The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on Monday arraigned a former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, before the Federal High Court in Abuja, on a six-count charge bordering on alleged certificate forgery, false information and corruption.
Nnaji, 63, was arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, where he pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
According to the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/391/2026, the ICPC alleged that between August 2023 and October 2025, while serving as minister, Nnaji received ₦29,578,466.67 through his Fidelity Bank account as salary and allowances, which the commission described as “proceeds of unlawful acts, contrary to the provisions of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.”
In the second count, the anti-graft agency accused the former minister of using his office to confer a corrupt advantage on himself by receiving the same sum as salary and allowances, contrary to the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.
The remaining four counts relate to alleged certificate forgery and the making and use of false documents.
