Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has resigned three days after he was exposed by PREMIUM TIMES for forging two certificates.

Bayo Onanuga, the spokesperson to President Bola Tinubu, confirmed the minister's resignation in a post on his X handle on Tuesday.

"President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, following some allegations against him," Mr Onanuga wrote on the microblogging platform, referring to the newspaper's investigation.

The presidential spokesperson said the minister resigned on Tuesday and thanked Mr Tinubu for allowing him to serve Nigeria.

"President Tinubu thanked him for his servi...