{"id":158923,"date":"2025-04-08T08:37:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T07:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/breaking-diamond-bank-founder-pascal-dozie-is-dead"},"modified":"2025-04-15T12:11:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T11:11:17","slug":"breaking-diamond-bank-founder-pascal-dozie-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/breaking-diamond-bank-founder-pascal-dozie-is-dead","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Diamond Bank founder, Pascal Dozie is dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The founder of the defunct Diamond Bank Plc, Pascal Gabriel Dozie, has died at the age of 85.<\/p>\n<p>According to Business Day, Dozie passed away in the early hours of Tuesday, April 8, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>His death came just a day before his 86th birthday, following a battle with an age-related illness.<\/p>\n<p>Dozie was best known as the founder of Diamond Bank, one of Nigeria\u2019s most innovative financial institutions before its merger with Access Bank.<\/p>\n<p>He served as the bank\u2019s chairman before handing over leadership to his son, Uzoma Dozie.<\/p>\n<p>Dozie is survived by his wife Chinyere Dozie, and five children among other relatives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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