A Bachelor of Science degree holder in Economics from the University of Abuja, Dareng has attended many management and professional courses abroad and in the country some of which were at the London Manchester Business School, UK; International Development Institute, Dublin, Ireland and the London Management Centre. He is married with children and loves playing squash and golf among others

Industry and Co-operatives in 1970, rising to the position of Principal Assistant Registrar in 1981 before joining Afribank in 1982 to begin a meritorious banking career. From Manager, he rose to the position of Executive Director, overseeing at various times between 1996 and 2002, Finance and Information Technology; Banking Operations; IT and Systems Commercial Banking; Operations, IT and Systems Commercial Banking. He also once served as the Deputy Chief Inspector of the bank. Just before his appointment, he was the Chairman/Chief Executive of MM Consult Services Ltd., Chairman, Elecab Cables Ltd and Chairman, Jogana Fishery Ltd. He has attended many courses within and outside the country and is interested in writing and reading. He is married with Children

He set up the Agricultural and Agro-Allied Unit of the highly rated former International Merchant Bank (IMB) Limited. He managed the portfolio and liaised with other departments and banks for loan syndications, equity and debt issues, equipment leasing, general financial advisory services and raw materials sourcing advisory for major multinational industries in the country. He taught agricultural banking in a lot of banks and financial training institutions during the period. Dr Onucheyo studied Veterinary Medicine at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria; Animal Production at the University Of Edinburgh, Scotland and Farm Business Administration at the University of London, England. Widely traveled, he has attended seminars on Agricultural Policy, Marketing, Sustainable Agriculture, Micro and Rural Finance as well as visited and studied agricultural projects in all the States of Nigeria and 22 countries in the five continents of the world. He is a member of a number of professional agricultural bodies. He served as member of the Presidential Policy Advisory Committee – Sub-committee on Agriculture, Food Security and Water Resources. Dr Onucheyo has many publications to his credit. He is married with children and loves to play lawn tennis

In the last 16 years, he has acquired broad experience in various aspects of Banking especially corporate finance, investment analysis and planning, credit and marketing, credit structuring and credit administration, as well as investment management consulting.Mr. Avwunufe started his career with Nigeria Industrial Development Bank in 1978 as a Research Economist. Between 1980 and 1988, he had a distinguished career in Delta Steel Company Ltd, where he rose to the position of Assistant General Manager. He was a member of several government delegations on the setting up of the Steel Plant.

In 1988, he joined Blackwood Hodge (Nig) Ltd with responsibility for Marketing in Nigeria and West Africa. In 1990, he Joined ABC Merchant Bank Ltd as Manager, Business Advisory Services, with responsibility for managing transactions involving mergers and acquisitions, divestments, corporate reorganization and renewal projects. In September/October 1992, he worked as United Nations Consultant on Export Production Villages in Ghana. In February 1993, he moved to Fidelity Bank Plc as the Head of Corporate Finance and later Corporate Banking, and Head, Branch Development. He joined City Express Bank Plc in 1998 and rose to become General Manager/Chief Operating Officer.

In 2002, Mr. Avwunufe went into investment consultant as Managing Consultant of Fairdeal Investments Limited. In March 2004, he joined a team of turn around managers to revamp the ailing Liberty Bank Plc and left in December 2005 as Ag Chief Executive Officer. He returned to his consulting practice thereafter, until his appointment as Executive Director in Spring Bank Plc by the Central Bank of Nigeria in July 2007. Mr. Avwunufe has attended several courses both locally band internationally. He has widely traveled and is a member of several professional organizations.