The Kogi Polytechnic is investigating a syndicate of nine suspects for alleged certificate racketeering and document falsification. The Rector of the Kogi Polytechnic, Prof Salisu Ogbo, made this known while addressing a news conference on Friday in Lokoja, Kogi State capital. The rector said five of the institution’s staff members had already been placed on…
Uche Nnaji, Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, at the centre of certificate forgery allegations, has resigned. Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesperson, confirmed this in a statement late Tuesday. Nnaji is in the eye of the storm over his academic qualifications. Following investigation by PREMIUM TIMES, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), disowned the Bachelor of…
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, has dismissed reports questioning his academic qualifications, insisting he duly graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) in 1985. Although he was expected to address the press in Abuja, Nnaji was represented by Dr. Robert Ngwu, who reaffirmed that the Minister obtained a…
Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled May 7 for the hearing of a lawsuit alleging certificate forgery against Mrs. Odom Anita, a Director at the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA). In a recent ruling, Justice Nyako also granted permission to the University of Port Harcourt to submit relevant legal…
