CITAD Reveals Staggering Figures Of Hate Speeches
Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), has revealed that 6,258 hate speeches were recorded between June and December 2016, stating it is not a good development for the country. The Senior Programme Officer of CITAD, Isah Garba, while giving the outcome of the 2016 Monitoring and Countering Hate and Dangerous Speech Project Report, noted […]
Report says Nigeria records 6,258 hate speeches in six months
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), has revealed that 6,258 hate speeches were recorded between June and December 2016, stating it is not a good development for the country. The Senior Programme Officer of CITAD, Isah Garba, while giving the outcome of the 2016 Monitoring and Countering Hate and Dangerous Speech Project Report, noted […]
CITAD Holds Annual Evaluation Meeting on Curbing Hate Speech in Nigeria
By Hamza Ibrahim Chinade. Curbing Hate and Dangerous in Nigeria especially on social media is a project that Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) carries out, the project has components such as Monitoring and Countering, Forming Students for Peace Associations or Peace Clubs in tertiary institutions and secondary schools, Public Sensitization, Peace Competition etc. […]
Centre cautions religious leaders on hate speeches
A Kano-based, NGO, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has called on religious and community leaders to desists from making hate and dangerous speeches in the country. Mr Isah Garba, the CITAD Programme Manager, made the call while briefing newsmen in Kano on Saturday. He noted that religious and community leaders have important roles […]
Hate Speech: CITAD Moves Against Social Media
By Bashir Mohammed Kano Senior Programme Officer, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), Malam Isah Garba, has said that the Centre had made considerable inroad in stopping hate speech via the social media as it constitutesda threat to national security. Speaking at its monthly press conference in Kano yesterday, Garba said in November alone, […]
Hate Speeches: CITAD Charges Police On Fani-Kayode
By Najib Sani Bauchi A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), has urged the Police to bring the former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, to order over his alleged persistent hate speeches in the media and social networks which, it believed, were capable of causing chaos and disunity in the […]
REPORT OF THE NORTHWEST REGIONAL SENSITIZATION ON DANGEROUS SPEECH
In its continues effort to address the proliferation of hate and dangerous speech in the country , the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) on 1th of November, 2016 held yet another regional Public Sensitization on Dangerous speech  for the Northwest Region, held at the Green House, Mani Road , Katsina Katsina state. CITAD […]
REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SENSITIZATION ON DANGEROUS SPEEECH FOR THE SOUTH EAST REGION HELD ON THE 29th OF OCTOBER 2016 AT HOTEL CORDIAL ENUGU
The programme started at around 11:00, it was started late because it was sanitation day in Enugu state. The participants were drawn from students, youth, women group, traditional titled holders, journalists and Civil Society Organizations. It started with self-introduction by the participants, welcome remarks by Isah Garba, who welcomed the participants to the programme and […]
A chance to win prizes by contributing to peace building campaign
Are you a peace campaigner? Here is a chance to win some prizes for your passion. Starting from November, CITAD is starting a monthly social media peace campaign competition for youth.  The competition will offer prizes in four categories namely: The Most Engaged Person  in Twitter The Most Engaged Person in Facebook The most Influential […]
Report of Courtesy Visit to JAMA’ATUL NASARUL ISLAM Jos, Plateau State
Following the North Central Sensitization on Hate and Dangerous Speech which took place on 15th October in Jos, on Sunday 16th October, 2016 the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) which has been monitoring and countering Hate and Dangerous Speeches has paid an advocacy visit to Jama’atul Nasarul Islam (JNI) at its national secretariat […]