Mr. Arinze Ngwube

Lecturer I | Lecturer

Faculty of Social Science · Department of Political Science

Specialization International Relations

Office: Federal University Oye-Ekiti Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Political Science Are-Afao Road Oye-Ekiti, Oye-Ekiti

Phone: 08053015654

Email: arinze.ngwube@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

He is a Lecturer at the Department of Political Science Federal University Oye-Ekiti State Nigeria. He has contributed articles in journals on international affairs as well as contributed chapter in books on international affairs. He regularly broadcasts for television and radio on regional conflict and current strategic trends. His Research interests are peace building, Africa politics, Conflict resolution, politics of Natural resources; Strategic Studies. He has attended several national and international conferences. He is a graduate of Babcock University and London Metropolitan University where he earned B.sc in Political Science and MA in International Relations respectively. He is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Political Science University of Ilorin. He is a member of International Political Science Association (IPSA), Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA), Chatham House, Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), and Educational Research Network for West and Central Africa (ERNWCA).

Research Interests

African politics
Politics of Natural Resources
Peacekeeping
Intelligence
Defence and Strategic Studies

Qualifications

• B.Sc. Political Science, Babcock University (2004)
• M.A International Relations, London Metropolitan University (2008)

Selected Publications

1. Establishment of Force Intervention Brigade in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Implications For United Nations Peace Operations
   Authors: Omede,J and Ngwube,A
   Ubuntu: Journal of Conflict and Social Transformation 10(1&2),pp.1-14. (2024)
2. Reexamining gender inequality in accessing resources and education stance in reducing masculine gender hegemony in Nigeria
   Authors: Ngwube,A. etal
   Heliyonxxx(xxxx) e38636 pp.1-14 (2024)
3. Building an African Counter-Terrorism Architecture
   Authors: Omede,A and Ngwube,A
   African Journal of Political Science Vol .10(1),62-74. (2022)
4. Reforming the African Union: Path to African Ownership
   Authors: Ngwube,A
   University of Nigeria Journal of Political Economy Vol .12(2),411-423 (2022)
5. Democratic Challenges in Nigeria’s Local Government Administration
   Authors: Ngwube,A. and kalu,K
   EBSU Research Insight: Multidisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Issues Volume 2,Issue 1 and 2,146-160 (2019)
6. The Internationalization of the Coup in Burkina Faso
   Authors: Omede,A., Ngwube,A., Okorafor,C
   Journal of African Centred Solutions in Peace and Security Vol 2(1) pp.65-79 (2018)
7. Responsive Leadership And Good Governance in Nigeria: An Unending Quest.
   Authors: Omede,A.,Ngwube,A.,Onyejiuba,E
   South East Journal of Politcal Science Vol 4(1) pp258-266 (2018)
8. The Role of Media in Domestic Violence
   Authors: Okoli,C.B and Ngwube,A.
   South East Political Review Vol 3(2) 66-76. (2018)
9. Appraising India’s Role in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations in Africa: The Case of South Sudan
   Authors: Omede,A., Ngwube,A.,Idowu,A.O
   Assumption University-ejournal of Interdisciplinary Research. Vol 2(2), pp.65-78. (2017)
10. Human Trafficking and National Security: The Nigerian Perspective
    Authors: Ngwube,A., Nwosumba,V., Danladi,A.
    Journal of Humanities, Vol.1, Issue 2 pp. 100-120 (2016)
11. The 2011 Elections and the Future of Democracy in the Democratic Republic of Congo
    Authors: Ngwube,A
    Journal of International Politics and Development Vol 14(1 and 2) January and June, pp.163-173 (2016)
12. Kenya’s Military Intervention in Somalia
    Authors: Ngwube,A., Okorafor,C.
    Millennium Journal of International Affairs and Security Studies Vol 2(1) January-December pp.96-104 (2015)
13. Civil-Military Relationship: A Missing Point in Africa’s Democratic Agenda
    Authors: Ngwube,A ., Akindola,R.,Chukwu,M
    Ilorin Journal of Sociology Vol.7 (1)(July), pp.15-24. (2015)
14. Assessment of the African Union’s Response to the 2013 Military Coup in Egypt
    Authors: Omede,A.,Ngwube,A., Okorafor,C
    Ilorin Journal of Business and Social Sciences. Vol 17(1) pp.175-186 (2015)
15. Urban Weakness and Security in Africa
    Authors: Ngwube,A
    Journal of Studies in Social Sciences Vol 3 (2) pp.101-112. (2013)
16. Threats to Security in Nigeria
    Authors: Ngwube,A.
    Review of Public Administration and Management Vol 1(3) July, pp.74-88 (2013)
17. Implications of the Mali ConflictImplications of the Mali Conflict for West African Security for West African Security
    Authors: Ngwube,A., Okoli,C.
    ”. Journal of International Politics and Development Studies Vol 9 January-December pp.172-189. (2013)
18. The Role of the Media in the promotion of Good Governance in Nigeria
    Authors: Ngwube,A
    Journal of Africa Media and Democracy Vol 1(1), pp.1-12. (2012)
19. Can the International Community win the War on terror?
    Authors: Ngwube,A
    Journal of International Politics and Development Studies Vol 6, January-December pp.118-126 (2010)

