Nigeria, Sept. 28 -- In April, PREMIUM TIMES ran a series exposing corruption and fraud at the Lagos State University, LASU. The first story, published on April 6, revealed that a top professor at the University and former executive secretary of the National University Commission (NUC) falsified his age.

Documents sent to this newspaper by an anonymous whistleblower revealed that Mr Okebukola, who is a professor of science education at the university, has three dates of birth - February 17, 1949; February 17, 1948; or February 17, 1951. He used the dates interchangeably to manipulate the system several times during his career.

The document also revealed that the university management was aware of this anomaly but, in clear violation of ...