CITAD, NIGF Host First North West Internet Governance Forum
By Adam Alqali How, or perhaps, the need  to govern the net is increasingly becoming ever pressing .And the debate appears to have gained momentum in Nigeria as well. The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), a nonprofit organization in conjunction with the Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) has held the first ever Internet
REPORT OF ONE-DAY NORTH WEST INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM BY CITAD/NIGF
INTRODUCTION The need to govern the Net is increasingly becoming a necessity which brings about the now emerging global and local concerted efforts by cyber stakeholders to properly govern the web. Therefore, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), a nonprofit organization in conjunction with the Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) held the first
COMMUNIQUE OF ONE-DAY NORTH WEST ZONAL INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM
Preamble The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) in conjunction with the Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) hosted a one-day Internet Governance Forum (IGF) for the North West geopolitical zone at the Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Research and Training (AKCRT) Kano. The event which held on November 3, 2015 had in attendance various
ANOTHER MEDIA SENSITIZATION ON HATE SPEECH HELD IN PORT HARCOURT
On October, 22, 2015, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) Kano, with support from the Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Program (NSRP), hosted the fourth of a series of media sensitization program on hate and dangerous speech workshop for journalists. This one was for journalists from the South South geopolitical zone, held in Port
CITAD CONDUCTS MEDIA SENSITIZATION PROGRAM ON HATE & DANGEROUS SPEECH IN LAGOS FOR SOUTH WEST REGION
On October, 20, 2015, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) Kano, with support from the Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Program (NSRP), hosted a one-day media sensitization program on hate and dangerous speech with journalists and other media stakeholders form the South West geopolitical zone in Lagos. The event which was held at the
CITAD LAUNCHES A NEW OFFICE / COMPUTER TRAINING CENTRE IN JAMA’ARE LGA OF BAUCHI STATE
By Sufyan Lawal Kabo On 17th October 2015, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) launched a new office in Jama’are LGA of Bauchi State bringing the number of CITAD offices to five: Kano (Headquarters), Dutse, Bauchi, Azare and Jama’are, with focal offices in Katsina and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The
Group urges Police, DSS to prosecute FFK over comment
From Mustapha Adamu, Kano A Civil Society Organisation has urged the Nigeria Police Force and Department of State Security Service, DSS to prosecute Femi Fani Kayode over inflammatory statement he made against Fulani herdsmen. Speaking to newsmen in Kano yesterday the Programme Officer Peace Project of Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), Abdulganiyyu Rufa’i Yakub,
REPORT OF THE ONE-DAY MEDIA SENSITIZATION FORUM ON HATE AND DANGEROUS SPEECH IN KANO BY CITAD
NTRODUCTION The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) with support from Nigeria Stability and Reconciliatory Programmed (NSRP) on the 24th August, 2015 organized a one-day media sensitization forum on hate and dangerous speech. The program took place at the conference hall of Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Research and Training (Mambayya House). It brought
We Can Track Stolen Cattle Online — CITAD Boss
Yunusa Zakari Ya’u, is the Executive Director, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), a non- governmental organisation. In this interview with PATIENCE OGBODO-IWUAGWU, Ya’u spoke on CITAD programs, how information communication technology can be used to track down cattle rustlers, rehabilitation for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the north-eastern part of Nigeria, among others.
COMMUNIQUE OF THE MEDIA SENSITIZATION PROGRAM ON HATE AND DANGEROUS SPEECH BY CITAD
As part of its campaign towards a peaceful society, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) in conjunction with the Mac Arthur Foundation and the Nigeria Stability and Reconciliatory Program (NSRP) organized a one-day media sensitization program on hate and dangerous speech. The event which took place at the conference hall of Aminu Kano