CITAD Media Workshop: Hate Speech And Fake News Has Cause More Damage Than Good In Our Society
Text of the Communiqu issued at the end of two-day Stakeholders Workshop on Hate Speech and Media in Nigeria held at Grand Pela Hotel and Suites, Abuja, July 10-11, 2018. Preamble For two days, academics, journalists, broadcasters and civil society activists with diverse backgrounds met to discuss issues relating to hate speech and assorted media
NGO Advises Online Media to Move Against Hate Speeches
By News Agency of Nigeria. A Kano based Non Governmental Organisation, Centre for Information Technology and Development, has advised Online Newspapers to regulate their sites against hate speeches. Malam Hamza Ibrahim, the spokesperson of CITAD gave the advice on Wednesday at a media briefing organised by the association in Kano. According to Ibrahim, the organisation
CITAD Records 221 Hate,Dangerous Speeches In March
By Solace Base. The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) appealed to people and users of social media platform to develop the idea of reporting hate and Dangerous speeches so as to reduce the prevalence and forestall crisis it may lead to. CITAD Assistant program officer, Sunusi Shazalli Sulaiman made the call on Thursday
CITAD Engages Students To Combat Hate Speech
By Haruna Gimba Yaya, Gombe. The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has conducted a two-day sensitization workshop for students of tertiary institutions to combat hate speech. The workshop which held in Gombe had participants drawn from schools in the six states of the North-east geopolitical zone.  The Executive Director of the centre, Dr
CITAD Engages Students to Combat Hate Speech
By Haruna Gimba Yaya. The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has conducted a two-day sensitization workshop for students of tertiary institutions to combat hate speech. The workshop which held in Gombe had participants drawn from schools in the six states of the North-east geopolitical zone. Â The Executive Director of the centre, Dr Yunusa
NGO Advises Online Newspapers To Move Against Hate Speeches
Malam Hamza Ibrahim, the spokesperson of CITAD gave the advice on Wednesday at a media briefing organised by the association in Kano. A Kano based Non Governmental Organisation, Centre for Information Technology and Development, has advised Online Newspapers to regulate their sites against hate speeches. Malam Hamza Ibrahim, the spokesperson of CITAD gave the advice
NGO Advises Online Media To Move Against Hate Speeches
A Kano based Non Governmental Organisation, Centre for Information Technology and Development, has advised Online Newspapers to regulate their sites against hate speeches. Malam Hamza Ibrahim, the spokesperson of CITAD gave the advice on Wednesday at a media briefing organised by the association in Kano. According to Ibrahim, the organisation has tracked 175 hate speeches
Centre Tasks Traditional, Religious Institutions on Hate-Speech
By Richard P. Ngbokai, Kano Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) in collaboration with MacArthur foundation has called on religious and traditional rulers in the country to intensify efforts in sensitizing people against hate speech and other hateful conduct against fellow Nigerians be it on the basis of religion or ethnicity. The curbing-hate-speech project
Let’s Talk About Hate Speech
Nigeria’s Federal Government has chosen to declare a war on hate speech. Some of its most senior officers appear uncertain about the applicable laws. Keen not to be left behind, the ruling party seems willing to make a party political issue out of the matter. The desire of the government is not misplaced but any
NGO Wants Govt. to Enlighten Politicians on Dangers of Hate Speech
A Kano-based Non Governmental Organization, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has called on government to sensitise politicians on the dangers associated with hate speeches. The CITAD Senior Programme Officer, Mr Isah Garba gave the advice while briefing newsmen in Kano on Wednesday. He said the call was necessary in order to promote peaceful