One-Day Dialogue on Understanding Skills Supply and Gaps as Means of Employability in Kano State in Celebration of this Year’s Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) on Tuesday 19th November, 2019 at Mambayya House

In its effort to bring employers with trainers of prospective employees closer to it is services, the Job Placement Information Services (JOPIS) unit of the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has on Tuesday 19th November, 2019 organized a one-day dialogue on the theme ‘Understanding Skills Supply and Gaps as Means of Employability in Kano State. The dialogue was held at Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Research and Training, Mambayya House, Kano in celebration of this year’s Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW). Global Entrepreneurship Week is a global effort to address problems of employers, entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship. During one week, each November innovators and job creators who launch startup that brings ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare gather to celebrate the week. GEW inspires people everywhere through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators.

In his opening remarks, the Coordinator of the Job Placement Information Services (JOPIS) Unit of CITAD said that CITAD initiated JOPIS scheme to assist youth looking for employment and entrepreneurship opportunities by bringing information about jobsand entrepreneurship opportunities to them.The main function of the unit is sourcing job opportunities and collaborating with reliable sites advertising job opportunities such as Jobberman, Jobrapido, Myjob in order to connect people looking for jobs. Malam Sagiru Ado said that in celebration of the GEW week, CITAD has been organizing different activities such as public lectures, radio programs, advocacy visits career talks and entrepreneurship quizzes to students of secondary schools to sensitize them and inculcate the sense of entrepreneurship to them since at the grassroots level. He then briefed the participants about the history of the GEW, global activities on GEW and Nigerian activities on GEW.

In his remarks, the Executive Director, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), represented by the Program Coordinator, Malam Isyaku Garba, traced back to the history where he said in the early 80’s there was a lot of job opportunities and people did not cared and paid much attention on white collar jobs because of the number of educated ones at that time was not up to the number we have today. But as a result of increase of unemployed youth and graduate today makes it necessary to acquire basic skills since from university level. He then stressed that they are job opportunities in Nigeria just that we lack qualified personnel with required skills to fulfill the requirement.

Prof Mustapha Hassan Bichi of the Department of Civil Engineering, Bayero University, Kano made the first presentation. He presented on the Skills provided by the Nigerian Institutions. In his presentation, Prof. Bichi said that unemployment has become a major problem bedeviling the lives of youths and graduates causing frustration, depression, dejection and dependency on family members and friends.It is common knowledge that about 80% of graduates in most Nigerian universities find it hard to get employment every year. This is largely due to the curricula of the universities and other tertiary schools with emphasis on training for white-collar jobs. Currently, Nigeria like other developing countries is faced with a number of problems ranging from youth and graduate unemployment, high level of poverty, insurgency, conflict and diseases, insincerity, over dependency on foreign made goods, low economic growth and development, lack of capacity and required skills to move the economy forward and urbanization.Due to these and other reasons that the Federal Government of Nigeria, through the National Universities Commission (NUC), introduced Entrepreneurship Education (EE), which is aimed at equipping tertiary students with entrepreneurial skills, attitudes and competencies in order to be job creators and not just job hunters.

Malam Adamu Ahmad, Regional Manager, Integrated Corporate Services (ICS), Kano made the second presentation. Malam Adamu explained that ICS Outsourcing is Nigeria’s leading Outsourcing provider incorporated in August 1994 and since then offering a comprehensive range of outsourcing services and provide bespoke business support solutions to all kinds and sizes of businesses. He then decried that the qualities they need, they don’t get from our people. The idea behind each business according to Malam Adamu is to survive and that is why if he does not employ quality people the company will not survive. He then finally said that communication skills and computer literacy are basic skills required by the employers. He made effort at different times to enlighten and sensitize northern youth through tertiary institutions but they failed to catch up.

Malam Baita Suleiman of Sharada Small Scale Industries expressed his worries about the attitude of most of the students sent to them for Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES). He said that most of them only do not want the practical knowledge, and concentrated only on theories. He drew attention of the Nigerian institutions on the importance of imparting knowledge through local languages as it happens in other developed countries. Engr. Jafar Suleiman of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Kano Branch requested the second presenter to give them time on their mentoring program.

