CITAD Organized Debate to Secondary School Students In Jigawa State
By Ali Sabo. As the level of education is deteriorating and going backward in Nigeria especially in the northern part of the country due to lack or inadequate investment in the sector, while experts and concerned citizens are every day looking for a way to bring back and salvage the already dying institution in the […]
CITAD Expresses Concern Over Increasing Rate Of Hate Speeches Online
An NGO, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), has expressed concern over the increasing rate of hate speeches on the social media platforms. Malam Hamza Ibrahim, the Coordinator, Curbing hate and dangerous speech in Nigeria Project of the centre, raised the concern on Wednesday at a Press conference in Kano. He said that a […]
Less Than 5 In 100 Kano Public Girls Schools Have Access To Internet
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has decried the low level of internet access and online participation of the female gender in Kano. That, according to the centre, constituted a major impediment to the educational and other facets of development of the women folk. Speaking at a press conference organized by the centre […]
We Introduced Women-IGF To Ensure Digital Inclusion
By Bashir Muhammad Kano. Assistant Programme Officer, Gender and Internet Advocacy of the Centre for Information Technology and Development, Hajiya Maryam Haruna has said the centre had purposefully introduced Internet Governance Forum (IGF) as a way of ensuring women inclusion in the internet business. Speaking at a press conference on gender-based online research carried out […]
CITAD: Polishing Young Rural Digital Entrepreneurs
About 210 young rural entrepreneurs from 14 communities of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, participated in CITAD’s two–day Business Facilitation Clinic on entrepreneurship, leadership and personal development held at Kuje, Abuja between August 14 and 15. ADAM ALQALI writes The Business Facilitation Clinic themed “Creating Space for the Development of Young Entrepreneur†which was organized […]
CITAD Holds Capacity Building Training For Media, CSOs
By: IBRAHIM Â ADAMU, Â Kaduna. Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), supported by USAID/SACE project has organized a capacity building on effective collaboration between Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and media practitioners in order to improve governance and increase service development effectiveness through service delivery. Declaring the workshop open on Thursday, the Senior Program Officer CITAD, […]
Report on Sensitization on Hate Speech at University of Abuja, Mini campus, Gwagwalada
The Centre for Information, Technology and Development (CITAD) with support from MacArthur Foundation conducted a sensitization workshop on Hate Speech and Fake News to the students of University of Abuja, Mini Campus, Gwagwalada with 81 students in attendance from the department of Political Science on 10th September, 2018. The Sensitization workshop which was conducted at […]
Softoption Business Loan Scheme For Young Women Entrepreneurs
Introduction Over the last 10 years, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has empowered hundreds women and girls with both ICT skills and entrepreneurship with the hope of turning them into successful entrepreneurs, setting up and running their own small scale businesses either ICT-based or non-ICT that leverage ICTs to make them effective […]
CITAD-Sensitization: School of Nursing and Midwifery Gwagwalada, Abuja
By Salma Abdulwaheed. The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) with support from MacArthur Foundation conducted a sensitization workshop on Hate Speech and Fake News to the students of School of Nursing and Midwifery, Gwagwalada, Abuja. The spread of Hate Speech and Fake News have become an issue of concern in our society […]
I Was Lucky To Become A Professor At The Age of 36 – Prof. Pate
By Sagiru Ado Abubakar The Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has today hosted Prof. Umar A. Pate as Guest Speaker of the month of August, 2018 for its youths mentorship program titled ‘Inspiring Leadership Reflection Interactive Series (ILERIS)’. ILERIS is monthly interactive engagement where people with robust experience in life have been invited […]