{"id":1453,"date":"2025-10-09T18:33:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T18:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1453"},"modified":"2025-10-09T18:33:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T18:33:11","slug":"innovation-minister-nnaji-resigns-amid-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1453","title":{"rendered":"Innovation minister Nnaji resigns amid allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Geoffrey Nnaji, has resigned from President Bola Tinubu\u2019s cabinet amid controversies surrounding his academic records and allegations of certificate forgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nnaji, who was appointed in August 2023, announced his resignation in a letter to the President on Tuesday, expressing appreciation for the opportunity to serve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tems - Love Me JeJe (Official Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y_NTooezadU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Confirming the development in a statement on Tuesday, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said, \u201cPresident 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nnaji\u2019s resignation comes amid a lingering controversy over alleged certificate forgery and questions surrounding his academic qualifications from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nnaji and the Enugu State Government had traded words over allegations that he presented forged certificates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dispute intensified after the Federal High Court in Enugu rejected Nnaji\u2019s bid to stop the University of Nigeria from releasing his academic records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The court had ruled that the institution was within its rights to release the minister\u2019s academic details in response to a freedom of information request, a decision that fuelled further public scrutiny.Nnaji, however, maintained that he was being blackmailed by political opponents determined to tarnish his reputation. <a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/just-in-innovation-minister-nnaji-resigns-amid-allegations\/?utm_source=auto-read-also&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;amp\">(Punch)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Geoffrey Nnaji, has resigned from President Bola Tinubu\u2019s cabinet amid controversies surrounding his academic records and allegations of certificate forgery. Nnaji, who was appointed in August 2023, announced his resignation in a letter to the President on Tuesday, expressing appreciation for the opportunity to serve. 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