In his final remarks, the chairman of the occasion, Malam Umar Muhammad, Director Recruitment and Training, Kano State Senior Secondary Schools Management Board (KSSSSMB) associated the problems with miss of priority, corruption and failure to continue with 433 educational systems. He then thanked and appealed to CITAD to keep on sensitizing and helping job seekers succeed at employment and entrepreneurship support opportunities

Participants at the dialogue were members of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Kano Branch, Muryar Talaka, MSI Text Solution, Sharada Small Scale Association, Kano Chamber Of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KACCIMA), Kano State Senior Secondary Schools Board (KSSSSMB), media and Civil Society Organizations. Different issues were raised and discussed during the general comments, some of the issues were:

  • The only way to change the mindset of graduates to embrace Entrepreneurship is by giving them orientation right from their background. Building a strong foundation of entrepreneurship from their primary to Tertiary level of education.
  • The notion that the northerners lack equal opportunity of securing most white collar jobs with the non northerners because that they do not have basic skills required is not true for the following reasons.
  • Graduate from the north lack full family support in embracing entrepreneurship or learning skills.
  • Graduates from the north lack adaptability skills and they do not want to be far away from their families compared to graduates from the south who tend to have high ability of enduring every kind of condition, no matter how hectic the location and the work is, they tends to have more tolerant and enduring skills.
  • In seeking for any job opportunity it is important to take note of the kind of email addresses to present, because a time graduates present emails that are not presentable so one should take notes of names used o emails.
  • Also to acquire any job, you must be mindful on how you mediate, mode of approach and reaction as well as body language.
  • Students should be taught more practical on entrepreneurship than theory (less spoken words more of actions) this will help to reduce the rate of crimes and employment in the country.
  • There is a difference between a university graduate and a polytechnic graduate. University students are meant to supervise command and direct while polytechnic students because they have been taught much practical than theories meant to carry out most of the practical works

Hamza Ibrahim, Coordinator, Curbing Hate and Dangerous Speech Project, CITAD, made the vote of thank on behalf of the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD). He thanked the speakers and the participants for honoring the invitation and said that CITAD believed that the contribution provided by the speakers brought the success of the event. He then appalled to the participants to have the same co-operation and participation in the future endeavors.

Social media regulation bill, a threat to democracy – CITAD

The Centre for Information Technology and Development said the proposed bill on the regulation of social media will be a major threat to democracy when passed into law.

This was contained in a press statement signed by the Executive Director CITAD YZ Ya’u and obtained by DAILY POST in Dutse.

He said the law will only gag the media and give security agencies power to detain and oppress whoever they see as critical dissent, threat or enemy to the government in power.

“The law will also give them the power to arrest individuals whose views are contrary to those holding political power.”

He explained that the bill proposed by the Nigerian Senate to regulate the social media named “Protection from Internet Falsehoods and Manipulations Bill, 2019” was aimed at denying the citizens their fundamental human rights as enshrined in the Nigerian constitution.

“Nigerian security agencies who have been harassing, detaining individuals without court order/defying court orders, killing unarmed citizens both at peaceful protests and check points have hidden behind the senate to introduce a law that will give them more power in incarcerating and denying the citizens their fundamental human rights as enshrined in the Nigerian constitution.

“The bill if allowed to pass into law, it will give the security agencies the right to heighten the arbitrary arrest and detention of individuals and to clamp down organizations that are critical to their operations.”

CITAD, therefore, urged Senate to as a matter of public interest and respect of democratic principles to withdraw the proposed bill.

It also urged the general public and media houses to engage the Nigerian Senate in a peaceful and lawful manner to ensure the withdrawal of the bill.

Text of a Press Conference on the 2019 Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

Participate in the 2019 IGF Holding in Berlin, Germany through CITAD’s Remote Hub!

About the Internet Governance Forum

As a platform for discussions, the IGF brings various people and stakeholder groups to the table as equals to exchange information and share good policies and practices relating to the Internet and technologies. While the IGF may not have decision-making mandates, it informs and inspires those who do. It facilitates common understandings and knowledge exchange of how to maximize Internet opportunities and address risks and challenges.

The IGF also gives stakeholders from all countries, including developing countries, the opportunity to engage in the debate on Internet governance and it contributes to capacity building, allowing these stakeholders to build knowledge and skills that will facilitate their participation in existing Internet governance institutions and arrangements. Ultimately the involvement of all stakeholders, from developed as well as developing countries, from governments to international organisations, from the private sector to the civil society, is necessary for advancing dynamic public policies in Internet governance. The IGF serves as a laboratory, a neutral space, where all actors can table an issue for an informed discussion across stakeholders. As an open forum, rather than a membership forum, the IGF is for all people with a stake in the Internet. Since its establishment in 2006, it has gained global prominence among stakeholders as an open, inclusive, and transparent forum for dialogue and collaboration.

The host countries for the past 13 meetings of the IGF are:

– 2006: Athens, Greece;
– 2007: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
– 2008: Hyderabad, India;
– 2009: Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt;
– 2010: Vilnius, Lithuania;
– 2011: Nairobi, Kenya;
– 2012: Baku, Azerbaijan;
– 2013: Bali, Indonesia;
– 2014: Istanbul, Turkey;
Р2015: Jọo Pessoa, Brazil;
– 2016: Jalisco, Mexico;
– 2017: Geneva, Switzerland.
– 2018: Paris, France.

