Brigadier General Emmanuel Chidi Echebiwe is the current Provost of Nigerian Army College of Education (NACOE) in Sobi Barracks, Ilorin. He assumed office as the Provost of NACOE on 24 March 2025 and he hails from Nneise Ihitte, in Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State. Brig Gen EC Echebiwe was commissioned on 25 September 1993 after a nine (9) month short service training at the Nigerian Defence Academy as a member of National Guard (NG) Course 1. Subsequently, he was redeployed into the Nigerian Army after the disbandment of National Guard and was posted to the Nigerian Army Education Corps (NAEC).

The Senior Army Officer has attained a commendable level of academic excellence and has attended several military courses to his credit. The academic qualifications include First School Leaving Certificate from Central School, Ihitte, in Ezinihitte Mbaise, West African School Certificate from Mbaise Boys Secondary School. Then, BSc Hons, Zoology from University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), MA Terrorism, Security and Global Crime from Coventry University, UK and PhD in Security and Strategic Studies from Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Nigeria. Others are Postgraduate Diploma in Education PGDE from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and Advance Diploma in Security Management from the University of Lagos. Military Courses include Young Officers Course in Education and Infantry from the Former Nigerian Army School Education (NASE), now Nigerian Army Institute of Science Education and Technology (NAISET) Ilorin and former Infantry Centre and School, (now Nigerian Army School of Infantry), Jaji respectively. Others are Basic NAEC Officers Course, Training Advisers Course, Qualitative Science Course and NAEC Officers Executive Management Course all at NAISET, Sobi Barracks, Ilorin. Brig Gen Echebiwe also attended Junior and Senior Staff Courses at Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Kaduna State.

He has held several appointments as instructor, staff and command in several training institutions, units and formations. These include, Instructor/Company Officer at Nigerian Military School (NMS), Zaria. Administrative Officer (AO) at Command Secondary School Lagos and then back to NMS as Instructor and Commander F Company. Supervisory Education Officer Depot Nigeria Army, Zaria and later Staff Officer Grade II Training at Headquarters Nigerian Army Education Corps (HQ NAEC), Yaba Lagos. Others include Staff Officer Grade II Training at Nigerian Army School of Education (NASE), Sobi Barracks, Ilorin. Then, Chief Education Officer 35 Artillery Brigade, Abeokuta and then Staff Officer Grade 1 Administration at Headquarters Nigerian Army Education Corps, Yaba Lagos. He was Commandant Command Day Secondary School Odogbo Ibadan (CDSSI) and later Commandant Command Secondary School Abakaliki (CSSA). He was also, a Chief Instructor at former NASE now NAISET. He was Deputy Chief of Staff Administration at Headquarters Nigerian Army Education Corp (HQ NAEC) and later Acting Director Library and Achieves at Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC), Abuja. After, he became Commandant of Command Secondary School Ibadan (CSSI) and later Director Division Education in 3 Division Nigerian Army Jos and 6 Division Nigerian Army respectively. Thereafter, he became the Senior Defence Fellow, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru Jos and currently serving as the Provost Nigerian Army College of Education (NACOE), Ilorin.

Brigadier General EC Echebiwe has won some honours and awards to his credit which include General Service Star (GSS), Distinguish Service Star (DSS), Pass Staff Course (psc) amongst others. He is a member and fellow of many professional bodies and clubs. These include Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, Institute of Security, Nigeria; Fellow of Nigeria Army Resource Centre, member of Tiger and TY Buratai Golf Clubs, etc.