A hearing in a suit filed by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, against the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and others, was, on Monday, stalled at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
The proceedings in the case, instituted by Nnaji over controversy about his university certificate, could not go on before Justice Hauwa Yilwa due to the inability of the lawyer for the UNN and its officers to file their responses.
Justice Yilwa consequently adjourned the matter until Nov. 10 for hearing.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nnaji had filed the suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1909/2025, following allegations of certificate forgery levelled against him.
The applicant sued the Minister of Education, the National Universities Commission (NUC), UNN and its Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Simon Ortuanya, as 1st to 4th respondents.
He also joined the Registrar, UNN; a former acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oguenjiofor Ujam; and the Senate of the university as 5th to 7th respondents, respectively.
Nnaji, in an ex parte motion, had sought an order granting him leave to issue prerogative writs prohibiting the university and its officials from “tampering with” or continuing to “tamper with” his academic records.
He also sought leave to issue a prerogative writ of mandamus compelling the university and its officials to release his academic transcript to him and asked the Minister of Education and the NUC to exercise their supervisory powers to compel UNN to do so.
He equally sought an interim injunction restraining UNN and its officials from “tampering” with his academic records pending the determination of the substantive suit, among others.
The judge had, on Sept. 22, granted three of the reliefs sought by Nnaji but declined to issue any injunctive order against the respondents before adjourning the matter until Oct. 6 for further hearing.