Awards

• 2000 Best Political Analyst Award - Babcock University Political Science Association (2000)
• 2003 Best Politcal Analyst Award - Babcock University Political Science Association (2003)
• 2004 Best Political Analyst Award - Babcock University Political Science Association (2004)

Grants

• Small Grant - Educational Research For West and Central Africa (2010) - Amount: USD 5,000.00
• Multinational Working Grant - Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (2014) - Amount: USD 5,000.00
• Social Research Grant - Centre For Applied Social Research Grant Leeds Beckett University UK (2021) - Amount: EURO 2,000.00
• NRF TETFUND Grant - TETFUND (2021) - Amount: NAIRA 10,000,000.00

Membership of Professional Bodies

• Nigerian Institute of Management - Member (2004)
• International Institute of Strategic Studies - Member (2007)
• Educational Research for West and Central Africa. - Member (2010)
• International Political Science Association - Member (2014)
• Nigerian Political Science Association - Member (2015)
• African Association of Political science - Member (2020)

Paper Presentation - Local

• The Military Coup in Benin Republic and Nigeria intervention - 4th International Conference of the Faculty of social Sciences on Resilient Societies :Social Sciences Solutions For A Turbulent World (2026)
• Iran’s Wars and Implication for Nigeria’s National Security - 4th International Conference of the Faculty of social Sciences on Resilient Societies :Social Sciences Solutions For A Turbulent World (2026)
• Navigating the intersection between Traditional Medicine and Modern Healthcare in Abuja Municipal, Nigeria - 30th Anniversary of Nigerian Anthropological and Sociological Practitioners Association Nigerian police Academy Wudili kano (2025)
• Exploring Lapses in Nigeria Security Architecture and Implications for national Security - 3rd International Conference of the Faculty of social Sciences (2025)
• Combating Crude Oil Theft in Nigeria: A Comprehensive Approach - 2nd International Conference of the Faculty of Social Sciences on Nigeria’s Diversity for prosperity and Sustainable Development (2024)
• Intelligence Management and National Security in Nigeria - 1st International Conference of the Faculty of Social Sciences Federal University Oye-Ekiti Ekiti State on Optimizing and Achieving Nigeria’s Socio-economic Development (2023)
• Challenges of Interagency Cooperation in Nigeria’s Security Architecture - Virtual Conference of Nigeria at 60 organized by the Historical Society of Nigeria (2021)
• Cultism Among Youths in Nigeria: Implication for National Security - 13th Annual International Conference and General Assembly of the Society for Peace Studies and Practice at the Adeboye Centre For Peace and Good Governance Redeemer’s University Ede Osun State (2019)
• Interagency Cooperation and Counter Terrorism in Nigeria: The Role of Department of State Security Service - the 32nd Annual Conference of the Nigerian Political Science Association at the Department of Political Science University of Calabar (2019)
• Social protection for Children in Anambra State: A Critical Assessment - UNN-UNICEF Conference at University of Nigeria Nsukka (2018)
• Bureaucratic Corruption and Public Service Efficiency in Nigeria’s Polity - 31st Annual Conference on State, Governance and Regional Integration in Africa at the Department of Political Science Ebonyi State University Abakaliki (2018)
• Sino-Nigerian Military Diplomacy: Issues and Prospects - Annual Conference of Sino-Nigeria Relations of the African-Asian Studies Association the Department of History Kaduna State University Kaduna Nigeria. (2017)
• The Operational Challenges of the Nigerian Police - First International Conference on Politics, Security and Development Organised by the Department of Political Science and Public Administration Babcock University Ilishan Remo Ogun State (2016)
• Identity Advocacies and proliferation of national Movements in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic - 2nd National Conference on State Governance and Insecurity in Nigeria Organised by the Department of Political Science University of Ilorin (2016)
• Military Leadership and Ethics in the Management of Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria. - 30th Annual Conference of Nigerian Political Science Association on Elections, Security Challenges and African Development at the Department of Political and Administrative Studies University of Portharcourt Rivers State (2016)
• The Post Elections Challenges in Mali - Conference on Democracy and Development in Africa presented at the Department of History and International Studies Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai Niger State (2015)
• Leadership and Followership: Dual Correlate Dilemmas in Nigeria’s Nation Building Project since Independence - 50th Anniversary of the Department of History and Strategic Studies University of Lagos, Nigeria (2015)
• Rethinking Nigeria’s Role in ECOMOG Peacekeeping Operations - International Conference on ECOWAS @40 at the Department of History Benue State University (2015)
• Security Issues and the 2015 General Elections in Nigeria - the 3rd Annual Conference of the South East Chapter of the Nigerian Political Science Association on 2015on Elections and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria (2015)
• AU and its Peacekeeping role in Somalia - 50th Anniversary of the African Union Organised by the Department of Political Science University of Jos Plateau State Nigeria (2013)
• The Role of ECOWAS in the Guinea Bissau Crisis - 22nd Annual National Conference on Contemporary Challenges in Nigeria, Africa and the World (April 2012) Organised by the Nigerian Society of International Affairs at the International Conference Centre Lead City University Ibadan (2012)
• Education and Peacebuilding in the Niger Delta,” Paper presented at the Roundtable on Democracy and 2011 Elections in Nigeria - the African Centre for peace, Empowerment and Documentation Ilorin Kwara State (2010)

