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Jim Ovia swells rank of unlikely entrants into real estate

Jim Ovia, the billionaire founder of Nigeria’s largest bank by market value, has made an unexpected full-time pivot to real estate, betting that luxury residential real estate in Lagos will yield higher returns than commercial lending. Ovia, who concluded a 12-year tenure as chairman of Zenith Bank Plc on May 5, is deploying capital into the premium residential sector through Quantum Luxury Properties Ltd. His...

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