Eghagha heads English department at Unilag
The management of University of Lagos has
announced the appointment of Prof. Hope Eghagha
as Head of the Department of English. The
appointment takes effect from 1st August, 2016.
Eghagha, a poet, playwright and essayist recently
served as the Commissioner for Higher Education in
Delta State.
He hails from Mereje in Okpe Local Government
Area and was born at Burutu on September 4, 1959,
both in Delta State. He had his early education at
Zik Grammar School, Sapele (1972-1976) and
Baptist High School, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
(19761978).
He obtained BA (Hops) with a 2nd Class Upper
Division in Theatre Arts from the University of Jos,
Jos, Plateau State in 1982. He further had his MA
and Ph. D in English from the University of Lagos,
Lagos in 1984 and 1994 respectively.