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TRAINING STUDENTS FOR PEACE CAMPAIGN IN KATSINA STATE

On 22nd August 2015, the Centre for information Technology and Development (CITAD) in its efforts of promoting PEACE CAMPAIGN organized one day workshop on the use of social media for peace campaign for student leaders in Katsina State. The aim of the training which held at the Muhammad Sunusi II ICT Centre, Alqalam University, Katsina

ENHANCING CAPACITY OF HERDERS TO REPORT CATTLE RUSTLING USING SOCIAL MEDIA

As part of its contribution to the efforts to address the problem of cattle rustling which has been bedeviling many states in Northern Nigeria, the Centre for information Technology and Development (CITAD) to its training programmes on how to use social media to report cattle rustling to Katsina for Fulani Headers in the State. The

CITAD Trains 85 Council Staff Members on IT

Computers Segun Awofadeji The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has trained 85 staff in four champion Local Government Areas (CLGAs) of Bauchi, Katagum, Ningi and Dass in the last two months, during which participants acquired knowledge and skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, power point, and the use of Internet. Speaking during the certificate

CITAD Create Platforms for Peace Promotion in North-east

Bauchi Information Commissioner, Salihu Ibrahim Halilu By Segun Awofadeji Bauchi Information Commissioner, Salihu Ibrahim Halilu has observed that social media has the potential to facilitate dialogue, exchange of information and ideas, and to organise and galvanise for collective action. He also noted that social media networks are very active in defending social, environmental and political

Bauchi Internal Revenue on the Rise

Governor Isa Yuguda Segun Awofadeji 
in Bauchi
 The Bauchi State Government yesterday said despite the security challenges being faced in the state, the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) had skyrocketed to a bearable level, when compared with how much the state was generating in the past. Also, the state government revealed that it had perfected

Stop Reckless, Inflammatory Statements, CSOs Warn Politicians

By Abimbola Akosile A group of 22 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the country have warned the various members of the political class to stop issuing reckless and inflammatory statements that are capable of over-heating the polity, ahead of the February general elections. In a statement issued in Abuja, the coalition applauded the peace accord

APC’s new member, CITAD, in the words of a founder

07 August 2015 (APCNews) Participants in a CITAD workshop. Source:CITAD.org Each member provides the APC network its unique perspective and experience, thus participating in the construction of a rich and diverse global community. Nigeria’s Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) comes with an enlightening vision: “A knowledge-based democratic society free of hunger.” As CITAD

TEXT OF PRESS  CONFERENCE ADDRESSED BY THE NORTHEAST EDUCATION AND SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY CLUSTER ON 3RD AUGUST, 2015 AT TAHIR GUEST HOUSE, KANO ON THE NEED FOR PRUDENT AND TRANSPARENT USAGE OF THE VICTIMS SUPPORT FUNDS

Dear members of the press. We welcome you to this press conference. We have chosen to address you to today on the effort to address the plight of victims of Boko Haram insurgency and other violent activities in the country. Since the last five years, millions of Nigerians have come under different attacks from the

STAKEHOLDERS MEETING ON THE STATE OF EDUCATION IN THE NORTHEAST

INTRODUCTION: The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) with support from USAID organized a Stakeholders Meeting on the State of Education in the Northeast, the meeting held at the Custodian Hotel, Gombe on 27th July 2015 brought representatives from ministries of Education, Nigeria Union Of Teachers (NUT), Parent and Teachers Association (PTA), SUBEB, School

Fostering democratic governance in Bauchi grassroots

By Patience Ogbodo Correspondent, Bauchi Democracy which has been described as government of the people, by the people and for the people is of paramount importance to all citizens especially those in rural areas in order to improve their standard of living. It was in view of this that CITAD, a Bauchi-based non-governmental organisation collaborated