President Tinubu’s Minister, Uche Nnaji, has resigned over allegations of certificate forgery.
Newsone Nigeria reports that the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, has resigned following some allegations of certificate forgery against him.
This was confirmed in a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. The statement, said the president has accepted the Minister’s decision.
According to Onanuga, Tinubu has “accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, following some allegations against him.
The statement reads thus: “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,” the statement added.
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… pic.twitter.com/Klp7mpDXsc
— Bayo Onanuga (@aonanuga1956) October 7, 2025
Meanwhile, Newsone reports that his resignation is coming after Uche Nnaji had made a U-turn, dismissing reports questioning the authenticity of his academic qualifications.
He insisted that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), officially issued him a degree certificate confirming his graduation in 1985.
Addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday, Nnaji, who was serving in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet at the time, stated through his spokesperson, Dr. Robert Ngwu, that the recent allegations of certificate forgery were “deliberate misinformation,” politically motivated, and had been circulated in the media.
“Let me state clearly and for the record: Chief Uche Nnaji is a proud alumnus of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), having graduated in July 1985 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology/Biochemistry, with Second Class (Honours) Lower Division,” Ngwu said.
Reports had stated that Nnaji admitted that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, never issued him a degree certificate.
