The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), alleging that Uche Nnaji has continued to receive monthly salaries and allowances 10 months after his resignation as the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology.
In a statement forwarded to PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday, HEDA, led by its Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, stated that the petition follows an earlier submission on 17 October 2025 regarding allegations of certificate forgery, perjury, and the presentation of false academic credentials.
Mr Nnaji resigned from his position on 7 October last year, three days after PREMIUM TIMES published an investigation exposing alleged irregularities in the UNN degree and NYSC certificates he submitted to President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Senate during his ministerial screening in August 2023.
Following the initial scandal, the ICPC launched an investigation. After Mr Nnaji ignored multiple invitations to be questioned, the agency secured an arrest warrant against him. On 1 July, the former minister was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja upon arrival from Enugu on a chartered flight.
