Igbos Dominating International, Rwanda’s Bank of Kigali appoints Nigerian man Obinna as chief digital officer

Many Nigerians abroad are making strides that are positively contributing to the country’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 replaced 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 towards bringing about 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”.
The young man had in January 2018, partnered with the Bank of Kigali to launch Makers Robotics Academy Rwanda; the first-ever robotics Bootcamp in the country.
The programme which was an intensive three-week course hosted 40 Rwandan high school students. It was facilitated by MIT students.