Wahab Egbewole Explained

Wahab Egbewole
Order:11th Vice-Chancellor of
Office:University of Ilorin
Term Start:15 October 2022
Predecessor:Sulyman Age Abdulkareem
Birth Name:Wahab Olasupo Egbewole
Profession:legal practitioner and academic
Alma Mater:Obafemi Awolowo University, University of Ilorin

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.[1] [2] 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.[3] [4] [5] [6] 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.[7]

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.[8]

Publications

Professional membership

Professor Egbewole is member of professional associations, which includes:[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ayanlakin . Rasak . 2022-09-08 . UNILORIN appoints Law Professor, Egbewole new VC . 2022-09-08 . The Informant247 . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2022-09-08 . Law Prof emerges UNILORIN VC The Nation Newspaper . 2022-09-08 . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2022-09-08 . JUST IN: UNILORIN appoints new Vice Chancellor . 2022-09-08 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
  4. Web site: Oni . Stephen Olufemi . Ilorin . 2022-09-08 . UNILORIN gets new VC, Prof. Egbewole . 2022-09-08 . New Telegraph . en-US.
  5. Web site: Ayanlakin . Rasak . 2022-09-08 . UNILORIN appoints Law Professor, Egbewole new VC . 2022-09-08 . The Informant247 . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2022-09-08 . UNILORIN names Wahab Egbewole new vice chancellor - Peoples Gazette . 2022-09-08 . en-US.
  7. Web site: coic . 2022-09-08 . Breaking: Despite ongoing ASUU strike UNILORIN appoints new vice-chancellor . 2022-09-08 . Television Nigerian . en-US.
  8. Web site: UNILORIN, Chinese varsity partner on academic collaboration. The Punch. Oyekola. Tunde. 9 September 2024.
  9. Web site: Education law, strategic policy, and sustainable development in Africa : Agenda 2063 WorldCat.org . 2023-03-05 . www.worldcat.org . en.
  10. Web site: Judicial independence in Africa WorldCat.org . 2023-03-05 . www.worldcat.org . en.
  11. Web site: Law and sustainable development in Africa WorldCat.org . 2023-03-05 . www.worldcat.org . en.
  12. Web site: Readings in jurisprudence & international law WorldCat.org . 2023-03-05 . www.worldcat.org . en.
  13. Web site: Education Law, Strategic Policy and Sustainable Development in Africa : Agenda 2063 WorldCat.org . 2023-03-05 . www.worldcat.org . en.
  14. Web site: Perspectives on the legislature in the government of Nigeria WorldCat.org . 2023-03-05 . www.worldcat.org . en.
  15. Web site: Judex : hope for the hopeful and the hopeless WorldCat.org . 2023-03-05 . www.worldcat.org . en.
  16. Web site: 8 September 2022 . Profile of Prof Wahab Egbewole, 11th UNILORIN . 5 March 2023 . IlorinInfo.

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