US EditionNigeria: Alleged Certificate Forgery - Pressure Mounts On Science Minister Nnaji to Resign
The Federal High Court denied Minister Uche Nnaji's injunction to block release of forged academic records amid ongoing investigations and calls for his resignation.
- On September 22, Justice Hausa Yilwa dismissed Uche Nnaji's bid for an injunction, granting three prayers but refusing the injunction and adjourning to October 6.
- The controversy began in July 2023 when President Tinubu nominated Uche Nnaji among 28 ministerial nominees, and PREMIUM TIMES' two-year investigation found his degree and NYSC certificates were forged.
- UNN's Vice‑Chancellor Prof. Simon Ortuanya said on October 2 that the university did not issue Mr Geoffrey Uchechukwu Nnaji a degree, and in court filings Nnaji admitted he never collected a certificate.
- Labour Party's Peter Obi demanded immediate prosecution as pressure mounts on Uche Nnaji to resign amid allegations, with CISLAC, Transparency International Nigeria, and ADC calling for suspension and probes.
- Justice Hausa Yilwa adjourned the matter until Nov. 10 for hearing after Nnaji filed ex‑parte motion FHC/ABJ/CS/1909/2025 seeking prerogative writs to restrain or compel UNN.
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ADC: We are Not Surprised Tinubu Kept Alleged Certificate...
The coalition African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said it is not surprised that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has retained the Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Uche Nnaji, in his cabinet even after the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and the NYSC disowned the certificates he presented for his appointment. ADC in a statement by Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, its National Publicity Secretary, described the present administration’s silence…
Outrage over Tinubu minister's certificate forgery
A painstaking two-year investigation published by PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday revealed that the minister forged the credentials he submitted to President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Senate during his ministerial confirmation in 2023.
Alleged Certificate Forgery: Why Minister’s Suit Against UNN, Others Stalled
Hearing in a suit filed by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, against the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and others, was, on Monday, stalled at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The proceeding in the case, instituted by Nnaji over controversy about his university certificate, could not go on before Justice Hauwa Yilwa due to the inability of the lawyer to the UNN and its officers to file their responses. Justice…
“Release My Transcript Now” — Minister Nnaji Urges UNN, Insists He Graduated In 1985, Says Name Discrepancy Does Not Affect Degree - TheNigeriaLawyer
Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Geoffrey Nnaji, on Monday urged the authorities of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), to release his academic transcript without further delay, insisting that the institution should stop politicizing the matter. Speaking through his spokesman, Dr. Robert Ngwu, at a media briefing in Abuja, Nnaji reiterated that he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology/Biochemistry, gr…
He Must Go - Alleged Certificate Forgery: Pressure Mounts On Science Minister Nnaji To Resign - Thepodiummedia
Minister Uche Nnaji, Nigeria’s Minister of Science and Technology, has admitted that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) never issued him a degree certificate. This revelation validates a two-year investigation by PREMIUM TIMES, which alleged that Nnaji forged the credentials he submitted to President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Senate during his ministerial screening in 2023. Nnaji made this admission in court documents filed before the Fe…
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