enith Bank Plc has announced holding companies, non-interest banks the retirement of its Founder and payment service banks in Nigeria. Z and Group Chairman, Jim Ovia, Ovia, widely regarded as the ar - marking the end of a defining era for one chitect of Zenith Bank’s rise from a of Nigeria’s leading financial institutions. modest startup into a tier-one banking The development was disclosed in group, was commended by the Board a corporate notice issued in Lagos on for his “visionary leadership, strate - May 5, 2026, with the bank stating gic direction and effective oversight” that Ovia stepped…