Report on Digital Entrepreneurship Skills Under The Project “Digital Livelihood For Young Women And Girlsâ€
Report on Digital Entrepreneurship Skills Under The Project “Digital Livelihood For Young Women And Girls†Implemented by CITAD with Support from Office of Embassy of the United States of America, Abuja. Digital Entrepreneurship Skills Report for First Batch After completion of the ICT skills phase, the twenty (20) young women of the first batch were […]
Report on ICT Skills Under the Project “Digital Livelihood for Young Women and Girlsâ€
Report on Information Communication Technology (ICT) Skills Under the Project “Digital Livelihood for Young Women and Girls†Implemented by CITAD with Support from Office of Embassy of the United States of America, Abuja First Batch In commencement of Digital Livelihood Training, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) organised a seven (7) days forum on […]
CITAD: Centre Warns Politicians Against Inflammatory Comments
Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has again called on political actors to avoid inflammatory and dangerous comments. It expressed disappointment at the recent comments reportedly made by the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, at the party’s rally in Asaba, Delta State. In a statement made available to […]
General Election: Kano Guber Candidates Sign Peace Accord
Governorship Candidates of various Political Parties in Kano State, Northwest Nigeria have signed a peace agreement as the 2019 General Election approaches. The Candidates who are concerned with the conduct of the forth coming General Elections converged at Bayero University to append their signatures. Former Head of State, Abdussalam Abubakar, Secretary General of the United Nations, […]
Ganduje, 28 Guber Candidates Commit To Peaceful Elections in Kano
Twenty nine gubernatorial candidates out of fifty-four seeking election into the Kano state government house, and the leaders of their respective political parties have resolved to ensure a peaceful conduct of the forthcoming general elections in the state. Among the candidates who signed the Peace Accord yesterday were the incumbent governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje […]
Hate Speech On Social Media Threatening 2019 Polls – CITAD
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD hasraised fresh alarm that the persistent hate speech on social media iscurrently threatening the conduct of the much-awaited 2019 generalelections. Raising the alarm at its monthly press conference in Kano yesterday,CITAD Coordinator, Hate Speech Project, Malam Hamza Ibrahim said thelast few months have been alarming as far […]
Four-finger Sign: CITAD slams Fani-Kayode for linking Buhari to ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Others
Centre for Information Technology and Development, CITAD, has condemned the comment made by former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, linking President Muhammadu Buhari with Boko Haram, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, ISIS, Al-qaeda and Al-shabbab. DAILY NIGERIAN reports that, in the build-up to the February 16 presidential election, Mr Buhari has introduced a four-finger sign […]
Polls: NGO Tasks NBC On Hate, Dangerous Speech
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), a Kano based NGO, has urged the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to ensure effective monitoring of radio and television stations to check hate and unwanted news content as the 2019 general elections draws nearer. Mr Hamza Ibrahim, CITAD Coordinator, Curbing Hate and Dangerous Speech Project, made the […]
CITAD Appeals To Editors To Control Hate Speech
Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), has appealed to editors in media houses to control the use of hate speech on their websites to promote national unity. The centre’s Coordinator, Hate Speech Project, Malam Hamza Ibrahim, made the appeal at a news conference held at the centre in Kano on Wednesday. He said that […]
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 […]
