Professor Edoba Bright Omoregie, SAN

Vice-Chancellor, University of Benin

Professor of Law, Legal Scholar, University Administrator

Professor Edoba Bright Omoregie is a Nigerian legal scholar and university administrator whose academic career is rooted in the University of Benin. His work has centred on constitutional law, administrative law and related areas of public law, combining university teaching and research with professional legal practice. He is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and has held academic and administrative responsibilities within the university before becoming its Vice-Chancellor. The University of Benin identifies him as its 12th Vice-Chancellor, succeeding Professor Lilian Salami in 2024. As Vice-Chancellor, Omoregie is leading UNIBEN at a period of institutional expansion and renewed emphasis on research, technology and financial sustainability.