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"20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by onthehill(op): 6:40am On Mar 12, 2024
"20 Million Naira Was Equivalent 5 Million Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank (Video)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJWXG83cH0Q?si=tvy51uxwihD79rzg

Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by Boogyman557:
Holly Gram cool How did we get here


Chai!!! EBIN PAWA ooo !!!!


This KUNTRY don tire me. Na only ASHAWO house and my WEED de give me joy grin


ASHAWO house wey I go yesterday night.


Chai. All the slim slim fine girls don sleep finish..


Na only the fat fat once de outside around that 1am in the night..


Bross i gats carry one fat girl ooo because my PREEK don already STAND like STANDING FAN..

As we enter room and she remove cloth. Chai. NaSo her armpit begin smell grin


Before I know waiting de Xup she don jack me NACK for bed. Begin NACK NACK me up and down..


I de shout.. nobody gree EPP me!!


Bross this girl nearly shift my PREEK.


As she NACK me finish. All my body begin shake..


My too legs begin gum together with my PREEK grin


I no fit walker again..


To make the story short..


Na wheel chair dem use carry me comort with the help of some boys outside grin


LITE UP my WEED in peace


WTF MAN!

Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by BlowYourMind: 7:31am On Mar 12, 2024
When corruption and sabotage started growing
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by mightyhazel: 8:14am On Mar 12, 2024
Boogyman557:
Holly Gram cool How did we get here


Chai!!! EBIN PAWA ooo !!!!


This KUNTRY don tire me. Na only ASHAWO house and my WEED de give me joy grin


ASHAWO house wey I go yesterday night.


Chai. All the slim slim fine girls don sleep finish..


Na only the fat fat once de outside around that 1am in the night..


Bross i gats carry one fat girl ooo because my PREEK don already STAND like STANDING FAN..

As we enter room and she remove cloth. Chai. NaSo her armpit begin smell grin


Before I know waiting de Xup she don jack me NACK for bed. Begin NACK NACK me up and down..


I de shout.. nobody gree EPP me!!


Bross this girl nearly shift my PREEK.


As she NACK me finish. All my body begin shake..


My too legs begin gum together with my PREEK grin


I no fit walker again..


To make the story short..


Na wheel chair dem use carry me comort with the help of some boys outside grin


LITE UP my WEED in peace


WTF MAN!
You array mumu man..
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by Okete001(f): 8:17am On Mar 12, 2024
Hehehe
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by Blaze14k: 8:20am On Mar 12, 2024
Boogyman557:
Holly Gram cool How did we get here


Chai!!! EBIN PAWA ooo !!!!


This KUNTRY don tire me. Na only ASHAWO house and my WEED de give me joy grin


ASHAWO house wey I go yesterday night.


Chai. All the slim slim fine girls don sleep finish..


Na only the fat fat once de outside around that 1am in the night..


Bross i gats carry one fat girl ooo because my PREEK don already STAND like STANDING FAN..

As we enter room and she remove cloth. Chai. NaSo her armpit begin smell grin


Before I know waiting de Xup she don jack me NACK for bed. Begin NACK NACK me up and down..


I de shout.. nobody gree EPP me!!


Bross this girl nearly shift my PREEK.


As she NACK me finish. All my body begin shake..


My too legs begin gum together with my PREEK grin


I no fit walker again..


To make the story short..


Na wheel chair dem use carry me comort with the help of some boys outside grin


LITE UP my WEED in peace


WTF MAN!
We got here by the speed of sound
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by BigDawsNet: 8:47am On Mar 12, 2024
Just imagine saving a 20m in a US bank and u commot face for 34 years...

Now ur $5m will be smiling at u in the US bank with some interest... which may be converted to around eight billion one hundred twenty-six million one hundred fifty thousand naira
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by Pending: 9:41am On Mar 12, 2024
How far we’ve gone. shocked
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by magoo10(m):
Meanwhile ₦20million today cant start you an average business with a good capital base.

Nb
In response to the kid who quoted me that
if i cannot use 20million for business i cannot manage ₦1billion

I dont sell cars but let me use car sales for example.
A direct tokumbo venza cost between 14 to 16 milion naira ,now tell me how many cars you can have in an average outlet with 20million naira?
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by adioolayi(m): 9:42am On Mar 12, 2024
..and so?

Is $1 yesterday $1 todayhuh

Is NGN1 yesterday NGN 1 todayhuh

The fact Volkswagen was NGN 300 at some point, does it mean everyone can afford it at that timehuh

I agree, Nira has depreciated over time...it's a sad one...but brining this kind of analogy no cut am.

When NGN 20 M was $ 5 M ...how many people have these money in their account back then..both in Nigeria and USAhuh
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by ruggedtimi(m): 9:42am On Mar 12, 2024
Check out
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by Lordofalmajiri(f): 9:42am On Mar 12, 2024
cool That's roughly #8billion naira now ...
The Question is how did he get the 20million naira huh? cool cool
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by Jennyclay(f): 9:43am On Mar 12, 2024
Rich man.

