GBV Harmful, Most Be Discourage — CITAD Program Manager
By ABDULLAHI RABIU, Kàno IT been observed that Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a harmful act being inflicted at individuals based on their gender and most be discourage at all levels. The observation was made by the CITAD Project Programme Officer in Kano state Hajiya Zainab Aminu during a Press Conference on GBV organised by the
Cases of sexual harassments remains high in Kano
By Bashir Bello, KANO Centre for Information Technology and Development, CITAD, has said that sexual harassments ranks top among other Gender-Based Violence, GBV, cases in Kano State. The Centre’s Gender Officer, Zainab Aminu stated this during its monthly GBV briefing after deploying an android app in August to track and monitor GBV incidences recorded in
Centre urges Kano State Govt. to domesticate Child Rights, VAPP Acts
has urged the Kano State Government to domesticate the Child Rights Act of 2003 and the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 so as to tackle Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the state. The centre made the call at a news conference in Kano to give feedback on its monthly online assessessment of cases of gender
CITAD ta tattauna da bangarorin jama’a dan ganin yadda za’a dama da mata da matasa a siyasa.
Sakamakon giɓin da ke tsakanin mata da kuma matasa a harkokin siyasa da kuma shugabanci a fadin ƙasar nan, CITAD da haɗin gwuiwa da Actionaid ta tattauna da bangarorin jama’a dabam-dabam dan ganin yadda za’a dama da matasa da mata a harkokin siyasa da kuma shugabanci. John Otara wanda yake Jami’in Kula da Shirye-shirye da
CITAD consults with stake holders to see how women and youth can be involved in politics.
As a result of the gap between women and youth in politics and leadership across the country, Center for Information Technology And Development in partnership with ActionAid has consulted with various sectors of the society to see how to empower youth and women in politics. and leadership. John Otara, CITAD’s Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, introduced
NHRC Kano Zonal office partners CITAD to end gender-based violence
The National Human Rights Commission NHRC, Kano Zonal office has reiterated its commitment to collaborate with Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), to fight sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the state. State Coordinator of the Commission, Shehu Abdullahi stated this while receiving the delegation of CITAD in his office for an advocacy visit.
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF A TWO-DAY KANO SOCIAL INFLUENCERS SUMMIT (KANSIS) 2021, HELD AT THE DIGITAL BRIDGE INSTITUTE (DBI), KANO, OCTOBER 27 –28, 2021
The Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) in partnership with the McArthur Foundation, Arewa Radio, Nigeria Internet Regulation Association (NIRA), Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), and the Facebook organized a two-day Social Influencers Summit. The summit (KANSIS) was a social clinic where participants learn, interrogated and asked questions to seek answers that would influence good
REPORT OF A TWO DAY WORKSHOP ON #KEEPOURFEMALEJOURNALISTSSAFEONLINE ORGANIZED BY THE CENTRE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT ON THE 14 TH AND 15 TH OCTOBER, 2021 AT FLOURISH HOTEL, GOMBE
Looking at how female journalists are everyday facing serious challenge, from cyberbullying and blackmail in order to silence their voice as journalists, coupled with the increasing use of online tools as important instruments for the practice of journalism, this has increased female journalists online vulnerability. A number of female journalists have become subject to privacy
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), ICT experts, media professionals, intellectuals and social influencers have strongly advocated for the exploration, adoption and deployment of right strategies to deploy digital technology for the promotion of democracy and good governance in Nigeria. Some dignatories at the opening ceremony. Speaking at the opening session of the
Youth Tasked To Utilize Digital Technology For Sustainability
Minister for Communications and Digital economy, Dr Ali Pantami, has urged Nigerian youths to explore and effectively utilize digital economy in the country. Pantami made the call during a virtual keynote address at the Social Media Influencers Summit organised by Centre for Information Technology and Development,held at Digital skills institute Kano. The minister who was