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ACORN: February 2019 ROUND UP: Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD)

ACORN: February 2019 ROUND UP Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD)   Strategic Engagement ·         The Y-PAC project program officer of CITAD attended a 3-day master training on election observation organised by YAF from 2nd to 4th February 2019 at Dennis hotel, Abuja. The aim of the training was to equip its Y-PAC partners

Report of the Digital Livelihood for Young Women and Girls

First Batch Report of the Digital Livelihood for Young Women and Girls Introduction “Digital Livelihood for Young Women and Girls” is a project organised by Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) with support from Embassy of the United States of America, Abuja. It is aimed at training 40 young women and girls on various

Report on Orientation of Second Phase of Digital Livelihood Program for Young Women and Girls

Report on Orientation of Second Phase of Digital Livelihood Program for Young Women and Girls Held at Mambayya House, Gwammaja, Kano on Wednesday 6th December, 2018 with Support from US Embassy Abuja through Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) The program was hosted by Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) with 35 participants

Report on Digital Entrepreneurship Skills Under The Project “Digital Livelihood For Young Women And Girls”

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 Girls”

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