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After over seven years in office, President Muhammadu Buhari’s mindset on foreign policy became clearer to Nigerians on Monday courtesy of his Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari. According to Mr Gambari, Mr Buhari’s foreign policy mindset is to first focus on Nigeria, then its immediate neighbours before paying attention to …

Since NITDA has called for public contributions, this is the time for human rights activities, public commentators, tech analysts, ICT specialists, the media and the general public to provide their perspective and insights towards a workable National Artificial Intelligence Policy. It is no more news that the growth of artificial …

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed former Permanent Secretary, Ecological Project Office (EPO), Habiba Muda Lawal, as Special Adviser to the President, on policy and coordination. Before retirement, Mrs Lawal had successfully supervised a team that ensured management, identification, planning and execution of projects to mitigate serious ecological challenges across the …

The OPEC Fund for International Development is a multilateral development finance institution established in 1976. Our 12 Member Countries are:  Algeria, Ecuador, Gabon, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. We are recruiting to fill …

The US on Monday released a new African policy to counter China and Russia’s presence in Africa. The launch of the policy comes as US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, visits South Africa, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The new policy, US policy towards Sub-Saharan Africa, reframes the …

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource …

Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi’s mission to have a clear migration policy framework for the country could be realised as the ANC admits it has none since 1994 and is amenable to his proposed migration blue print. Giving feedback on the national policy conference discussion on migration, ANC peace …

A majority within the ANC have backed the governing party’s step aside rule to remain, according to President Cyril Ramaphosa. Some ANC branches have demanded that the contentious “step-aside” policy be scrapped as they believe that the regulations were “killing” the ruling party. The rule was adopted at the party’s 54th …

As part of the ongoing protests calling for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s head, another one is expected to take place on Sunday at the Nasrec Expo Centre where the African National Congress (ANC) has been holding its policy conference. Ramaphosa is expected to officially close the conference on Sunday. One of …

Here’s your morning news update: An easy-to-read selection of our top stories. Stay up to date with The Citizen – More News, Your Way. Daily news update – 31 July ANC policy conference: Delegates yet to tackle step-aside rule – Motlanthe Kgalema Motlanthe greets President Cyril Ramaphosa at the African National Congress …