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 in Abuja.

The minister had instituted a suit against the Minister of Education, the National Universities Commission (NUC), the University of Nigeria, its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Simon Ortuanya, the Registrar, a former Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Oguejiofor Ujam, and the university’s Senate.

The court filings confirm that Nnaji personally acknowledged not having been issued a certificate by the institution.

In his verifying affidavit supporting a motion ex parte, which was obtained by PREMIUM TIMES, Mr Nnaji recounted that he was admitted in 1981 to study Microbiology/Biochemistry and claimed to have completed the programme in 1985. However, in paragraph 13 of the affidavit, he confessed that he had never collected any certificate from the university.