Our History.
From a registrars department in the then Barclays Bank to an independent, SEC-regulated registrar and data-management business.
The pioneer of share registration in Nigeria
Greenwich Registrars & Data Solutions Limited, formerly Union Registrars Limited, is the pioneer company in the share registration industry, having commenced operations as a department within the then Barclays Bank.
Six decades on, that department has grown into an independent, SEC-regulated registrar and data-management business.
Our Six Decade Story
1959
Created as a registrars department in the then Barclays Bank, pioneering share registration in Nigeria.
1976
Barclays Bank sells 50% of its shareholding; the bank is renamed Union Bank of Nigeria Limited.
1989
Barclays Bank disposes of its remaining shareholding; the Union Bank Registrars Department is retained.
2003
Union Registrars Ltd becomes a full subsidiary of Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.
2010
The Central Bank of Nigeria introduces regulation on deposit money banks divesting from non-core banking activities and subsidiaries.
2014
Union Bank divests an 80% stake in Union Registrars Limited to Citadel Nominees Limited; Citadel Registrars Limited (formerly WEMA Registrars Limited) is acquired.
2015
Following regulatory approvals, Union Registrars Limited is renamed GTL Registrars Limited.
2017
The company commences its Electronic Document Management System following a board decision to diversify.
2018
GTL Registrars Limited changes its name to Greenwich Registrars & Data Solutions Limited.
Greenwich Registrars & Data Solutions is a member of the Greenwich Capital Group and is registered and regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria.