Wahab Egbewole


Wahab Olasupo Egbewole is a professor of International law and jurisprudence and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin in Nigeria. He is a professor in the Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, University of Ilorin. He was appointed after 25 years of working with the University as a lecturer. He is an academic and a published author.

Background

Egbewole hails from Ile-Ife, of Osun State, Nigeria. He was once the Director of the General Studies Division of the university.
He served on the university's Senate and Governing Council before being named Professor of Jurisprudence and International Law in 2012.

Career

Wahab Egbewole joined started his career at the University of Ilorin in 1997 as a Lecturer II. He was called to the Nigerian Bar as a Solicitor and Advocate on 20 August 1985. Prof Egbewole’s served at the Law Faculty as the Acting Head of Department, Sub-Dean, Acting Dean of Law, Dean of Law in 2010 among others. He has also served the University of Ilorin as the Director, General Studies Division. In 2012, Egbewole was appointed as a Professor of Jurisprudence and International law.
During an academic exchange mechanism conference organized in Beijing, China in September 2024, Egbewole signed a memorandum of understanding between the University of Ilorin and North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power; this partnership was aimed at establishing academic collaboration between the universities and promoting academic cooperation in various fields.

Publications

Professional membership

Professor Egbewole is member of professional associations, which includes: