Mr. Shola Omoregie was born in Benin City, Nigeria, on 12 December 1946.

He studied at the University of Lagos where he obtained a B. Sc. in Psychology in 1972, and took subsidiary courses in General African Studies and Sociology.

Mr. Omoregie has passed the Nigerian National Civil Service examination in Law and Public Administration, and underwent advanced diplomatic induction training in diplomacy, international relations and international law.

After serving in the Foreign Service from 1972 to 1978, Mr. Omoregie joined the United Nations system in1978 as the first Resident Representative of the United Nations Commissioner for Namibia in Botswana.

Representative of the United Nations Commissioner for Namibia in Angola (1988-1990);

Secretary of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (1992-1994);

Secretary of two of the subsidiary organs of the Security Council (1992-1995);

and member of the UN Task Force on Assistance to the African Union (2003-2005).

Prior to his appointment as Representative of the Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau and Head of UNOGBIS, Mr. Omoregie was Chief of Branch of the Security Council Practices and Charter Research Branch in the Security Council Affairs Division of the Department of Political Affairs.