Can Nigeria Overturn the Tide Against Decline in Reading Culture?
By Y. Z. Ya’u Sunday, December 27th, 2020 was another exiting day as the duo of Mujahid Ameen Lilo and Alee Lawal, both teenage authors conducted the Twin Hills Writing Workshop for young aspiring writers. Held at the America Corner, Kano State Library, the workshop had two tow tracks: a short story writing track facilitated […]
Kano: CITAD Commissions First Social Media Lab, Online Radio Studio in North
From Mustapha Adamu, Kano The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has commissioned a social media lab and online radio studio in its headquarters in Kano state. Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, held at the CITAD’s headquarters in Kano yesterday, Executive Director of the organization, Yunusa Z. Ya’u said the facility was first of its kind […]
CITAD to Train 5,000 Youth on Ethics of Social Media
By Yakubu Salisu, Kano The Executive Director, Centre for Information Technology CITAD, Yunusa Z. Ya’u has revealed that the Centre intends to train 5,000 youth in the next three years on the ethics of using the social media to promote accountability, fight corruption and consolidate democracy. Ya’u made the disclosure on Monday during the official […]
CITAD to Train 5000 Youth on Ethical Use of Social Media
By Abbas Yushau Yusuf The centre for information Technology and Development CITAD says it will embark on the Training of 5000 Youth on the Ethical use of social media and for Accountability and fighting corruption in the next three years. The Executive Director of CITAD Malam Y. Z Yau stated this during the commissioning of […]
Winners Emerge for CITAD 19th Round Annual ICT Quiz for Secondary school
By Yakubu Salisu, Kano Centre for Information Technology CITAD, yesterday, announced the winners of its yearly ICT quiz for secondary schools aimed at promoting computer literacy and ICT awareness among secondary school students in Kano State. The quiz which took place at Kano State University of Science and Technology Wudil, also sensitizes the school communities […]
CITAD Urges FG to Soften Process of Accessing Loans for Young Entrepreneurs
By Mohammed Ahmed, Bauchi The Centre for Information Technology and Development, CITAD, has called on the Federal government to soften the process of accessing loans by young entrepreneurs in the country. The job placement coordinator at CITAD, Sagir Ado made the call on Wednesday, during an entrepreneurship career talk with students of Aliyu Mai Sango […]
Memory of Yima Sen As a Revolutionary Future By Y. Z. Ya’u
A deeply unfortunate emergency prevented Mallam Y. Z Ya’u from attending the Memorial Lecture for Dr Yima Sen Wednesday, November 11th, 2020. He was billed to speak for the pro-democracy community at the Memorial. Below is what he would have said. This must rank as the most succinct capture of the radical trajectory in the […]
Towards Ending Digital Gender Marginalization, By Y. Z. Yau
Two days ago, a team of staff of CITAD went to Shara in Sumaila local government area of Kano to conduct a COVID-19 sensitization programme for teachers and students as well as parents of Shara Primary School, a community school that CITAD and the community established about four years ago. Although enrolment had increased but […]
CITAD Disbursed Over N5Million to 31 Youth Trains on Covid-19 In Kano
By Salisu K Ismail No fewer than 31 youth benefitted from the Covid-19 and leadership training organised by the Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) in Kano. The program which was conducted with the support of MacArthur Foundation and the International Institute of Education selected the beneficiaries youths from among the 100 participants that […]
CITAD Concludes 10-Day Virtual Training on Digital Inclusion for Women
Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), in partnership with Association for Progressive Communication (APC) has concluded a ten-day training on digital inclusion for women via Zoom platform. In a statement Thursday by Maryam Haruna, CITAD’s Programme Officer, the training, tagged Bauchi Feminist Internet School was aimed at bridging the gender digital divide in […]
