FG Probe Panel Indicts Former Minister Nnaji Over Alleged Certificate Forgery

A seven-member investigative panel set up by Nigeria’s Minister of Education has confirmed that the immediate past Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, forged his degree certificate from the University of Nigeria Nsukka.

The panel, constituted by the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, was inaugurated on November 23, 2025, following a petition submitted by Nnaji after investigative reports questioned the authenticity of his academic credentials.