A Federal High Court located in Abuja has approved a request to investigate the academic qualifications held by Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who serves as the Minister of Interior.
On Friday, Justice Binta Nyako granted the application submitted by activist Emorioloye Owolemi, which aims to verify the legitimacy of the Secondary School Certificate reportedly acquired by the minister from the West African Examination Council (WAEC).
Owolemi's application was assisted by his lawyer, Philemon Yakubu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). The request was filed through an ex-parte motion according to order 34 of the Federal High Court Civil Rules 2019, alongside sections 1, 20, and 21 of the Freedom of Information Act, 2011.
In a separate matter, another Federal High Court chaired by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik denied a different application seeking to investigate the validity of the minister's National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate.
Regarding the NYSC application, Owolemi had requested a court order compelling the NYSC to provide information he sought in a letter dated November 17, 2025, concerning the minister's discharge certificate held by the organization.
The application included several demands, such as monthly clearance records, details of the minister’s service post prior to his alleged absconding, bank account particulars, records related to his 2006 NYSC financial registration, and monthly allowance payments, including dates, amounts, and banking details.
Additionally, Owolemi sought official NYSC documentation that would reveal the date, nature, and status of the minister’s alleged desertion, as well as any internal memos, inquiries, disciplinary reports, or correspondence associated with this matter, along with service documents pertinent to his tenure in 2006.
Justice Nyako has scheduled the next hearing for March 14.
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