Veteran Journalist Seeks End To Early Girl Marriage
Ibrahim M. Baba -Bauchi, a veteran journalist in Bauchi State, has stressed the need to address problem of early marriage and lack of educational opportunities among girl child in Nigeria. He stated this at the weekend ay while presenting a paper entitled “Women Participation in Governance and Decision Making Process†during the commemoration of this […]
Online Harassment Shouldn’t Deter Women From Internet
By Richard P. Ngbokai Miss Maryam Ado Haruna is the programme assistant on gender and internet advocacy with the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) in Kano State. The Centre did a study recently on why women participation on internet space is low in Kano. Maryam spoke on this and what women should do. […]
2019: Centre Urges Nigerians to Obtain Voter’s Cards
By Richard P. Ngbokai, Kano Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) in partnership with other development partners in Kano state have staged a voter sensitization rally on Friday, urging Nigerians of voting age to obtain their voter’s cards so as to be able to exercise their franchise come 2019 general elections. The centre had […]
Voters Registration: INEC Equipment Obsolete
The Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission cannot afford to register Nigerians, attributing same to ineffectiveness of the commission’s equipment. Mohammed Chiroma Hassan, Assistant program officer spoke with DAILY POST shortly after its rally in Bauchi to mobilise people to register and obtain their permanent voters […]
CSOs Embark on Voters’ Sensitisation in Bauchi
By Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) operating in Bauchi state on Saturday embarked on a campaign rally to sensitise the residents of the state on the need to register, votes and protect their votes. The sensitisation exercise which was organised by One Voice Nigeria in collaboration with Centre for […]
“Mata Ne a Baya a Fannin Kimiyya Da Fasaha”
A ranar 11 ga watan Fabrairun kowacce shekara ne ake bikin ranar wayar da kai game da gudunmawar mata ga harkar kimiyya da fasaha a duniya. Majalisar Dinkin Duniya, ta ce ita da hukumominta sun lura cewa a shekara 25 da ta wuce, an samu wawakeken gibi a tsakanin mata da maza a harkar kimiyya […]
Kano LG Polls: CSOs Fault Process, Say Multiple, Underage Voting Rampant
By Nasir Ibrahim Two election monitors in Saturday’s local government polls in Kano, Centre for Information Technology And Development (CITAD) and Action Aid International Nigeria, have faulted the entire process. They said the process was flawed since it permitted open, multiple, and underage voting. A statement issued by media coordinator, Election Monitoring Team of CITAD, […]
Centre Calls for Criminalization of On-Line Violence
By Richard P. Ngbokai. A Kano based advocacy organization, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has called for the criminalization of gender based violence perpetrated against women on the Internet. The programme assistant on gender and the Internet advocacy CITAD, Maryam Ado Haruna who made the call in a press briefing said cybercrime Act […]
CITAD Facilitates Political Office Aspirants and Electorates Public Discussion
By Hamza Ibrahim. As local governments election draw nearer in Kano state, the Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has brokered a public discussion between electorates in different Kano communities and their aspiring political figures. The discussion which took place across ActionAid International Nigeria supported project, “Strengthening Citizens Engagement in Electoral Process (SCEEP)†communities […]
Centre Seeks Law to Prevent Online Harassment of Women
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), has called on the Federal Government to introduce internet safety and security in the nation’s computer studies curriculum. Hajiya Maryam Ado-Haruna, the CITAD Programme Assistant, Gender and Internet Advocacy, made the call on Thursday while briefing newsmen in Kano on the outcome of its research on Gender-Based […]