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The court filings confirm that Nnaji personally acknowledged not having been issued a certificate by the institution. The Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has admitted that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), never issued him a degree certificate. According to PREMIUM TIMES, Nnaji made the admission in court documents filed before Justice Hauwa Yilwa of the Federal High Court …

The UNN said Nnaji never graduated from the institution and was never issued such a document. The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has formally disowned the Bachelor of Science degree certificate being paraded by Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. The UNN said Nnaji never graduated from the institution and was never …

Apart from the sexual assault allegations, Abbo is also accused of criminal intimidation of the two underage girls and their parents in Abuja. A disturbing petition submitted by the law firm D.I. Aiyedun & Co. to the Inspector General of Police has accused former Senator Ishaku Elisha Abbo of raping a 13-year-old secondary school student and attempting to rape her …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will broadcast to the nation on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at 7 a.m., in commemoration of Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary. All television, radio stations, and other electronic media outlets are urged to join the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria for the broadcast. Bayo Onanuga. Special Adviser to …

The House of Representatives Committee on Downstream Petroleum Resources has criticised the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) for ordering some of its branches to halt gas and crude oil supplies to Dangote Refinery as part of its ongoing industrial action. The committee said the union’s directive was taken “without notice and exhaustion of the laid …

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has directed its members across the nation to withdraw all services effective 12:01 am on Monday, Sept 29, 2025. It equally directed its members working across field locations, including control room operations, panel operations, and outfield personnel, to withdraw services effective 06:00 hours on Sunday, Sept 28, 2025, and …

As part of Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary celebration, the Federal Government held a special thanksgiving service on Sunday at the National Ecumenical Centre in Abuja to offer prayers and give thanks for the nation. The event drew top government officials and security chiefs, including Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, as well …

… Rules out apology   … Court adjourns defamation case against her to Oct 27 Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of the Peoples Democratic Party, representing Kogi Central, on Tuesday stormed the National Assembly Complex after six months suspension, declaring she would not apologise to the Senate leadership as a condition for resumption. Her office was formally unsealed by the Sergeant-at-Arms, paving the …

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has insisted that she would not be apologising to her colleagues in the Senate if that was the condition for letting her into the premises. The Kogi Central senator, who returned to her office at the Senate about 1.09pm on Tuesday, described her suspension by the Senate as “illegal”. Tribune Online reports that Natasha arrived tha National Assembly …

Member representing Agege Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Dr Wale Ahmed, has told critics of President Bola Tinubu to shelve any plans of challenging him in the 2027 election, insisting that a second term for the President is guaranteed. This comes despite opposition parties – including the Peoples Democratic Party, African Democratic Congress, Labour Party and New Nigeria …