CITAD Presents Books On Hate Speech, Corruption To Journalists
Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has presented hate speech books to journalists in Adamawa State to raise awareness on hate speech and corruption. CITAD senior programme officer, Isa Garba, said the best way to tackle hate speech and corruption is for the society not to support the perpetrators. The presentation of the two
CITAD Presents Books On Hate Speech, Corruption To Journalists
Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has presented hate speech books to journalists in Adamawa State to raise awareness on hate speech and corruption. CITAD senior programme officer, Isa Garba, said the best way to tackle hate speech and corruption is for the society not to support the perpetrators. The presentation of the two
CITAD Slams Politicians For Promoting Hate Speech
By; MOHAMMED KAWU, Bauchi A Non-Governmental Organization, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), has blamed some elites and politicians in the country as the major culprits involved in promoting hate speeches. Yunusa Zakari Yau, the Executive Director of the Centre who made the accusation during a press conference in Bauchi, noted that the
Combating fake news, hate speech must be deliberate- CITAD
A Civil Society Organisation, Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) said hate speech and fake news continue to threaten the peace, unity and corporate existence of Nigeria. CITAD Executive Director,  Yunusa Ya’u made the remarks at a news conference on Thursday in Kano during a book lunch titled “context and content in hate speech discourse
Hate speech: Nigerians need more sensitization on ethnic, religious tolerance – CITAD
The Centre for Information Technology and Development CITAD has called on community and religious leaders to intensify sensitization within their domains on the dangers of hate speech to national development. CITAD’s Project Coordinator, Countering Hate Speech, Malam Hamza Ibrahim, who made the call in Kano while briefing the press, emphasised the need for religious tolerance
Gender-Based Hate Speech in Nigeria
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We Tracked 387 Hate Speech On Social Media In November: CITAD
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) says it tracked a total of 387 Hate speech on Facebook and Twitter handles in Nigeria in November. This was disclosed by Hamza Ibrahim, CITAD Coordinator, Countering Hate Speech Project, at a Post-Gubernatorial Election Press briefing organised by the Centre and supported by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) on
Text of a Press Conference Addressed by Hamza Ibrahim, Coordinator, Countering Hate Speech Project, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD)
Date: 23rd October, 2019. Venue: Conference Hall, Matho Crystal Hotel, Yenagoa, Bayelsa state. Introduction Hate speech is a major problem that tends to undermine peaceful co-existence among Nigeria’s diverse communities and threatens the political stability of the country. Hate speech is particularly widely spread in the social media. With increasing reach of social media and
Communiqué Issued At The End of a Two-Day Training for Hate Speech and Violence Against Women Online Monitors Held At Ni’imah Guest Palace Kano, Kano state.
Date: Friday 16th August, 2019. #No2HateSpeech #No2ViolenceAgainstWomenOnline Introduction The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) organized a two-day training for monitors of Hate Speech and Violence Against Women Online in Nigerian cyberspace. The monitors training is part of the project CITAD is implementing with support from National Democratic Institute (NDI) on addressing gender hate
E Offline Survey Questionnaire for NDI Supported Hate Speech Project
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) with support from National Democratic Institute (NDI) is implementing a project on Hate Speech in Nigeria, the project aims to create and widen awareness around hate speech in the country with a view to averting it’s consequences especially in a country as diverse as Nigeria. As part