Shareholders Applaud Impressive Growth and Strategic Expansion

United Capital Leads the Charge for Women’s Financial Inclusion

Financial Inclusion

United Capital Leads the Charge for Women’s Financial Inclusion

United Capital Group Delivers Impressive FY-2024 Performance

Peter Ashade, Group CEO, United Capital

United Capital Group Delivers Impressive FY-2024 Performance

United Capital Infrastructure Fund Disburses Over N1.98 billion in Dividends to Unitholders

United Capital Infrastructure Fund

United Capital Infrastructure Fund Disburses Over N1.98 billion in Dividends to Unitholders United Capital Infrastructure Fund (UCIF), the infrastructure fund of leading Pan-African financial services group, United Capital Plc, is pleased to announce a total dividend distribution of N1.98 billion to its unitholders, for the year ended 2024. In accordance with its bi-annual distribution structure, […]

United Capital Leads Agro-Eknor’s N5 Billion Commercial Paper Issuance to Bolster Agribusiness Growth

Agro-Eknor

United Capital Leads Agro-Eknor’s N5 Billion Commercial Paper Issuance to Bolster Agribusiness Growth. United Capital Group, a leading Pan-African investment bank and financial services institution, successfully led the N5 billion Commercial Paper (CP) Issuance Programme for Agro-Eknor International Limited, a key player in Nigeria’s agribusiness sector. Acting as the Lead Arranger, United Capital facilitated the […]

United Capital Group Emerges Biggest Winner At 2024 BAFI Awards, Bags 5 Major Awards

BAFI Awards

United Capital Group Emerges Biggest Winner At 2024 BAFI Awards, Bags 5 Major Awards

United Capital Delivers Solid Earnings Performance – Records 93% Growth YOY In Profitability

Peter Ashade, Group CEO, United Capital

United Capital Delivers Solid Earnings Performance – Records 93% Growth YOY In Profitability Following a series of impressive quarters, United Capital Group has delivered an outstanding financial performance in Q3 2024, further cementing its upward growth trajectory. Its financial results for the period ended September 30, 2024, reveal a remarkable 93% year-on-year growth in Profit […]

Peter Ashade, Group CEO, United Capital Group, Honoured at BusinessDay Top CEOs Award

Peter Ashade

Peter Ashade, Group CEO, United Capital Group, Honoured at BusinessDay Top CEOs Award The Group CEO of United Capital Group, Peter Ashade, was honoured as one of Nigeria’s Top CEOs at the prestigious BusinessDay Top CEOs Awards, held on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at the Balmoral Hall, Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.   The […]

JOSEPH ONYEMA

Head, Group Enterprise Performance Management
Joseph Onyema
Joseph is the Head, Group Enterprise Performance Management at United Capital Plc.
Over the last 16 years, Joseph has worked with and led teams whose responsibilities cut across a major spectrum of technology transformational and retail growth projects and consultancy. Joining the group in 2017, Joseph started out leading the technology team for 5+ years in the position of the Group, Chief Information Officer, a role in which his focus on execution to reposition the business was exemplary, hence leading to increased digital presence, retail growth and improved revenues, with keen focus on our growth during the COVID-19 pandemic where the business was run totally virtual and saw outstanding growth in customers, revenue and profitability.​
Leveraging on his education, performance, experience and spirit of execution, Joseph transitioned to the Group Head, Enterprise Performance Management, where he brings his analytical and technological prowess coupled with his background in managing teams and businesses to bare in monitoring and tracking business units and employees performances, while helping them to improve in their performance and ensuring the group continues to win in all its endeavours.
Before joining United Capital, Joseph headed the Group Technology Operations at Cordros Capital Limited where he transitioned the business from a High Net-worth Individual (HNI) focused business to retail-focused business with total leverage on technology to drive B2C sales across verticals while exploring new markets and partnerships. Prior to Cordros Capital, he had led the Enterprise & Cloud Services team at Soft Solutions Limited, an IT Consultancy firm with a footprint across 15 Nigerian banks on enterprise security, cloud projects, and consultancy where he developed, deployed, and led support teams to manage several financial and FMCG application suites.
A Tony Elumelu entrepreneur from 2016 before joining the group, and a member of the prestigious Beta Gamma Sigma international business honor society, continues to reinvent himself and deliver exceptionally to the United Capital family.