Osasu Igbinedion Ogwuche (born August 25, 1992) is a Nigerian-British media entrepreneur, philanthropist, and business executive. She is the Chief Executive Officer of TOS TV Network, a platform focused on pan-African storytelling, and the co-founder of NatSu Global, a firm involved in real estate and media investments.
She convenes the Osasu Show Symposium, a platform for discussions among stakeholders from the public and private sectors on matters related to nation-building and development.[1]
She is also the Founder and Executive Director of the Osasu Show Foundation, a non-governmental organization that provides capacity-building programs and financial literacy initiatives for women, as well as educational scholarships for children.[2] Additionally, she previously hosted The Osasu Show, a syndicated television program covering development, business, and politics in Nigeria and the United Kingdom.[3]
She also completed a certificate program in TV and film production at the New York Film Academy.[6] In 2022, she completed an executive program in Advanced Management and Leadership at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, and in 2023, she obtained an executive certificate in Leadership from the Harvard Kennedy School. Osasu is married to Nathaniel Joshua Ogwuche, and they have one child.[7]
Career
Osasu holds a bachelor's and a master's degree in communications from Stonehill College and Northeastern University in Massachusetts, USA. She also obtained a certificate in TV and film production from the New York Film Academy.
In 2015, she was selected as one of several journalists from across Africa to be trained by the United Nations as media ambassadors for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By 2016, her program, The Osasu Show, was airing on major TV stations in Nigeria and the UK. As a journalist, she has reported from various regions in Nigeria, including Agatu[8] and the Ogoni area.
In 2018, Osasu won the DAAR Award for Young Achiever of the Year and received the 2019 Social Media for Social Good Award Africa. That same year, she was appointed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as a media ambassador for promoting free and fair elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Osasu is a co-founder of NatSu Global, a real estate and media investment firm with offices in Abuja, London, Johannesburg, and Boston.
In 2018, Osasu Igbinedion, the host[9] and producer of The Weekend, a contemporary breakfast show that covers a variety of topics, including entertainment, lifestyle, and politics, expressed enthusiasm about the show's upcoming launch, stating, "I’m excited for the launch of The Weekend – coming to your screens very soon! It’s going to be epic."[10][11]
She also hosted The Osasu Show, which aired on African Independent Television (AIT), BEN TV London, and ITV for seven years (2015–2022), reaching audiences in Nigeria and the UK.[12][13]
Osasu is the founder of The Osasu Show Foundation and organized the Osasu Show Symposium, a forum for political stakeholders and their constituents to discuss development and welfare issues, particularly those concerning the less privileged.[14]
Awards and recognition
2015: Humanitarian Award from La Mode Magazine[15]
2016: West Africa Students Union Parliament Kwame Nkrumah - Exemplary Distinguished Leadership Honour [citation needed]
2017: The Institute For Service Excellence And Good Governance - Service excellence award for The Osasu Show Journalistic excellence[16]
2017: Nigeria Entrepreneurs Award - Role Model to the Girl Child[17]
2018: Green October events award - Humanitarian of the Year[18]
2018: Nigerian Youth Advocacy For Good Governance Initiative Award [citation needed]
