{
  "id": 16637272,
  "title": "UNN, NYSC disowned ex-minister Nnaji’s certificates, witness tells court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/unn-nysc-disowned-ex-minister-nnajis-certificates-witness-tells-court-16637272",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T18:06:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/unn-nysc-disowned-ex-minister-nnajis-certificates-witness-tells-court/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have disowned certificates linked to former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, according to a witness testifying in a Federal High Court in Abuja. The witness, SP Yakubu Ibrahim from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), disclosed this while presenting evidence in the alleged certificate forgery case against Nnaji. The ICPC commenced an investigation after receiving two separate petitions alleging certificate forgery against Nnaji. The witness testified that the NYSC stated the certificate purportedly issued by the corps was not issued by them, while UNN said Nnaji did not obtain the required grades for the award of the degree certificate.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Alleged Certificate Forgery: UNN, NYSC disowned Nnaji’s certificates, witness tells court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/alleged-certificate-forgery-unn-nysc-disowned-nnajis-certificates",
        "published": "2026-10-26T19:41:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}