A Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled 26 February to hear the preliminary objection filed by the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), against a suit filed by the former Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Uche Nnaji.
Mr Nnaji had filed the suit to block UNN from releasing details of his academic sojourn in the institution to anyone in the wake of a PREMIUM TIMES’ investigation documenting how he forged his degree and NYSC certificates.
Apart from the UNN (3rd defendant), its Vice-Chancellor, Simon Ortuanya (4th defendant) the minister of education (1st defendant), the National Universities Commission (NUC) (2nd defendants), the university’s registrar (5th defendant), a former UNN Acting Vice-Chancellor, Oguejiofo Ujam, (6th defendant), and the Senate of the University (7th defendants) were listed as defendants in the suit.
Why the new date for objection
Justice Hauwa Yilwa, during the resu
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