Olorunsola, Edith2016-02-162016-02-162013-11http://hdl.handle.net/11599/1801This paper focuses on the concept of leadership and empowerment. It examines how leadership empowerment can enhance effective management in Nigeria Universities. Some related issues like the expected roles of leaders, current trends in empowerment, leadership empowerment in the university context, effective university management through empowerment and the impact of leadership empowerment on university management were examined. Recommendations were made that if university leaders are empowered, it will promote a high level of competence, sense of meaning, self determination and high influence over their employees. All these will definitely have a great impact on the effective management of the universities. // Paper ID: 147enLeadershipEmpowermentEducation ManagementInstitutional DevelopmentWorking Paper