Aside from his governance roles in the lender, Ovia holds a substantial 16.2-percent stake in the bank.
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Nigerian banking tycoon Jim Ovia’s Zenith Bank earns $587.8 million in profit
Zenith Bank is Nigeria’s most profitable bank and the largest listed financial services group with a valuation of $2.04 billion.
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Ovia’s stake in Zenith Bank is now valued at more than $312 million.
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Ovia is the founder of Zenith Bank, a Lagos-based banking group and Nigeria’s most profitable financial services company.
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Jim Ovia’s Zenith Bank records one-percent growth in profit before tax for 9M 2021
by Ishioma Emiby Ishioma EmiZenith Bank is a large financial services provider in Nigeria and Anglophone West Africa.
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Nigerian banking guru Jim Ovia gains $24 million in 20 days, as Zenith Bank shares recover from five-month low
The gain in the company’s share price was spiked by buying pressures on the Nigerian exchange.
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The dividend will be paid from the bank’s $257.8 million in profits earned in the first half of 2021.
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Jim Ovia’s Zenith Bank posts $257.8-million half-year profits, two-percent higher than previous year’s figures
Zenith Bank is a leading multinational financial service provider based in Nigeria.
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Stake of Nigerian multimillionaire banker Jim Ovia in Zenith gains $35.14 million in 80 days
The leading tier-1 Nigerian bank, a top-500 bank globally, posted resilient results in Q1 2021.
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Zenith topped the list of Nigerian banks in a global ranking published by The Banker Magazine.