As pressure continues to mount on the minister of science, technology, and innovation, Uche Nnaji, to resign over an alleged certificate forgery, the Presidency has said it will act after the court verdict. According to the Presidency, a comment on the matter won’t be necessary since the matter is already before the court. Reacting to…
A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a request by Uche Nnaji, minister of innovation, science and technology, to stop the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), from releasing his academic records. Hausa Yilwa, the presiding judge, delivered the ruling on September 22, rejecting Nnaji’s application for an injunction. The minister had filed an ex…
The Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has admitted that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), never issued him a degree certificate. This admission validates the findings of a painstaking two-year investigation by PREMIUM TIMES, which revealed that he forged the credentials he submitted to President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Senate during his…
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has disowned the Bachelor of Science degree certificate in the possession of the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Uche Nnaji, saying the politician did not complete his studies at the institution and was never issued a certificate. Allegations of certificate forgery have surrounded Mr Nnaji since July 2023,…
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has condemned the tragic killing of a guest, Mr. Chiebonam Nweze, during a students’ social event on its campus last Friday. The incident occurred on September 12, 2025, at a bonfire night organised by the Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies. According to the university management, the event was…
Two months after sacking the Governing Council of the University of Abuja, President Bola Tinubu has appointed new council for the university, alongside the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. In February, Tinubu dissolved the Governing Council of the University of Abuja and sacked the university’s vice-chancellor, Aisha Maikudi, amid controversy over…
Following the massive failure experienced by candidates in the recently conducted 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened legal action against the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Oyibo Eze, the chairman of the University of Nigeria Nsukka chapter of ASUU, on Wednesday, said the union might be…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, February 6, announced a change in the leadership structure of various federal universities across the country. A statement by the presidential aide on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga said the changes are to take effect immediately. According to Onanuga, the governing council of the Yakubu Gowon University formerly University of…