The clarification comes amid growing concerns from some of the affected personnel, who said they were recruited in February 2026 and had been working without pay since then, only to have their identity cards retrieved during a meeting with the university management last week.

French football legend Zinedine Zidane has reportedly agreed to become the next head coach of the French national team on a contract running until June 2030.

“The Commission confirms that the chief of staff’s visit was on the invitation of its investigators and consistent with its ongoing efforts to gather all relevant facts in the matter. He was not arrested; he simply willingly honoured an invitation,” the statement said.

The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations for Good Governance (CCGG) has petitioned the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, urging the international community to closely monitor developments in Osun State over what it described as alleged plans to undermine the state’s August 15, 2026 governorship election.

The Senate has passed a bill for the renaming of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) as Insurance Regulatory Commission.