The Dean School of Post Graduate Studies

Prof. Arnold Chukwudum Igboasoiyi (FPSN) is a pharmacist by profession and holds a PhD degree in Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry. He was a University Scholar and National award scholarship recipient during his undergraduate years at the University of Ife. He is a Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria. He is currently on sabbatical appointment at Madonna University Elele, Nigeria, where he was first appointed Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and recently Dean of Postgraduate School.

Before venturing into academics in 1996, he had a brief stint with the Inspectorate Division, Federal Ministry of Health, Lagos (August–September 1978, where he served as a Pharmaceutical Inspector. He did Internship Programme with the University Ife 1978/79. During the period, he occasionally supervised undergraduate practical classes in the Department of Pharmaceutics and conducted research in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. He also had practical hospital exposure at the University of Ife Teaching Hospital Complex. Thereafter, he proceeded to Gongola State for National Youth Service Corps (N.Y.S.C.) Programme (1979/80).

Prof. Igboasoiyi has always been known for excellence. He received the best pharmacist award from Gongola State Ministry of Health in 1980 for outstanding performance during National Youth Service Programme.

On completion of the N.Y.S.C. programme, he joined the services of Chemical and Allied Products PLC (formerly ICI Nigeria Ltd.) from September 1980 to June 1996, where he worked,

initially, as a Medical Representative and later as a Management Staff. While in Chemical and Allied Products PLC (CAPL, initially Chemical and Allied Products Ltd.), he received award as the best medical representative in 1981 and shared honours in 1982.

He joined the University of Uyo as Lecturer II in 1996 in the department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry. He approached his teaching assignments with a sense of duty and dedication. The pharmacy students noticed this, recognized him as an excellent lecturer and in April 2001, presented him with an Excellence Award Certificate, which was duly signed by the then Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy.

He has many published articles in peer reviewed local and international journals. He has supervised and guided undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Faculty of pharmacy to successful completion of their programmes. He is currently playing similar role in Madonna University Elele, Nigeria.

He was teaching Medicinal Chemistry, Drug discovery and Development to PhD students of the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Uyo, before proceeding on sabbatical.

Research interest: Natural Product Chemistry, Antimalaria Research, Drug Analysis and Synthesis.

Prof. Igboasoiyi led the Faculty of Pharmacy University of Uyo in achieving Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) FULL accreditation status in 2015. He also led the Faculty in achieving National Universities Commission’s FULL accreditation status in 2015.

He served as member of Council, Pharmacists (now Pharmacy) Council of Nigeria where he was a member of the Education Sub-Committee (2012-2015). He was also a member of Council, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (2012-2017).

He has attended various training programmes and workshops within and outside the University aimed at improving relevant skills at the material times. He has been a resource person of the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria for Mandatory Continuing Professional Development (MCPD) programme from 2007 till date.

