Nigeria, June 24 -- A former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, ignored multiple invitations extended to him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for ongoing investigations into his certificate forgery scandal, PREMIUM TIMES reports.

The ICPC has been investigating Mr Nnaji's forgery scandal.

The ICPC's investigation followed a painstaking two-year investigation published by PREMIUM TIMES in October last year, which revealed that the then-minister forged his UNN degree and NYSC certificates, which he submitted to President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Senate during his ministerial confirmation in 2023.

On 9 June, PREMIUM TIMES exclusively reported that the ICPC had l...