Cattle Rustling Could Be More Dangerous Than Boko Haram – Ya’u
YZ Ya’u is the Executive Director, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) which is implementing project aimed at using technology to fight the cattle rustling phenomenon in the northern Nigeria. In this interview with ADAM ALQALI, he speaks on how CITAD hopes to use technology to help tackle the challenge and the lackadaisical attitude of
Development Without Peace Is Illusory – CITAD Boss
By Bashir Mohammed Kano Executive Director, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), Malam Zakari Yau Zakari, has said that no sustainable development could ever be feasible without entrenching peace at the lower rung of the ladder He also identified the issue of social justice and blatant discrimination, as part of the factors, which must
Nigeria can’t achieve development without peace – CITAD
From Mustapha Adamu, Kano Executive Director, Centre For Information Technology and Development (CITAD), Malam Zakari Ya’u Zakari has said that Nigeria cannot achieve sustainable development if peace is not prevailed in the polity, saying that the issue of social justice and blatant discrimination must be addressed for the prime objective to be achieved. Speaking at a
Education in Northeast comatose – CITAD
The state of education in the northeast is in comatose, the executive director, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), Mr. Yunusa Yau has said. Briefing Daily Trust yesterday during the presentation of the survey report on the state of education in the Northeast in Abuja, he said the research conducted revealed that the educational
CITAD, Bauchi State partner to improve IGR
A non-governmental organization, the Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has expressed its willingness to partner with the Bauchi State Board of Internal Revenue to improve the state’s internally-generated revenue (IGR). The state coordinator of CITAD, Mallam Isa Garba, stated this during an advocacy visit to the Bauchi State Board of Internal Revenue. Mal.
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
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,
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.
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