PUBLICATIONS

• Essien E.E., Adesipe E.A., and Igboasoiyi A.C. (1979). “A polarographic method for the determination of metronidazole and its oxidative metabolites inhuman urine”. The Nigerian Journal of Pharmacy, 10(5&6):212- 216.
• Eseyin A.O., Igboasoiyi C. A., Mbagwu A., Umoh E., and Ekpe F. (2005). “Studies on the effects of an alcohol extract of the leaves of Telfairia occidentalis on Alloxan – induced diabetic rats”. Global Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, II(1):77-79.
• Eseyin A. O., Igboasoiyi C. A., Oforah E., Ching P., and Okoli B. C. (2005). “Effects of  extracts of Telfairia occidentalis leaves on some biochemical parameters in rat”. Global Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, II(1):85-87.
• Olorunfemi A. Eseyin, Arnold C. Igboasoiyi, Emmanuel Oforah, NkaimaNkop and Akeem Agboke (2005). “Hypoglycaemic activity of Telfairia occidentalis in rats”. Journal of Pharmacy and Bioresources; 2(1):36-42.
• Olorunfemi A. Eseyin, Patrick Ebong, AritEkpo, Arnold Igboasoiyi and Francis Ekpo (2006). “Effect of the root extract of Telfairia occidentalis on some biochemical
• Olawale H. Oladimeji, Peace M. E. Ubulom, Arnold C. Igboasoiyi, Kalu Ndukwe and Rene Nia. (2006). “Some biological activities of Pycnanthusangolensis (Welw). Warb” Journal of Pharmacy and Bioresources, 3(1):49-55.
• A.C. Igboasoiyi, O. E. Okoye and O. A. Eseyin (2006) “Analysis of some chloroquine preparations in the Nigerian Market”. Journal of Applied Sciences; 9(2):6439-6445.
• Olorunfemi A. Eseyin, Patrick Ebong, AritEkpo, Arnold Igboasoiyi and Emmanuel Oforah (2007). “Hypoglycaemic Effect of Seed extract of Telfairia occidentalis in Rat”. “Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 10(3):498-501.
• C. Igboasoiyi, E.E. Essien, O. A. Eseyin and G. Ubam (2007). “Screening of the seed of Picralima nitidafor Hypoglycaemic Activity”, Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 10(5):828-830.
• Jude E. Okokon, B.S. Antia, A.C. Igboasoiyi, E. E. Essien, H. O. C. Mbagwu (2007). “Evaluation of antiplasmodial activity of ethanolic Seed Extract of Picralima nitida. “Journal of Ethnopharmacology, III:464-467.
• Olorunfemi A. Eseyin, AritEkpo, Iboro Idem, Arnold C. Igboasoiyi and Edoho J. Edoho. (2007). “Effects of the Fruit Extract of Telfairia occidentalis on some Biomolecules in Rat”. PakistanJournal of Biological Sciences 10(8):3240-3242.
• A.C. Igboasoiyi, O. A. Eseyin, N. K. Ezenwa and H. O. Oladimeji (2007)”. Studies on the Toxicity of Ageratum conyzoides”.Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2(8):743-747.
• Olorunfemi A. Eseyin, Edoho J. Edoho, Nwadiukwu E. Godwin, Arnold C. Igboasoiyi and Arit Ekpo (2007). “Effects of the Leaf Extract of Telfairia occidentalis on the Pharmacokinetics of Chloroquine in Rats”. International Journal of Biological Chemistry 1 (4): 256-260.
• A.C. Igboasoiyi, O.A. Eseyin and N.F. Udoma (2008). “The effects of Ethanolic Extract of Vernonia amygdalinaleaves on some pharmacokinetics parameters of Chloroquine in Rats.”Research Journal of Pharmacology 2(2): 24-27.
• Aniekan E. Udokpoh, Peace M. E. Ubulom, Arnold C. Igboasoiyi, Sinyefori A. Brown, Edoho J. Edoho and Ekaete I. Akpabio (2009). In vitro antibacterial activities of the seed extract of Picralima nitida. Journal of Pharmacy and Bioresources, 6(2):1-4.
• Eseyin A. Olorunfemi, Igboasoiyi C. Arnold, Igbo Chinenye, Igboasoiyi Adaora, Ekarika Johnson and Dooka Barido (2012). “Effects of the leaf extract of Vernonia amygdalina on the pharmacokinetics of dihydroartemisinin in rat”. Pharmacologia, 3(12):713-718.
• Igboasoiyi A.C., Eseyin O.A., Oladimeji H.O. and Akpan R.J. (2012). “Quality assessment of some brands of piroxicam capsules”. Nigerian Journalof Pharmaceutical and Applied Science Research, 1(2):91-97.
• Oladimeji H.O. and Igboasoiyi A.C. (2014). “Isolation, characterization and Antimicrobial analysis of Ethyl gallate and Pyrogallol from  Acalypha wilkesianavar. lace-acalypha (Muell& Arg.)”. African Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 3(3):79-84.
• Igboasoiyi A.C.,Attih E.E., Ofoefule S.I., Umoh E.D. and Udoh O.C. (2014). “Spectrophotometric Determination of Ciprofalxocin Using Charge-Transfer Complexation Technique”. International Journal of Innovative Research and Development. 3(11): 177-182.
• Igboasoiyi A.C., Iberi P.A. and Akpan T.A. (2015).  “Quality Assessment of Various brands of Sachet Water In Uyo”. Nigerian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Applied Science Research. 4(1):34-40.
• Igboasoiyi A.C., Ajibola D., Bassey A.E. (2015). “Phytochemistry, Antimicrobial Potential and Proximate Evaluation of MarantochloaCuspidata (Marantacea)”. International. Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 4(9):135-138.
• Mbagwu H.O.C., Igboasoiyi A.C., Umoh U.F. and Umoh P.A. (2015). “Antidiarrhoeal Effects of Ethanol Seed Extract of Picralima nitida in Rodents”. Bulletin of Environment, Pharmacology and Life Sciences. 4(10) September 2015:05-08. Online ISSN 2277-1808.
• Igboasoiyi A.C., Iberi P.A. and Agbor T.S. (2016). Qualitative analysis of water samples from various boreholes in Uyo, Nigeria. Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 8(8):1005-1010.
