Jama’are Gets Connected: CITAD Launches Hello Hub
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) officially launched and handed over a Community Network Centre to residents of Jama’are local government area in Bauchi State on Saturday. The ceremony, held on Saturday at Jama’are LGA Secretariat in Bauchi state, marked the establishment of the second hub by CITAD, supported by
CITAD, Kano Polytechnic Mark World Radio Day With Sensitization Lecture
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) marked World Radio Day in collaboration with the Mass Communication department of Kano State Polytechnic by organizing a sensitization lecture for students. Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim Danja from the Department of Information and Media Studies at Bayero University, Kano, presented a paper titled “Radio and Peacebuilding.” In his
CITAD Business Clinic Empowers Kano Trainees Against Unemployment
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) organized a Business Clinic for the beneficiaries of its DICI_YOW and E-waste trainees in Kano state. According to CITAD’s senior program officer, Malam Isah Garba, experts were invited from the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Bank of Industry (BOI), and The Incubation Centre to discuss with the trainees
Digital Gap: Over 50% of Nigerians lack access to telecom infrastructure – Y.Z. Yau
The Executive Director, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), Dr. Y.Z Yau has raised the alarm saying that over 50% of Nigerians do not have access to telecom infrastructure Dr. Yau made the assertion on Monday in Abuja, during the formal launch of the Dakwa Community Digital Hub jointly built by CITAD in collaboration with Hello
CITAD Empowers PWDs in Kano to Fight Corruption With Technology
By Faruk Muhammad, Kano In celebration of International Anti-Corruption Day, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) organized a special event focused on empowering Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) to fight corruption using technology. Themed “Uniting the World Against Corruption, Empowering PWDs To Fight Corruption Using Technology,” the event took place on Saturday at CITAD’s
CITAD, E-trash2cash train 50 Kano women for self-reliance
By Salisu K Ismail In a bid to combat unemployment and foster entrepreneurship among young women and girls, the Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), in collaboration with E-Trash2cash, organized a skill acquisition training for 50 women from Jama’are Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The training, held on November 27, 2023, equipped the
CITAD Trains 26 Peoples On Rural Access And Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP)
The Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has organized a training Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) for 26 men and women in rural areas of Bauchi state. The Independent Mirror reported that Ahmad Abdullahi Yakasai who is representing the CITAD Executive Director, concluded training at the CITAD branch in Kono on Thursday,
CITAD, APC Join Forces to Equip Kano’s Youth with E-Waste Skills for a Circular Economy
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), with support from the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), has initiated a three-week training program on the repair, recovery, and reuse (3R) of digital technology for 20 youths in Kano state. The Executive Director of CITAD, Engr. Yunusa Zakari Ya’u, made this announcement in Kano on Tuesday
#KANSIS23: Participants Call For Passage Of Digital Rights And Freedom Bill In Nigeria
THE TWO-DAY Kano Social Influencers Summit (KANSIS) 2023, organised by the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), ended with participants calling for the protection of their digital rights. In a communique signed by Haruna Adamu Hadejia from CITAD, Salisu M. Indabawa from Centre for Youth Entrepreneurship and Development Initiative (CEYEDI) and Wumi Simon of
Kano students receive training on internet safety from CITAD, ASF France
The Centre for Technology and Development (CITAD), in partnership with Avocats Sans Frontières France (ASF France), has continued an E-rights training program targeting more than 500 secondary school students in Kano State. The E-Rights Project Officer in Kano State, Mr. Ali Sabo, told newsmen that the project is supported by the European Union (EU) and