Probe diversion of IDPs relief materials, CITAD urges EFCC
From Ahmed Kaigama, Bauchi An Nongovernmental Organisation, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to seriously investigate diversion of relief materials meant for various IDPs camps across the Northeast sub-region of the country. The Centre Executive Director, Ya’u Zakari Ya’u said in a statement made […]
When North East Internet Forum deliberated on protection of women, children online
By Rita Michael, Bauchi The Internet Governance Forum and CITAD, a non- governmental organization, have ended a one-day Internet sensitization meeting in Bauchi. Participants deliberated on women empowerment and protection of children on the Internet. The event, with the theme, “The Internet of our choice: Empowering women and promoting children online, held at Prof Iya […]
CITAD Expresses Horror Over Corruption in IDPs Management, Calls on EFCC to Intervene
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), the key Nigerian NGO which has been monitoring and tracking the efforts to rehabilitate and resettle internally displaced persons (IDPs) as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency in north-eastern Nigeria has expressed horror against alleged corruption in the management of IDPs and what it called the […]
EFCC MUST INVESTIGATE THE CORRUPTION IN IDP RELIEF DISTRIBUTION NOW!
Press Statement August 26, 2016 Yesterday, Thursday 25th August, thousands of impoverished Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) demonstrated in the streets of Maiduguri, protesting that for days they were not being fed. This was not the first time that these unfortunate Nigerians have to complain about the systematic starvation that they have been subjected to by […]
Buhari’s Leadership Desperately Needed in Military’s Boko Haram Blunders
My former undergraduate ideological mentor at Bayero University Kano by the name of Yunusa Zakari Yau (popularly known as Y.Z. Yau) wrote a Facebook status update on August 15 that aptly captured a barely expressed but nonetheless widespread sentiment. “[President Muhammadu Buhari] seems contented to answer the title of president and watch the old days […]
CITAD’S Hate Speech Monitoring Project in Nigeria
In December 2003, the U.N. International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda jailed several media executives on grounds of incitement and conspiracy to commit genocide and crimes against humanity. Specifically, the tribunal pointed out how the media executives caused the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians without firearms, machete or any physical weapons in actions through articles […]
INVITATION, INVITATION, INVITATION, ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING EMBEDDED SYSTEMS DESIGN INTERNSHIP “A CITAD’s COLLABORATIONâ€
Are you an electrical/electronic engineer interested in being able to design, develop, prototype and test a quad copter drone? Are you an electrical/electronic engineer interested in design, development and testing of mechatronics on the Arduino AVR platform? Are you an electrical/electronic engineer interested in the fundamentals that enable design and development […]
Again, CITAD Warns: Hate Speech Increasing In Nigeria
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has issued another warning to Nigerians about the dangers of hate speech. At a briefing on its latest research in Kano,CITAD noted that “One is that in July we recorded more hate speech than in June. This means that hate speech is increasing in the country. Secondly […]
Kano Bye-Election: NGO Cautions Politicians Against Violence
By Bashir Mohammed Kano Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has cautioned politicians in Kano state to desist from creating chaos capable of scuttling the upcoming bye-election of the Minjibir local government House of Assembly constituency. The position had remained vacant following the death of the member representing the constituency, late Tahir Hamisu Gurjiya, […]
GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO SPEAK AND EXPLAIN ITS ACTIONS TO CITIZENS
Being a Text of Press Briefing on Hate Speech for the Month of June Addressed By Isah Garba, Senior Programmes Officer (Peace and Conflicts), Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) On July 27, 2016, Kano Introduction Dear distinguished members of the press. I welcome you to the second of our monthly media briefing on […]