Rwanda's Bank of Kigali appoints Nigerian man Obinna as chief digital officer

Obinna Ukwuani, a Nigerian man, has bagged a big appointment in Rwanda to head an important sector in Bank of Kigali.

Before his appointment in the African country, he used to work with a Nigerian tech startup, Paystack.

Obinna will be seeing towards bringing about more digital innovations as the new chief digital officer.

Many Nigerians abroad are making strides that are positively contributing to the nation’s image among the comity of nations.

The latest in that pool of Nigerians is Obinna Ukwuani who has been appointed by the Bank of Kigali as its chief digital officer.

He will be replacing Regis Rugemanshuro who also got an appointment for another position as the head of the Rwanda Social Security Board.

It should be noted that the Nigerian began work in June. In his new professional capacity, he will be seeing to product innovations, among things, in digital banking.

The Nigerian has a degree in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Before his appointment, he was with a Nigerian tech startup called Paystack.

According to The New Times, "the division Obinna is heading is responsible for innovation such as Ikofi, a digital wallet that offers financial services with a focus on Rwandan farmers, agro-dealers, Agri-businesses and other players in the agricultural ecosystem”.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a Nigerian man with the Twitter handle @taizer_ said he got a job as an assistant vice president for one of the largest banks in the United Kingdom.

The 24-year-old man made the disclosure on the microblogging site but did not disclose the name of the bank.

@taizer_, who is a graduate of mathematics and finance, wrote: “Aced my interview, got the job and now you’re looking at the newest Assistant Vice President in one of the largest UK banks.”

In other news, a 22-year-old lady and engineering student, Ayodele Aigbe, started her own company called Hangio.

The startup is into bendable hangers, a kind that eliminates the problem of having "shoulder bumps" according to the founder.

Ayo shared the news of her company on Twitter handle on Thursday, July 23, as she asked people to support her business.

A Nigerian lady on Twitter who goes by the name Amarachi Osuji narrated a moving story of how she dumped medicine for engineering.

Making the academic change did not come easily as she dithered for three years before she gathered the strength for the pivotal step.

After bouts with depression of “what-comes-after”, she called home and told them about wanting to leave medicine. Her family did not take it lightly as she got many calls from them trying to dissuade her.