CITAD To Youths: Close Ranks To Prove Relevance In Politics, Governance
By Bashir Mohammed Kano Senior Programme Officer, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), Malam Kabiru Saidu Dakata, has called on youths in the country to close rank and fight a common course to proof relevance in the nation’s political lexicon. Speaking yesterday at a one-day sensitisation workshop organised by the Centre in Kano, Dakata […]
CITAD Organises Capacity Building For Peace Clubs In Kano
By Bashir Mohammed Kano Centre For Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has organised a one-day capacity building workshop for members of Peace Clubs in Kano drawn from some selected secondary and colleges with the aim of brainstorming on ways of sending messages to contain hate messages. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the workshop which […]
Civil Society and the Coming Internet Code of Practice in Nigeria, (2)
Mallam YZ Y’au The assumption here is that the reader must have read the first part of this report on how the ‘Civil Society Consultative Forum on Internet Code of Practice for Nigeria’ went on June 8th, 2017 in Abuja and this second part is simply rolling on. In what ways are women discriminated against […]
Youths Dialogue Blames Political Parties, INEC, Triggers More Youths Participation in Politics.
By Hamza Ibrahim Chinade. After holding Content Charter for People Living with Disability (PWDs) and Communities Experience Sharing Workshops, the Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) which implements a Department for International Development (DIFD) supported project “Strengthening Civic Engagement with the Electoral Process SCEEP through ActionAid Nigeria, the organization convenes another engagement titled “Inter-Party […]
Civil Society and the Coming Internet Code of Practice in Nigeria (1)
The internet intrigues everyone. So much so that, in 2014, two Western think tanks, Chatham House in London and the Ontario, Canada based Centre for International Governance Innovation, (CIGI) set up the Global Commission on Internet Governance. The task was to explore how to preserve a single worldwide web, (romantically renamed worldwide wonderland). The two […]
Experience Sharing Meeting on Community Development Charter (CDC) Engagement Organized by #SCEEP/CITAD Today at Ni’imah Guest Palace, Kano.
By Sagiru Ado Abubakar. The Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has on Tuesday 6th June, 2017 organized a one-day Experience Sharing Meeting with 18 SCEEP communities in Kano State with view to share experience and learning with regard to Community Development Charter (CDC) Engagement. The Community Development Charter (CDC) is an empowering document […]
PWDs’ Needs Are Neglected During Electoral Process, Participants Lament at a One Day Workshop
The workshop was organized by Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) with support from ActionAid Nigeria to share the experiences in relation to the processes, conduct and participation of People With special Needs (PWDs) in the 2015 general election. After introduction and background of the workshop by Training Coordinator Malam Ahmad Abdullahi Yakasai, the […]
CITAD Holds Students Forum on #OpenNass Campaign
The Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has on Thursday 18th May, 2017 organized students forum on #OpenNASS Campaign. #OpenNASS campaign is an advocacy campaign aimed at tackling 3 fundamental issues. Specifically, the campaign aimed at tackling poor understanding of governance and the role of voters, few tools (discussion forums, petitions, town halls etc) […]
CITAD Marks Girls in ICT Day, World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.
By Hamza Ibrahim Chinade. The Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), an ICT focused organization that uses ICT to empower citizens on good governance, sustainable and balanced development has celebrated this year’s Girls in ICT Day and World Telecommunication and Information Society Day respectively, the 2017 Girls in ICT Day was earlier celebrated on […]
CITAD Trains Journalists on Internet Safety and Security
The Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) held the second round of an internet safety and security workshop series in March 2017. The workshop, held at the NISTF Hall, Kano, was attended by 55 people including journalists, civil society activists, teachers and leaders of students for peace clubs supported by CITAD in tertiary institutions. […]
