Nigeria, Oct. 2 -- Zenith Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Abdulazeez Rislana Kanya as an independent non-executive director and the retirement of Henry Oroh as executive director.

This was contained in a disclosure signed by the company secretary, Michael Otu, 26 September.

The bank said Mr Kanya's appointment took effect on 24 September, following confirmation by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Mr Kanya graduated with a B.Sc (Hons) in Computing and Information Systems from the University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom, in 2008.

He obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Wales at Thames Business School, Singapore, in 2010, and a Doctorate Degree (Ph.D) in Computing, specialising in Inform...