Nigerian banking magnate Jim Ovia’s Zenith Bank receives approval to restructure into a holding company
Ovia has been appointed as the chairman of Zenith Holdco Plc.
Ovia has been appointed as the chairman of Zenith Holdco Plc.
Ovia owns a sizable 16.2-percent stake in Zenith Bank.
Ovia owns 16.2 percent of Zenith Bank.
The men have played seminal roles in the development of Nigeria’s economy.
He is on course to earn an interim dividend of $3.6 million from his stake in the bank.
Ovia owns a significant 16.2-percent stake in Zenith Bank.
The news puts his total dividend earnings from Zenith Bank this year at $17.7 million.
The increase in the bank’s profit can be attributed to a 17-percent rise in its gross earnings.
Ovia owns a significant 16.2-percent stake in the leading lender worth over $300 million.
Ovia owns a significant 16.2-percent stake in the company.
Aside from his governance roles in the lender, Ovia holds a substantial 16.2-percent stake in the bank.
Zenith Bank is Nigeria’s most profitable bank and the largest listed financial services group with a valuation of $2.04 billion.
Ovia’s stake in Zenith Bank is now valued at more than $312 million.
Ovia is the founder of Zenith Bank, a Lagos-based banking group and Nigeria’s most profitable financial services company.
Zenith Bank is a large financial services provider in Nigeria and Anglophone West Africa.
The gain in the company’s share price was spiked by buying pressures on the Nigerian exchange.