Wahab Egbewole | |
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11th Vice-Chancellor of University of Ilorin | |
Assumed office 15 October 2022 | |
Preceded by | Sulyman Age Abdulkareem |
Personal details | |
Born | Wahab Olasupo Egbewole |
Alma mater | Obafemi Awolowo University,University of Ilorin |
Profession | legal practitioner and academic |
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. [7]
Egbewole hails from Ile-Ife,of Osun State,Nigeria. He was once the Director of the General Studies Division of the university. [8]
He served on the university's Senate and Governing Council before being named Professor of Jurisprudence and International Law in 2012. [8]
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. [7]
Professor Egbewole is member of professional associations,which includes: [7]
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