Olufemi Peters
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Olufemi Peters | |
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| Vice Chancellor National Open University of Nigeria | |
| Assuming office 11 February 2021 | |
| Succeeding | Abdalla Uba Adamu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 May 1956 |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology |
Olufemi Ayinde Peters (born 11 May 1956) is a Nigerian academic and researcher, who is currently the Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).[1][2][3][4] He is also the first Vice President of The African Council for Distance Education (ACDE).[5][6]
Olufemi Ayinde Peters was born on 11 May 1956 at Ebute Metta, Lagos State Nigeria to Egba parents who were originally from Alagbado in Ifo Local Government in Ogun State.
Peters attended the University of Ibadan for a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry between 1976 and 1979. He obtained a Master of Science degree in Polymer Science and Technology from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1982.
He later obtained a Ph.D. degree in degradation and stabilization from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) England in 1988.
Academic career
Peters started his teaching career at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria as a graduate assistant in 1982. He joined the services of the National Open University of Nigeria in 2003 as an associate professor and later became the first scholar to be promoted to the rank of professor in the history of the university in 2006.
At Ahmadu Bello University, Peters contributed to undergraduate teaching within the Department/Faculty in the general area of physical chemistry such as; The Chemistry of Industrial Raw Materials; Polymer Chemistry; and Chemical thermodynamics; Protein and Carbohydrate Chemistry; Quantum Chemistry; Petroleum Refining Processes; Rubber Technology, and Petrochemical Processes II.
Contributed to Postgraduate teaching within the Department/Faculty in the general area of Polymer Degradation and stabilization.
He served as an external Examiner for a number of Doctoral thesis and was at various times, a panel member for accreditation exercises for educational regulatory bodies such as; the Interim Joint Matriculation Board (IJMB); National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE); National Board for Technical Education (NABTEB); and National Universities Commission (NUC) respectively.
He also served variously as member and Chairman of a number of committees at both Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) and for the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) respectively.
Public service
Olufemi Peters was appointed as Executive Director and Chief Executive officer of the Nigerian Stored Product Research Institute (NSPRI) on 4 February 2014.[7][8] The NSPRI is an agency of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
At NSPRI, Peters led a team of researchers to patent two of the institution's research findings, one of which is NSPRIDUST,[9] a Diatomaceous Earth (DE) that is effectively useful as a grain protectant without side effects for humans.
During his tenure as CEO of NSPRI, the institute also designed and constructed a 5-tonne parabolic solar dryer for grains, fruits, and vegetables.[9]
At the expiration of his tenure at the NSPRI, Peters returns to the National Open University of Nigeria on 7 January 2019 and was subsequently elected as Vice-Chancellor of the University, and assumed duty on 11 February 2021.[1][10] At the expiration of his tenure on 11 February 2026, Olufemi Peters is expected to hand over to Uduma Oji Uduma, who emerged as his successor on 10 October 2025.[11][12]