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Jowi Zaza: Biography, Age, Wife, Children, Net worth and Source of Wealth

Jowi Zaza Biography

Jowizaza, a Nigerian Igbo billionaire, is 35 years old and comes originally from Anambra State.

Real name, Joseph Eze Okafor, Jnr, popularly called Jowi Zaza is one of the youngest billionaires in Nigeria. He has so much wealth at the young age of 36.  His billionaire dad created the businesses and has since passed them over to him. He is not just a billionaire but a socialite, known within elite Nigerian circles.

Marriage

He is not yet married but has been seen multiple women on dates. 

Education

He began his secondary school education at Sacred Heart Seminary Nsude in Enugu state, before proceeding to Madonna University Okija, and did his post-graduate studies at The Coventry University London, United Kingdom, and later attended Kelce College of Business.

Age

Date of birth, 19th March 1985.

Children: No publicly known children.

Father

Joseph Eze Okafor: Jowi Zaza father, Joseph Eze Okafor Snr is a business magnate from Anambra and the founder of Jezco oil.

The original owner of Jezco Oil, Chief Joseph EzeOkafor Snr, is the dad of Nigerian entrepreneur and socialite Jowizaza. 

In the past, Mitsubishi Motors has given Jezco Oil Nigeria Limited an award of appreciation for Jezco Rosy special lubricants. He is said to own a factory that makes gasoline dispensers.

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Chief Joseph Okafor is currently worth $2 Billion. He is blessed with two sons and five daughters. Jowizazaa is the Jezco Oil former boss’s successor and new Managing Director.

His father founded the popular oil and gas firm Jezco Oil and Jezco Lubricants in the 1970s. The company currently operates filling stations with retail stores across the country.

Net worth, Source of Wealth:

Net worth.  $74.6 million and source of wealth, oil and gas

Chief Executive Officer of his father’s business, Jezco Oil and Lubricants.

The oil and gas business is one of the fastest means to make wealth, Jowi Zaza who sits as the CEO of Jezco Oil and Lubricants has over the years accumulated a total net worth of $74.6 million.


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