Professor Peter Hugbo had his secondary education in Government College, Ughelli, Delta State, from 1953 - 1957 and rounded it up with a Higher School Certificate in 1959 in the same institution.

His bachelors degree in Pharmacy was obtained from Sunderland Polytechnic, Faculty of Pharmacy, in England with honours in 1964. Thereafter he attended Chelsea College, University of London for masters and doctorate degrees in 1968 and 1973 respectively

He joined the services of University of Benin as a Senior Lecturer in 1977 from the University of Ife now (Obafemi Awolowo University) where he was between 1973 – 1976. He became Professor of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin in 1985.

At various times Professor Hugbo was Head, Pharmaceutical Microbiology for a total of 15 years. He was also Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy from 1990 – 1994.

A distinguished scholar and a cost-effective manager , Professor Hugbo has published over 43 articles in learned Journals, largely overseas, supervised over 14 students for the masters degree and one for PhD degree and attended over 18 International Learned Conferences/Congresses. At different times and for several years, he served as External Examiner for the B.Pharm degree in the following universities: Obafemi Awolowo University, Ahmadu Bello University, University of Jos. He was equally an external examiner for Postgraduate degrees of MSc/PhD to Obafemi Awolowo University, University of Nigeria, Ahmadu Bello, Ibadan and Lagos Universities. He has served on the editorial board of no less than 9 Science Journals.

Professor Hugbo served the University of Benin in numerous capacities including Chairman of Security Committee for 6 years, Chairman Anatomy Embalming management Committee, member representing Senate in Tenders Board, University of Benin Teaching Hospital Management Board. etc

Professor Hugbo won many distinctions, awards and fellowships in the course of his academic career. He won the Pfizer Prize, for best overall student in Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutics Technology in B. Pharm Degree Examination in 1963/64 session, Federal Government Scholarships (secondary and post secondary) Glaxo Nigeria Travel Fellowship, International Congress Chemotherapy, Stockholm Sweden 1993, May & Baker Travel Fellowship earlier in 1981 and ICI in 1980.

He also won CIDA/ NSERC, Research Fellowship which took him to the University of British Columbia, Canada in 1994 and 1995. 

After his retirement from the University of Benin, he was invited to render his services again to the Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island Bayelsa State where as Dean, he midwifed the Faculty of Pharmacy to full NUC accreditation of the programmes. It was from the Niger Delta University that he was appointed the pioneer Vice-Chancellor of Western Delta University (WDU), Oghara.

He resumed duty on 1 April 2008.