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The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has resigned his appointment.
The Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday.
His resignation followed a series of allegations that he forged the certificate he claimed to have obtained from the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State as well as the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate.
While he claimed to have graduated from UNN in 1985, report has it that the citadel of learning could not authenticate that Nnaji scaled through his academic sojourn.
According to a painstaking two-year investigation by PREMIUM TIMES, Nnaji allegedly forged the credentials he submitted to President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Senate during his ministerial confirmation.
Meanwhile, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaj
Read Mr Onanuga’s Full Statement
PRESIDENT TINUBU ACCEPTS RESIGNATION OF GEOFFREY NNAJI AS MINISTER
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, following some allegations against him.
President Tinubu appointed Nnaji in August 2023.
He resigned today in a letter thanking the President for allowing him to serve Nigeria.
Nnaji said he has been a target of blackmail by political opponents.
President Tinubu thanked him for his service and wished him well in future endeavours.
Bayo Onanuga Special Adviser to the President (Information and Strategy)
October 7, 2025