Osasu Igbinedion Ogwuche uses media to shape policy, civic participation, and advance women’s leadership globally.
Osasu Igbinedion Ogwuche is a Nigerian-British media entrepreneur, philanthropist, and business executive whose work involves media, policy advocacy, civic engagement, and economic development. Since 2017, she has served as Chief Executive Officer of TOS TV Network, a pan-African media house known for documentary filmmaking and strategic communications that centre African stories with accuracy and policy relevance.
Born on August 25, 1992, Ogwuche’s journey into media and leadership was shaped early by formal training and global exposure. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Studies from Stonehill College in the United States, before pursuing a Master’s degree in Corporate and Organisational Communication at Northeastern University. Alongside this, she obtained a certificate in TV and Film Producing from the New York Film Academy, equipping her with both editorial and production expertise.
While studying, she gained practical experience through internships in corporate communications and marketing, including roles at Ocean Spray Cranberries, MEGA International, and MGM Studios, experiences that grounded her understanding of messaging, branding, and audience engagement within institutional settings.
In 2015, the media entrepreneur launched The Osasu Show, a talk show that would later evolve into a broader civic and policy platform. Initially conceived as a media program, the show quickly expanded beyond studio interviews to include live conversations and symposia that convened African leaders, policymakers, and advocates around issues such as governance, leadership, and girls’ education. That same year, she founded The Osasu Show Foundation, now known as TOS Foundation, signalling early on that her media work would be inseparable from social impact.
Also in 2015, she was trained as a United Nations SDG media ambassador, a role that further sharpened her focus on development-oriented storytelling.
By February 2017, Osasu Igbinedion Ogwuche assumed leadership of TOS TV Network as CEO, marking a shift from on-screen hosting to institutional leadership. Under her direction, the institution positioned itself as a pan-African platform specialising in documentary filmmaking, policy-focused content, and high-impact strategic communications. The network works with institutions and organisations to shape public discourse through data-driven storytelling and advocacy campaigns, with a consistent emphasis on reframing how Africa is represented locally and globally.
Furthermore, in 2019, she served as a media ambassador for Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, promoting voter education and fair electoral processes.
She has also been a vocal advocate for women’s political participation, consistently highlighting structural barriers such as access to funding, party structures, and media visibility, while pushing for mechanisms like gender quotas to improve representation.
Alongside her media work, Ogwuche leads TOS Group, a diversified conglomerate operating across media, policy advocacy, real estate, hospitality, energy, and philanthropy. Through NatSu Global Investment, where she serves as Co-CEO, the group is involved in real estate development focused on sustainable residential and commercial spaces with community-centred design.
The TOS Foundation, the group’s philanthropic arm, focuses on empowering women, youth, and underserved communities through education, financial literacy, health initiatives, and civic advocacy. This includes funding the education of dozens of girls and providing women with practical tools for economic independence.
The businesswoman has continued to strengthen her leadership capacity through executive education, earning an Executive Certificate from Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford in 2022 and another from Harvard Kennedy School in 2023. In 2024, she took on additional roles as Project Director and Project Director (Nigeria) at WRTHY, expanding her work within policy and development ecosystems.
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