ABUJA, Nov. 11 (EconoTimes) — The Federal High Court in Abuja has set Feb. 15, 2027, for the next hearing in former minister Uche Nnaji’s case seeking access to his university transcript, leaving a dispute over his academic records unresolved.
A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) dispatch carried by News Express, and a separate report by Premium Times, said the date followed an appearance at which the Minister of Education’s counsel was absent. After discussion of pending procedural filings, the parties agreed to adjourn, the reports said.
In suit FHC/ABJ/CS/1909/2025, Nnaji is asking the court to require the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), to provide his transcript and prevent university officials from changing his academic records. The filing also asks the education minister and the National Universities Commission (NUC) to intervene in their oversight roles to secure the document, according to NAN.
UNN officials named as respondents have asked the court to dismiss the suit. BusinessDay and NAN reported that they argue it was filed after the applicable three-month limit and that the Federal High Court lacks jurisdiction over disputes about student records. Those are the respondents’ arguments; the reports describe no ruling on them.
The case comes amid conflicting accounts of Nnaji’s academic history. In an Oct. 2, 2025, letter, UNN Vice-Chancellor Simon Ortuanya said the university’s records did not show Nnaji completed his studies or graduated in July 1985, and that UNN had not issued the certificate attributed to it. People’s Gazette reported that an earlier letter bearing the registrar’s office name, dated Dec. 21, 2023, said Nnaji graduated in July 1985. TVC News reported that Nnaji’s media adviser, Dr. Robert Ngwu, argued the earlier letter represented UNN’s position.
A separate case concerns an alleged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate. An agency official testified that the NYSC had not issued the document attributed to Nnaji, while acknowledging he had not checked whether the agency had ever issued Nnaji a certificate, as detailed in EconoTimes’ earlier coverage of the testimony.
NAN and Premium Times reported no ruling on the merits or on certificate authenticity at the Nov. 11 appearance. The reports do not specify which issues the court will take up on Feb. 15.
