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Certificate Scandal: Why I resigned as minister – Uche Nnaji

✍️ Chinagorom Ugwu, .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Coauthors.Is-Layout-Flow, Class, Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus, Display Inline, .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Avatar, Where Img, Height Auto Max-Width, Vertical-Align Bottom .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Coauthors.Is-Layout-Flow .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Avatar, Vertical-Align Middle .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Avatar Is .Alignleft .Alignright 📅 October 08, 2025 07:28 AM ⏱️ 3 min read 🕐 Scraped: October 08, 2025

Summary: A painstaking two-year investigation published by PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday revealed that Mr Nnaji forged the credentials he submitted to President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Senate during his ministerial confirmation in 2023, which resulted in the minister’s resignation.

Despite overwhelming evidence of certificate forgery against him, Uche Nnaji has claimed his resignation as Nigeria’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology was not an admission of guilt.

Mr Nnaji resigned as minister on Tuesday, three days after an investigation by PREMIUM TIMES exposed how he forged his degree and NYSC certificates.

The politician had presented the discredited certificates as part of his credentials to support his ministerial appointment in 2023.

‘Personal choice’

In a statement on Tuesday night, the former minister said the dec

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