Dr. Chidi Igwe is a Canadian-trained linguist, educator, and community leader originally from Nigeria. He holds a Master of Arts in French Linguistics from the University of Regina and a PhD in Applied Linguistics from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Since 2007, he has served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Regina, where he teaches French language and linguistics.

Dr. Igwe is the author of Taking Back Nigeria from 419, published in 2007. Beyond academia, he is a passionate advocate for civic engagement and language preservation. He has held leadership roles in several organizations, including the Nigerian Association of Nova Scotia, and has served on provincial and municipal boards such as the Multilingual Association of Regina and the Board of Directors for the Provincial Organisation for Heritage Languages.

An outspoken advocate for endangered African languages, Dr. Igwe has published extensively on language revitalization. He is the founder of the Igbo Language and Cultural School Online, Igbo Radio, and the Sask Magazine of African Arts and Culture. He also contributes as an international correspondent for Voice of Nigeria (VON).

Dr. Igwe is currently completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Law and a Master of Laws (LLM) at the University of London, UK.