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Plateau Assembly: A Tale Of Two Speakers Spreads Tension

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Again, palpable fear and tension enveloped the premises of the Plateau State House of Assembly, as the State Command of the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies took charge and sealed off the complex, following renewed power tussle between two members of the Assembly, who are laying claims to the Speakership.

Yakubu Sanda was recognized as the Speaker until Monday, when a high court in the state, declared that the hitherto impeached Speaker, Abok Ayuba, is the authentic Speaker of the House, being illegally removed from office.

On Tuesday, Ayuba held a plenary with some of the members as the Sanda faction obtained a stay of execution order and also appealed against the Monday reinstatement of Ayuba.

Early Wednesday morning, the two speakers were billed to hold plenary, thereby, raising tension.

But the security agents intervened, with about 15 security vehicles deployed and stationed at strategic locations around the vicinity of the Assembly, while security personnel in uniform and mufti patrolled the area.

Vehicles were diverted from the entire area to other routes, as supporters of the two camps, who were preparing to occupy the House, could not do so.

The state Commissioner of Police, Bartholomew Onyeka, held a meeting with Ayuba and some members of the House Wednesday morning, but details of their discussion were not made known as at time of filing this report.

This political wrong place among these letters will no doubt, further polarize the political atmosphere in the state, coupled with the uncertainties created by the last gubernatorial election.

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PenCom Eyes 3 Million New Funded Pension Accounts In 2027

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BY NKECHI NAECHE-ESEZOBOR—The National Pension Commission (PenCom), on Thursday said it’s targeting three million funded active pension accounts next year, 2027. 

With Nigeria’s pension assets standing at  ₦31.8 trillion in August 2026, the Director-General, PenCom, Omolola Oloworaran, disclosed this today in Abuja while highlighting the millstone and targets of the commission at the  fourth day of National Pension Week which commenced on Monday and is expected to to end tomorrow.

According to her pension assets grew from ₦20.79 trillion in July 2024 to ₦31.8 trillion in August 2026, reflecting an increase in the industry’s asset base over the period.

She also highlighted the approval by the President of the first-ever Exit Benefit for retirees from treasury-funded Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government. A symbolic cheque was presented at the summit.

She also revealed that on November 10, 2026, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected  to official lunch PenCare  and the Minimum Pension Guarantee in Abuja.

She called on the private sector to join the Federal Government and the pension industry in funding the Pension Protection Fund.

She also urged the pension industry to deliver competitive real returns above inflation, underscoring the need to strengthen retirement protection and preserve the value of pension savings.

“A pension is not a privilege for the few. It is a right within reach of all,” the keynote stated, highlighting the summit’s emphasis on expanding pension coverage and improving retirement security in Nigeria.

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Granola crunches up a dictation feature to compete with Wispr

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Apps in the consumer voice AI world seem to be converging, as Granola, known for its meeting notetaker, launched a dictation feature today. This comes months after Wispr, known for its dictation tool, launched a meeting notetaker.

Granola’s dictation currently works on Mac just like any other such tool. Users can press the “Fn” key, start speaking, and the tool cleans up and formats their speech and posts the final text. This feature works across all apps, so users can post notes, dictate prompts, and reply to emails and messages.

The company said that the feature will land on iOS and Windows soon.

Granola and Wispr are valued at $1.5 billion and $2 billion, respectively. Granola is focused on meeting-related automation and note-taking. On the other hand, Wispr is trying to build its own models through a research lab, which is exploring different human-computer interfaces.

The feature mashups are not exclusive to Granola and Wispr. Other voice startups such as Fireflies, Speechify, and Monologue have converged into multi-feature apps with meeting note-taking and dictation capabilities. Until earlier in the year, the play was around having a focused app that does one thing well. But now, all of these apps are thinking about how to get more out of capturing users’ speech.

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