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Ex-Minister Uche Nnaji Pleads Not Guilty to Degree, NYSC Certificate Forgery Charges

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2026

Former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has pleaded not guilty to a six-count charge filed against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), alleging forgery, unlawful enrichment and money laundering. Nnaji was arraigned on

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DSS Arrests ex- Minister Uche Nnaji Over Allegations of Certificate Forgery

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2026

….Hands Over to ICPC ​Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Wednesday morning, arrested former Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, as he made to board a private jet to Abuja. ​Security sources said Nnaji, who resigned last October under controversial circumstances, was arrested by […]

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Cabinet Shake-Up Looms! Inside The List Of Politicians Jostling To Replace Uche Nnaji

Daily Dispatch October 13, 2025

New political tussle is unfolding over who will succeed the former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, following his recent resignation. Emerging as leading contenders are two former governors — Sullivan Chime and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi — and defence strategist Davidson Nnamani. While Chime and Nnamani belong to the All Progressives Congress (APC),

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Nnaji: The Embarrassment of Certificate Forgery

Daily Dispatch October 12, 2025

By Kazeem Akintunde The former Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Uche Nnaji, last week resigned from the cabinet of President Bola Tinubu over allegations of certificate forgery. It was alleged that he forged his first-degree and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificates.Concerns about Nnaji’s credentials first surfaced shortly after

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Minister Nnaji Certficate Saga And The Need To Respect Institutions

Daily Dispatch October 10, 2025

By Johnson Okolo Nigerians began the week on the note of a sizzling report by an online newspaper, Premium Times. The report centred around allegations that our own very Honourable Minister of Innovation, Science and Techonology, Chief Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, forged his university degree as well as National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) certificates.The reaction was […]

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Nnaji: Stepping Down from Tinubu’s Cabinet Was a Personal Choice

Daily Dispatch October 8, 2025

Former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has explained that his decision to resign from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet was not an admission of guilt, but a personal and principled step taken in the interest of due process. In a statement released in Abuja, Nnaji said he voluntarily stepped aside to allow the […]