• Arnold C. Igboasoiyi, Emmanuel E. Attih and Amarachi P.Egeolu (2017). Antiplasmodial Activity of the Ethanol Leaf Extract of Newbouldialaevis. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 6(04):50-61.
• Arnold C. Igboasoiyi and Etienne E. Essien (2017). Antimicrobial Properties of the Seed Extract and Fractions of  Picralima nitida (Stapf) T. Durand and H. Durand. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 6(7):39-46.
• Igboasoiyi A.C., Attih E.E., Ofoefule S.I., Umoh E.D. and Udoh O.C. (2014). “Spectrophotometric Determination of Ciprofalxocin Using Charge-Transfer Complexation Technique”. International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 3(11):177-182.
• Igboasoiyi A.C., Iberi P.A. and Akpan T.A. (2015).“Quality Assessment of Various brands of Sachet Water inUyo”. Nigerian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Applied Science Research. 4(1):34-40.
• Igboasoiyi A.C., Ajibola D., Bassey A.E. (2015). “Phytochemistry, Antimicrobial Potential and Proximate Evaluation of MarantochloaCuspidata (Marantacea)”. International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 4(9):135-138.
• Mbagwu H.O.C., Igboasoiyi A.C., Umoh U.F. and Umoh P.A. (2015).“Antidiarrhoeal Effects of Ethanol Seed Extract of Picralima nitida in Rodents”.Bulletin of Environment, Pharmacology and Life Sciences, 4(9):5-8.
• Igboasoiyi A.C., Iberi P.A. and Agbor T.S. (2016). Qualitative analysis of water samples from various boreholes in Uyo, Nigeria. Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 8(8):1005-1010.
• Arnold C. Igboasoiyi, Emmanuel E. Attih and Amarachi P.Egeolu (2017). Antiplasmodial. Activity of the Ethanol Leaf Extract of Newbouldia laevis. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 6(04):50-61.
• Arnold C. Igboasoiyi and Etienne E. Essien (2017). Antimicrobial Properties of the Seed Extract and Fractions of Picralima nitida (Stapf) T. Durand and H. Durand. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 6(7):39-46
• Arnold C. Igboasoiyi, Patrick Iberi and Ekan M. Udoh (2017). Quality Evaluation of Different Brands of Bottled Water Sold in Uyo Metropolis. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 6(9):1950-1962.
• Arnold C. Igboasoiyi, Amarachi C. Offor and Amarachi P. Egeolu (2018). Quality Assessment of Various Brands of Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride TabletsSold in Uyo Metropolis. Nigerian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Applied Science Research, 7(2):89-93. ISSN 1485-8059.
• Arnold C. Igboasoiyi, Marlene D. Ekpo and Amarachi P. Egeolu (2018). Physical of Ofloxacin Tablets sold in Uyo and Quantitative Assay by Novel Ion-Pair Complexation Technique. Nigerian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Applied Science Research, 7(3): 33-38
• Arnold C. Igboasoiyi, Amarachi P. Egeolu and Blessing Godwin Amos (2019). Quality Assessment of Various Brands of Lisinopril Tablets sold in Uyo Metropolis using UV Spectrophotometry. Nigerian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Applied Science Research, 8(2):38-43.
• Arnold C. Igboasoiyi and Aniefiok J. Okpoho (2019).Quality evaluation of various brands of Cefuroxime Axetil tablets marketed in Uyo metropolis using derivative product. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 8(10):1103-1114
• Arnold C. Igboasoiyi, Aniefiok S Udobre and Magnus Onwuzuligbo (2020). Phytochemicals, proximate analysis, toxicity profile and antioxidant potential of the ethanol fruit extract of Nauclea Latifolia SMITH (RUBIACEAE). World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 9 (5):11-24
• Arnold C. Igboasoiyi, Amarachi P. Egeolu and Effiong M. Edet (2020). Quality evaluation and UV spectrophotometric assay of ten brands of amlodipine tablets marketed in Uyo, Nigeria. Journal of Pharmacy and Bioresources (17):60-65.
• Arnold C. Igboasoiyi and Uyai S. Udofia (2020). Quality assessment of various brands of levofloxacin tablets available in Uyo Metropolis. Nigerian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Applied Science Research, 9(2):19-25.
• Arnold C. Igboasoiyi, Paul S. Thomas, Idongesit P. Sunday and Amarachi P. Egeolu (2020). Evaluation of the antioxidant properties and determination of phenolic content of n-hexane and dichloromethane extracts of different parts of Picralima nitida(Stapf) T. Durand and H. Durand (Apocynaceae). World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; 9, (10): 103-113.
• Attih Emmanuel, Paschal Chidera Anthony, Etim Emmanuel, Igboasoiyi Arnold, Bassey Augustine and Fortune Chinaemezu Bartholomew (2020). Novel Spectrophotometric Determination of Some Artemisinin Derivatives in Tablet Using 2,4-Dinitrophenyl Hydrazine Reagent. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research; 9 (3): 137-148.
• Eseyin O.A, Johnson E.C., Etim E.I, Igboasoiyi A.C., Attih E., Udobre S.S., Ebong A.S., Anthony P.S., Asanga E.E., Charle G.E and Daniel A.O. (2022). In Silico evaluation of the antidiabetic potentials of some quercetin derivatives. Journal of Drug Discovery and Research (JDDR) June 2022; 1(1): 1-15. Available online at http://www.ddrg.net