Islanders Magazine

EX-ZENTH BANK BOSS, JIM OVIA SET GO INTO HOSPITALITY BUSINESS

You will recall that a month ago that Islanders Magazine, the only soft sell magazine covering the Island wrote about the demolished building beside Civic centre which had the night club owned by Folly Coker, the former aide to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. We can now authoritatively reveal that the land was acquired by the former chairman of the top leading bank, Zenith, Chief Jim Ovia. Information available to use revealed that quantum Capital, chaired by Jim Ovia, had concluded arrangement to bring the prestigious Marriott Hotels brand to Nigeria.
Announcing the plan at an agreement signing ceremony held at the Civic Centre, Lagos on Thursday, Ovia said the planned five-star hotel to be located on the Ozumba Mbadiwe Waterfront, Victoria Island, Lagos boasts 150 star rooms and other paraphernalia befitting a 5-star hospitality haven. .