Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- The Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, on Monday, refused to appear for a press conference which his office called for to address the certificate forgery scandal involving him.

But instead of the minister, his spokesperson, Robert Ngwu, alongside other officials of the ministry in Abuja, showed up in the minister's conference room long after the 2 p.m. scheduled for the event.

PREMIUM TIMES published an investigation report on Saturday revealing that Mr Nnaji forged the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) and national youth service certiifcates he presented to secure his ministerial appointment in 2023.

The minister's office sent out Monday morning an invitation to journalists to attend a press conferenc...