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…
Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda has continued to hold to the position of Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction while serving as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Yilwatda, a former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), was appointed APC chairman on July 24, 2025. He replaced Abdullahi…
Tunji Alausa, Education Minister The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has withdrawn his earlier claim that no binding agreement existed between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, acknowledging that the 2009 FGN-ASUU Agreement remains valid. In a statement issued on Friday, the minister clarified that the 2009 pact remains the only…
Amid power crisis crippling economic and social activities in the country, Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election in Oyo State, promising to reclaim the state from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The lack of electricity has been a recurring decimal which no administration has been able…
The federal government plans has given the promise to pay offset N2 trillion out of the over N4 trillion debt owed power generation companies (GenCos) before the end of the next quarter. According to the Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen, speaking through her representative Eriye Onagoruwa at a Nigerian Electricity Supply…
Dr. Alausa The Federal Government has approved a dual certification programme for Federal Colleges of Education across the country. The programme, according to the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, who disclosed this on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, will commence in the September 2025 academic year. He explained that government’s action was intended…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi, has stated that food prices will continue to go down because of President Bola Tinubu’s strategic policies. The minister, who spoke Thursday in Minna at the flag-off of a commercial flight from Minna International Airport, said the administration of President Tinubu was committed to…
Minister of Youth Devt, Olawande The Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government has reiterated its support for the right of citizens, especially young people, to protest, acknowledging the importance of free expression and addressing grievances. However, the government has issued a strong warning against any form of destruction of national infrastructure during protests, emphasising the need…
Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State, has refuted claims that the National Assembly rejected him as a ministerial nominee, clarifying that the real issue was President Bola Tinubu’s decision not to include him in his cabinet. In an interview with Arise TV on Monday, el-Rufai explained that President Tinubu had personally asked him to…
