REPORT OF THE QUARTERLY LECTURE THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR PEACE CAMPAIGN
LECTURE ORGANIZED BY CITAD AT MAMBAYYA HOUSE ON SATURDAY 23RD NOVEMBER, 2013 By Sagir Ado and Nura Maaji Being the only medium of communication that provides people with the opportunity unprecedented in the history of humanity, of creating public spaces to share debate and promote issues of concern affecting their lives. Social Media is so […]
CITAD’S 10TH KANO ICT QUIZ FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
By  Sufyan Lawal Kabo The 10th Kano State ICT quiz for secondary schools held on 28th November, 2013 at Rumfa Collage, Kano. Twenty eight (28) schools across the state participated in the competition. They were: GSS Kunya            GGSS Yargaya GGC Gezawa    […]
ICT CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING FOR 1000 GSM REPAIRERS
BY SUFYAN KABO In furtherance of its youth empowerment program, the Kano State Government conducted an ICT capacity training for 1000 GSM repairers. The training which was sponsored through the State’s Ministry of Commerce and Industries, Cooperatives and Tourism was facilitated by the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) in Collaboration with the Association […]
ICT TRAINING FOR THE DIRECTORS OF JIGAWA STATE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
By Isyaku Garba The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) on 7th October 2013, commenced a 5-day ICT training for the Directors of Jigawa State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.  The objective of the training was to enhance the capacity of the participants in the use of ICTs for educational administration and management. […]
Zamfara State 2nd Extractive Industry Literacy Quiz
BY Kamaluddeen Umar The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) and Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) with support from Oxfam Novib conducted the 2nd Extractive Industry Literacy Quiz for Secondary schools in Zamfara State on 24th July, 2013. The objective of the quiz was to promote awareness about the extractive industry transparency as provided in […]
SOCIAL MEDIA TRAINING FOR JOURNALISTS
SOCIAL MEDIA TRAINING FOR JOURNALISTS By Shehu Usam Salihu In continuation of its capacity building on social media tools, CITAD in partnership with SAVI Jigawa State Office conducted a two-training on social media for journalists in Jigawa State. The training which held on 29th and 30th July at the Manpower Development Centre, Dutse was attended […]
REPORT OF 2ND EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY LITERACY QUIZ FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS HELD ON 13th JUNE 2013, IN DUTSE, JIGAWA
BY ISYAKU GARBA The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) and Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) conducted the 2nd Extractive Industry Literacy Quiz for Secondary schools in Jigawa state on 13th June, 2013. The objective of the quiz was to promote awareness about the extractive industry transparency as provided in the Nigerian Extractive […]
Readying Principals for the Digital Era
By ISYAKU GARBA A report of a one-day ICT sensitization workshop fro principals of secondary schools in Kano The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has, for the second time, conducted an ICT sensitization workshop for Kano State Secondary Schools principals on Monday 6th May, 2013 at Rumfa College, Kano. The first one […]
Social Media for Peace
Do you have any story on community peace building that you want share? Do you have information that would help us build a robust warning system? CITAD uses Google alerts to source information about trends of discussion in various platforms, sites and online discussion lists and sites with a view to understanding treads, attitudes and […]
PEACE NOW!
We have watched helplessly blood spilling all over the land. We have seen economic activities grounded to a halt all because of insecurity. We have seen students unable to go to school for fear of violence. We have seen people being abused in the name of fighting insurgency. Too many people have lost their beloved […]
