Fake Certificate: Nnaji’s Spokesperson Accuses UNN of Manipulating Minister’s Academic Files
- The minister of Science and Technology, Uchenna Nnaji, has launched a fresh attack on the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN)
- Nnaji’s spokesperson, Robert Ngwu, accused the authorities of the federal government-owned university of manipulating the minister's academic files
- Ngwu alleged that the matter is a "legal politics" as the UNN acting vice chancellor is a card-carrying member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
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FCT, Abuja - The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has been accused of tampering with and manipulating the academic files of the Minister of Science and Technology, Uchenna Nnaji.
Nnaji’s spokesperson, Robert Ngwu, alleged that UNN was playing politics with his principal’s academic records.
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Ngwu stated this while speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
“He didn’t ask the institution not to touch his academic records. He said they should not tamper or manipulate because there was information about what we saw online, where things from a personal student’s file were released online. That means somebody is deliberately doing that.
“So we gathered from a good authority that some manipulations were going on. The minister sought the protection of the court they should release his transcript.”
Nnaji’s spokesperson said the acting vice chancellor of UNN is a card-carrying member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
According to Ngwu, the acting VC has been putting on a robe as a politician for decades.
“And the minister was jittering because it is a legal politics, and you know how legal politics are.”
He further stated that the minister had applied and paid for his transcript but the university has refused to release it to him.
“So, the issue was that the school stop tampering and manipulating his academic files. It is basically to release his transcript.
“In May, he applied for his transcript and paid for it, and it was not released.”
Nnaji urges UNN to release academic transcript
Recall that Nnaji sent a crucial message to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) over the alleged certificate forgery.
Nnaji urged the authorities of the federal government-owned university to release his academic transcript.
The minister insisted he graduated from UNN in 1985 with, BSc degree in Microbiology/Biochemistry.
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Presidency reacts to Nnaji’s alleged certificate forgery
In a previous story, Legit.ng reported that the presidency reacted to the certificate forgery allegation against the Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Uche Nnaji.
The minister had been alleged to have forged his degree certificate from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN).
The special adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, commented on the matter.
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