Eghosa Osaghae
Eghosa Emmanuel Osaghae is a Nigerian political scientist and academic. He serves as the Director-General at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, a professor of political science at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and was a professor of political studies at the now-defunct University of Transkei, South Africa. His career includes a tenure as vice-chancellor of Igbinedion University, Okada, a private university in Nigeria, from 2004 to 2018.
Early life and education
Osaghae obtained his PhD in Political Science from the University of Ibadan in 1986, where he later became a professor.Career
Osaghae has held various positions in his career. He served as the Vice-chancellor of Igbinedion University, Okada, a private University in Nigeria, from 2004 to 2018. In March 2021, he took on the role of Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs.Osaghae has been a visiting professor and fellow at several institutions, including the University of London, where he delivered the inaugural lecture for the Emeka Anyaoku Visiting Chair of Commonwealth Studies.