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Gagdi Appreciates Appointment as Deputy Director, Security and Intelligence of 2027 Presidential Campaign Council

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2 months ago

August 22, 2026

The Member representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, Ph.D., OON, has expressed deep appreciation following his appointment as Deputy Director of Security and Intelligence of the 2027 Presidential Campaign Council.

Gagdi, in a statement issued from the National Assembly, Abuja, said he was deeply honoured by the appointment and the confidence reposed in him to contribute to the success of the campaign.

He said he would serve alongside the Minister of State for Defence, His Excellency, Hon. Bello Matawalle, in the Security and Intelligence directorate of the campaign council.

The lawmaker expressed profound gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR; the President’s Political Adviser, Mallam Ibrahim Masari; and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, for considering him worthy of the responsibility.

Gagdi pledged to approach the assignment with humility, loyalty and diligence, assuring that he would remain committed to the success of President Tinubu and the APC.

“I accept this responsibility with humility and pledge to discharge it with loyalty, diligence and an unwavering commitment to the success of Mr President and our great party,” he said.

The appointment further places Gagdi in a strategic role as the APC prepares for the 2027 presidential election.

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NPF Pensions Rolls Out Support Programmes for Retired Police Officers

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27 minutes ago

October 8, 2026

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NKECHI NAECHE-ESEZOBOR—Retirement should not mark the start of fresh hardship for police officers who devoted their working lives to safeguarding the public, yet questions about pension adequacy, gratuity payments and the general welfare of retirees continue to feature in conversations on police welfare.

With Police Pension Week underway, the Nigeria Police Force Pensions Board says it is working to strengthen its services and tackle some of the difficulties confronting both serving and retired officers.

The agency says that, in addition to routine pension payments, it runs a Retirement and Resettlement Support Programme designed to help retirees cope while their retirement benefits are being processed.

It also holds pre-retirement seminars that prepare officers for life after service, offering training in areas such as poultry farming and other small-scale ventures.

According to the agency, these efforts are intended to give retired personnel better financial footing and ease their transition from active duty to civilian life.

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Robot data startup Mecka AI nabs $60M from Sequoia

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October 8, 2026

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Mecka AI, a startup that collects and analyzes human motion data to train humanoid robots and other kinds of robots, announced it has raised a $60 million Series B round led by Sequoia, with participation from Nvidia, Microsoft’s venture fund M12, and others. TechCrunch had previously reported that the startup was nearing a new funding round at a $500 million valuation.

Founded in 2024, the startup intends to do for robotics what Scale AI, Mercor, Surge, and other data-labeling companies have done for LLMs. Those companies supply the human-generated data these systems learn from. Mecka pays people to record themselves doing everyday tasks, like making coffee or fixing cars, while wearing body sensors and using smartphones.

Other startups that collect real-world data for robot training include XDOF, which was in talks to raise a Series B round at a $1.2 billion valuation according to TechCrunch’s previous reporting. Human-data platforms that began with LLMs are also expanding into robotics, such as Scale AI and Micro1.