I love him already kiss
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by Segadem(m): 9:44am On Mar 12, 2024
Hmm
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by Segadem(m): 9:44am On Mar 12, 2024
Lordofalmajiri:
cool That's roughly #8billion naira now ...
The Question is how did he get the 20million naira huh? cool cool
how?
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by BodyCount:
HIS EVIL, WASTEFUL, CORRUPT, SENSELESS, CARELESS AND WICKED GENERATION (PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 55-88 YEARS) DESTROYED THIS COUNTRY.

A lot used to be good about this country.

When they were youths, they enjoyed a lot of benefits that includes good road, free education, electricity, scholarships, good and well paying jobs after graduation etc.

IT GOT TO THEIR TURN TO RULE AND TAKE OVER AND THEY DESTROYED EVERYTHING. NIGERIA CAN'T EVEN BE PROUD OF COMMON ELECTRICITY!

Right before their very shameless and evil eyes, ONE DOLLAR TO 50 KOBO BECAME ONE DOLLAR TO ₦2,000. LATER MOST OF THEM WILL BE BLAMING THE NEW GENERATION OF BEING LAZY AND CORRUPT...


WICKED OLD FOOLS.
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by tefishy(m): 9:45am On Mar 12, 2024
Guess this is why every man should be wary of you

Jennyclay:
Rich man.

I love him already kiss
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by Bellotelli: 9:47am On Mar 12, 2024
Jennyclay:
Rich man.

I love him already kiss
Eyah poor girl, keep salivating grin
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by philiancoop(m): 9:47am On Mar 12, 2024
And some people like Reno keep using the current resent abominable exchange rate to say that Nigeria has the cheapest fuel in Africa. That's because you are dividing their prices by 1500.

Why will your currency by 1500 times less than their own??

Low iq people everywhere

Within 8 months the naira has dropped from 500 to 1500. 3x. All our wealth slashed by ⅓ 1/3 by one single policy. Without any change in productivity or without any one resigning. Everyone is still working. They just lost one third of their wealth by no economic metric. And that is what you are using to justify high prices
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by Pickieox(m): 9:47am On Mar 12, 2024
I'm coming to this
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by Beverlyjean(f): 9:48am On Mar 12, 2024
Na only north and west don rule rule this country ...they never gave an Igbo man a chance and still don't...and they wonder how we got here
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by infohenry(m): 9:48am On Mar 12, 2024
adioolayi:
..and so?

Is $1 yesterday $1 todayhuh

Is NGN1 yesterday NGN 1 todayhuh

The fact Volkswagen was NGN 300 at some point, does it mean everyone can afford it at that timehuh

I agree, Nira has depreciated over time...it's a sad one...but brining this kind of analogy no cut am.

When NGN 20 M was $ 5 M ...how many people have these money in their account back then..both in Nigeria and USAhuh
Sometimes it is better you keep quiet in topics beyond comprehension.
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by adigun3127: 9:49am On Mar 12, 2024
Them go use one girl for here do money
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by Brendaniel:
adioolayi:
..and so?

Is $1 yesterday $1 todayhuh

Is NGN1 yesterday NGN 1 todayhuh

The fact Volkswagen was NGN 300 at some point, does it mean everyone can afford it at that timehuh

I agree, Nira has depreciated over time...it's a sad one...but brining this kind of analogy no cut am.

When NGN 20 M was $ 5 M ...how many people have these money in their account back then..both in Nigeria and USAhuh
The problem is not just the depreciation of the naira but the purchasing power of the naira...

In 2015 the minum wage was 19800 and it could buy almost 4 bags of rice, now even the increased minimum wage cannot buy you 1 bag of rice.

That tells you that the economy was not balanced enough by the present and previous government to face the naira depreciation, in other words the government failed to do their duties...
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by ppogba: 9:51am On Mar 12, 2024
He should also tell us how he lobbied for Emefailure to become the CBN Governor.

Crooks always pontificating in Nigeria
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by Believeintruth: 9:51am On Mar 12, 2024
onthehill:
"20 Million Naira Was Equivalent 5 Million Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank (Video)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJWXG83cH0Q?si=tvy51uxwihD79rzg
if my history serves me correct Zenith Bank was not started by Jim Ovia, it was known as Zenith Merchant Bank in the early 90s. Jim came back from the states and worked in defunct IMB in Victoria Island and then was able to take over Zenith Merchant Bank and renamed it Zenith Bank.
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by id4sho(m): 9:51am On Mar 12, 2024
I guess money made from SAP during IBB tongue
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by ThinkWISELY(m): 9:52am On Mar 12, 2024
Who's going from Abj to Lagos i can join, I'm still stucked here.
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by Macdeey: 9:52am On Mar 12, 2024
shocked
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by Elzazzi: 9:52am On Mar 12, 2024
shocked
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by Macdeey: 9:53am On Mar 12, 2024
Lordofalmajiri:
cool That's roughly #8billion naira now ...
The Question is how did he get the 20million naira huh? cool cool
Round - Tripping during that time was not really known by many banks ! He grab that opportunity 😜 to hammer
Re: "20m Naira Was 5m Dollar In 1990"- Jim Ovia Recounts How He Started Zenith Bank by ppogba: 9:53am On Mar 12, 2024
Beverlyjean:
Na only north and west don rule rule this country ...they never gave an Igbo man a chance and still don't...and they wonder how we got here
Go and get a primary school social studies note before disgracing your parents on a public forum.
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