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Titan Trust acquires Union Bank, keeping its name and century-old heritage
  • Union Bank began as Colonial Bank, later Barclays Bank DCO, before indigenisation in 1979.
  • Nigerian investors took majority control, renaming it Union Bank of Nigeria.
  • The 2009 banking crisis weakened the bank; AMCON stabilised it, while Union Global Partners Ltd injected $500m for 65% control.
  • Titan Trust Bank acquired up to 100% ownership, and Union Bank was delisted from the Nigerian Exchange.
  • A court-approved scheme merged Titan Trust into Union Bank; Union Bank survived, retaining its century-old name and legacy under Titan’s ownership.

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