Obi Peter Adigwe

Obi Adigwe attended University of Jos, Jos, obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy in 2000. He proceeded to the University of Edinburgh, UK and obtained MSc in Global Health and Public Policy in 2008 and a Doctorate degree (PhD) in Pharmaceutical Policy from the University of Leeds, UK, in 2012.[4]

Obi Adigwe started his career as a pharmacist at the National Assembly (Nigeria)'s Pharmacy Department, FCT, Abuja Nigeria, in 2005 and remained there till 2007. He proceeded to become the Senior Project Officer at the Pharmacy Department Unit at University of Leeds, United Kingdom, from 2010 to 2012.[5] From 2012 to 2015, he was the head of the Health Policy Research and Development Unit at the National Assembly (Nigeria) (NASS), FCT, Abuja, Nigeria, where he formulated research and development strategies across multiple policy areas and also authored write-ups to disseminate findings from research projects. On 14 June 2022, Adigwe was reappointed as the Director General of National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD). [6] Adigwe has mentored over 80 PhD and MSc candidates, and 100 Pharmacists. Adigwe has more than 82 scientific presentations. He chaired and contributed to the COVID-19 pandemic response, by providing an internationally acclaimed analysis that was recognized by the Nigerian Government and positioned the country on the Madagascan Covid Organics preparation.[7]