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JUST IN: Defunct Diamond Bank Founder, Pascal Dozie dies at 85

Founder of the defunct Diamond Bank Plc and a ex chairman of MTN Nigeria, Pascal Gabriel Dozie, has been announced dead after a brief illness.

Kehinde Ayan1 min read
Pascal Dozie

Founder of the defunct Diamond Bank Plc and a ex chairman of MTN Nigeria, Pascal Gabriel Dozie, has been announced dead after a brief illness.

A statement issued by the family on Tuesday said the business tycoon died on Monday at the age of 85.

Born on the 9th of April 1939 to the family of Charles Dozie, a Catholic Catechist, the consummate businessman got his early education from Our Lady’s School Emekuku, Holy Ghost Juniorate Seminary and Holy Ghost College, Owerri, Imo State, where he obtained his West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

He then journeyed to the United Kingdom, where he got his B.Sc. Economics from the London School of Economics.

He also studied Operational Research and Industrial Engineering, before getting a Master’s degree in Administrative Science from City University in London.

Dozie is survived by a Wife, Chinyere and 5 Children.

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