Eboe-Osuji's three-year-term begins immediately following the vote by judges at the International Criminal Court.
Judge Robert Fremr (Czech Republic) was elected First Vice-President and judge Marc Perrin de Brichambaut (France) Second Vice-President.
"I am deeply honoured to have been elected by my peers ... As I take up my duties, I feel encouraged that I am able to rely on the wide experience of the two Vice-Presidents," Eboe-Osuji said.
The 55-year-old added he was looking forward to working with the VPs, judges and other staff in a spirit of collegiality.
"I also look forward to collaborating with the Assembly of States Parties, civil society and the international community, acting together to strengthen the Rome Statute system [as we mark] the 20th anniversary of the adoption ... this year," the judge said.
"I am also grateful to the previous President - judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi - and Vice-Presidents Joyce Aluoch and Kuniko Ozaki, for their work and leadership."
The Presidency – consisting of the President and the two Vice-Presidents – plays a key role in providing strategic leadership to the ICC as a whole.
Chile Eboe-Osuji was the first Nigerian to be elevated to the court in 2012, would serve as ICC president for the next three years.
