Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- The Ministry of Education has launched a probe into the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Simon Ortuanya, for responding to PREMIUM TIMES' Freedom of Information (FOI) request, that exposed former Minister of Science and Technology, Geoffrey Nnaji's certificate forgery.

Sources told PREMIUM TIMES that the education minister, Tunji Alausa, set up a panel against the vice-chancellor, who is now being accused of unethical and criminal disclosure of information concerning Mr Nnaji.

It is yet unclear what exactly the mandate of the panel is.

PREMIUM TIMES has contacted both the education minister, Mr Alausa and the spokesperson for the education ministry, Folasade Boriowo, to clarify the mandate...