Paper Presentation - International

• State Sovereignty and Neo-Coloniality in Africa - 18th Biennial Congress of the African Association of Politcal Science on the State ,Citizens Sovereignty and Africa in Global Politcs (2025)
• War Memory and the Dilemma of Regional Integration: The Rwanda-Burundi Conflict in East Africa - 7th Annual International Conference on Border Studies :Border Complexities Presented at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (2025)
• The Role of African Union in manging and mitigating the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Africa - 17th Biennial Congress of the African Association of Politcal Science on Geopolitcs of Knowledge in the Covid-19 Era: a window for epistemic tension and Self-determinationin Africa Pretoria South Africa (2023)
• The Impact of Russia-Ukraine Conflict on Food Security in Africa - 9th European Conference in Africa on African Futures Presented at the University of Cologne Germany (2023)
• Natural Resource Governance and its Challenge in Zambia - Virtual Conference of the Department of Political Science University of Pretoria South Africa on Navigating Complex Pluriverse Relations Conference: Indigeneity, natural resources governance and intercontinental relations in the 21st Century (2022)
• Open Access Research Publications in Africa A Paper presented at Innovating Education in Africa - Organized by the African Union at the CICAD Dakar Senegal (2018)
• Crime and Immigration Challenges in Nigeria: A Perspective on Nigeria-Benin Republic Border - 25th World Congress of Political Science on Borders and Margins at the Brisbane Exhibition Centre Australia (2018)
• International Land Trade and Investment Capacity in Africa Agriculture: How Can the people Benefit? - Conference on Land Policy in Africa The Next Decade of Land Policy in Africa: Ensuring Agricultural Development and Inclusive Growth Organised by United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the Africa Ethiopia (2014)
• The African Union and its Peacekeeping Mission in Burundi - 13th International Conference of Africanists Society and Politics in Africa at the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of African Studies (2014)
• Drug trafficking: A Threat to Stability in Guinea Bissau - 23rd world Congress of International Political Science Association Montreal Canada (2014)
• Central African Republic Crisis and Economic Community of Central African States - Revisiting the First International Congress of the Africanist in a Globalized World at the Institute of African Studies University of Ghana (2013)
• Obama Presidency and African Destiny - 2nd Biennial Kwame Nkrumah International Conference On Africa and Many Divides organized by the Kwantlen University Polytechnic British Columbia Canada and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi Ghana (2012)
• Youths at War: A Case Study of the Niger Delta - Youth and Democratization in: Lessons Learned and Comparative Experiences organized by the Governance andPublic Administration Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (2012)
• The Role of Religion and Ethnicity in the Jos Crisis: The Way Forward, - Third International Peace and Conflict Conference Organized by the California State University Sacramento the Centre for African Peace and Conflict Resolution in Collaboration with Ghana Association of Certified Mediators and Arbitrators (2011)

Undergraduate Project Supervision

• Joseph Chisom Chinedu - Party Politics and Democratization under Buhari Administration (2022)
• Afolabi Mary Temiloluwa - The Effect of Vote Buying in Election Process in Nigeria(A Study 0f 2019 General Election) (2022)
• Oyenuga Khadijat Abimbola - An Appraisal of Poverty Alleviation Programs of Buhari Administration (2022)
• Olomu Oluwaseyi Dorcas - The Role of Nigeria Police in Curbing the Menance of Kidnapping :2015-2019 (2022)
• Awotedu Oluwatosin - Critical Assessment of Youth and National Security in Nigeria:2015-2019 (2022)
• Abdulkareem Quadri Ayoola - Corruption in Nigeria(Goodluck Jonathan Adminstration:2010-2015) (2022)
• Okeremi Ayomide Emmanuel - Godfatherism and Primordial Politics in Nigeria (A Case Study of Lagos State 2015-2019 (2022)
• Afolabi Mary Temiloluwa - The Effect of Vote Buying in Election Process in Nigeria ( A Study of 2019 General Election) (2022)