By  Sufyan Lawal Kabo

The 10^th Kano State ICT quiz for secondary schools held on 28^th 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                      Maitama Sule Science Secondary School, Gaya
GSS Garko                          GTC Kano
GGS Dala                            GSS Stadium
GSS Rano                           GSS K/Mazugal
GSS Gwarzo                      Day Science College, Kano (DSCK)
GSSS Giginyu                   Day Technical & Science College (DTSC) Kano
GGSS Jogana                    GGSS Gwale
GGSS Sani Mainagge      GGSS Kuka Bulukiya
GSS Bichi                            GGSS Kwankwaso
D/K Science College      GSS Dala
GGUC Kachako                GSS Bachirawa
GSS Shekara                      GSS Minjibir
GTC Ungoggo                   GGSS T/Wada

The quiz started with an opening prayer from one of the teachers of participating schools, followed by opening remarks by the representative of CITAD Executive Director, Malam Ahmad Abdullahi Yakasai, the Training Coordinator of CITAD who stood in for the CITAD Executive Director offered the welcome remarks, taking opporutity to explain the objectives of the quiz as a vehicle for the promotion of ICT literacy in the state and sensitization of school communities to the need for computers. He added that quiz was also to build ICT interest and instill in the minds of the students need the important of taking a career in the ICT profession. Equally impriantn he added was the quiz serves as an advocacy tool on the need for school proprietors and governments to provide computers and ICT facilities to the schools.

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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 of GSM marketers and repairers. The objective of the training was to build the capacity of the participants to use software packages in the repairs of GSM handsets. The 1000 participants were drawn from all the 44 local government areas of the state.

Cross Section of participants	Members of the High Table at the opening Ceremony	Director of Commerce making speech
Commissioner of Commerce Kano State	Another side of participants	Mal Umaru Isyaku Dan fulani Chairnan GSM Mkt Ass

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By Isyaku Garba

The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) on 7^th 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.  The training was part of CITAD’s support to the ministry in its effort to use ICT to enhancing efficiency and effectiveness in managing schools. The training held at GSSS, Dutse.

Cross Section of the Participants

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