Nkemakonam Nwolisa Osadebe (1955–2015) was a Nigerian academic professor of engineering at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
Osadebe has held positions in the Nigerian educational system including Dean, Faculty of Engineering (2008–2010), chairman, University of Nigeria Secondary School, Nsukka Campus Board of Governors from 2004 to 2007.
[1][4] Osadebe was the chief editor of the Nigerian Journal of Technology (NIJOTECH) from 2004 to 2007 as well as the Nigeria's delegate to California's Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat from September 1989 to 2015.
[1] Osadebe was appointed Lecturer II and Head of Department of Civil Engineering in the then Anambra State University of Technology on September 1, 1982.
Osadebe transferred his services to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering on August 30, 1990.
From 2004 to 2007, he also served as chairman of the Board of Governors at the University of Nigeria Secondary School, Nsukka Campus.