Jim Ovia Net Worth

Net Worth:	$980 million
Date of Birth:	November 4, 1951 (73 years old)
Gender:	Male
Height:	5 ft 8 in (1.75 m)
Profession:	Buisinessman
Nationality:	Nigerian

What is Jim Ovia Net Worth

Jim Ovia is a Nigerian businessman who has a net worth of $980 million. He established the prestigious international financial services company Zenith Bank Plc in 1990 with headquarters in Nigeria.

Childhood

On November 4, 1951, in Agbor, Nigeria’s Delta State, Jim James Ovia was born.

Career

Prior to taking on the chairmanship in 2010, he served as the bank’s founder and one of Nigeria’s most lucrative financial companies, Zenith Bank Plc. He was given a national honor from Nigeria.

Over his two decades of leadership, he contributed to making the bank one of the biggest and most successful in Africa.

Jim Ovia, who founded Visafone Communications Ltd., is the director of both the Nigerian Software Development Initiative (NSDI) and the National Information Technology Advisory Council.

He belongs to the Digital Bridge Institute as well as the Honorary International Investment Council (DBI). He is the Chairperson of Cyberspace Network Ltd.

At the University of Lagos’ 50th convocation, he received an honorary doctorate.

In September 2018, ForbesBooks and Jim Ovia announced that their book, Africa, Rise, and Shine, would be published.

Philanthropy

Jim Ovia is a member of the Board of Trustees of Redeemer’s University For Nations in Lagos and the Governing Council of Lagos State University.

He sat on the boards of directors for the American International School, Lagos, and the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, respectively, from 1999 to 2007. (2001–2003).

Ovia served as the first President of the Nigeria Internet Group and was the leader of other nongovernmental organizations at various points in time (2001–2003).

He is the president and founder of Mankind United to Support Total Education (MUSTE), a nonprofit organization that provides scholarships to those who are less privileged.

Jim is the founder of the Youth Empowerment/ICT Foundation, which aims to enhance the socioeconomic well-being of Nigerian youngsters by encouraging and motivating them to use information and communication technology.

Award

Jim Ovia received the honorific of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic in October 2022 from President Muhammadu Buhari (CFR).

Relationship

Jim Ovia is wed to Kay Ovia, and the two are parents to five kids: Isioma, Zephia, Tito, Tomi, and Jesse.

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