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 (NIIA), 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 (NIIA).

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.

Publications and research
Eghosa Osaghae has authored over 150 articles in the field of political science and has written several books. His works include Federal Character and Federalism in Nigeria (1989), Crippled Giant: Nigeria Since Independence (1998), and Researching Conflict in Africa: Insights and Experiences (2005).

Awards and fellowships
Osaghae has been awarded several times for his work. He was a Rockefeller 'Reflections on Development' Fellow (1989/90) and a MacArthur Fellow. In 1996, he received the "Best Paper Award" at the Eighth annual conference of the International Association for Conflict Management in Helsignor, Denmark.

Personal life
Osaghae is married to Veronica Amen (nee Jatto), and they have children and grandchildren. In December 2008, he was ordained as a Reverend of the Anglican Church by the Bishop of Benin Diocese (Anglican Communion), Rt. Rev. P.O.J. Imasuen.