The mandate of the IGF is set out in paragraphs 72 to 80 of the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society (the Tunis Agenda):

“We ask the UN Secretary-General, in an open and inclusive process, to convene, by the second quarter of 2006, a meeting of the new forum for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue—called the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The mandate of the Forum is to:

– Discuss public policy issues related to key elements of Internet governance in order to foster the sustainability, robustness, security, stability and development of the Internet;
– Facilitate discourse between bodies dealing with different cross-cutting international public policies regarding the Internet and discuss issues that do not fall within the scope of any existing body;
– Interface with appropriate inter-governmental organizations and other institutions on matters under their purview;
– Facilitate the exchange of information and best practices, and in this regard make full use of the expertise of the academic, scientific and technical communities;
– Advise all stakeholders in proposing ways and means to accelerate the availability and affordability of the Internet in the developing world;
– Strengthen and enhance the engagement of stakeholders in existing and/or future Internet governance mechanisms, particularly those from developing countries;
– Identify emerging issues, bring them to the attention of the relevant bodies and the general public, and, where appropriate, make recommendations;
– Contribute to capacity building for Internet governance in developing countries, drawing fully on local sources of knowledge and expertise;
– Promote and assess, on an ongoing basis, the embodiment of WSIS principles in Internet governance processes;
– Discuss, inter alia, issues relating to critical Internet resources;
– Help to find solutions to the issues arising from the use and misuse of the Internet, of particular concern to everyday users;
– Publish its proceedings

Centre for Information Technology and Development’s (CITAD) Remote Hub

The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) is going to run a remote hub equipped with facilities to enable interested Nigerians to connect with the sessions and proceedings of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF 2019) scheduled to take place from 25th-29th November, 2019 in Estrel Congress center, Sonnenallee, Berlin, Germany.

The remote hub is meant to serve the following purposes:

  1. To serve as a medium through which interested Nigerians can follow the IGF 2019 holding in Berlin.
  2. To give Nigerians who are unable to be in Berlin the space to contribute in the discussions by channeling their inputs to the sessions and speakers.
  3. To widen the scope and coverage of the IGF by way of connecting members with live discourse of the forum.
  4. To let the Nigerian public understand the relevance of the Internet Governance Forum and the impact the yearly forum is making.

As an ICT-focused organization and member of several IT unions/associations within and outside the country, CITAD has made all the necessary plans to ensure that it’s remote hub serves the remote participants very well. While the forum takes place in Germany, people here have a direct access to instant discussions, and that is one of the benefits the internet as a whole offers. CITAD has ran similar remote hub last year when the forum took place in France.

The remote hub will give it’s participants steady six hours live access to the main forum in Berlin. Starting on 25th November, the hub is scheduled to open at 10:00am and close at 4:00pm. A schedule of different sessions holding at different times will be presented to each participant and guides and operators have been reserved to support and respond to the participants’ questions and/or need for guidance as forum goes on. A number of sessions will hold as such plans have been made to ensure that when parallel sessions hold concurrently the remote participants can make their choices and be where they want to be. Presented below are the themes and sessions for discussion during the 2019 Internet Governance Forum (IGF).

  • Access (Digital Inclusion)
  • Accessibility (Digital Inclusion)
  • Affordability (Digital Inclusion)
  • Anonymity (Security, Safety, Stability & Resilience)
  • Artificial Intelligence (Digital Inclusion)
  • Big Data (Data Governance)
  • Capacity Building (Security, Safety, Stability & Resilience)
  • Child Online Safety (Security, Safety, Stability & Resilience)
  • Civic Engagement online (Security, Safety, Stability & Resilience)
  • Commons (Digital Inclusion)
  • Community Networks (Digital Inclusion)
  • Cyber Attacks (Security, Safety, Stability & Resilience)
  • Data privacy & protection (Data Governance)
  • Digital Divide (Digital Inclusion)
  • Digital inclusion of women (Digital Inclusion)
  • Digital literacy (Data Governance)
  • Digital Literacy (Digital Inclusion)
  • Digital skills (Digital Inclusion)
  • News Media (Data Governance)
  • Online gender violence (Security, Safety, Stability & Resilience)
  • Outreach (Digital Inclusion)
  • Social Inclusion (Digital Inclusion)
  • Surveillance Capitalism (Data Governance)
  • Trust and Accountability (Security, Safety, Stability & Resilience)
  • Universal Access (Digital Inclusion)
  • Users rights (Data Governance)

Sessions:

  • Dynamic Coalition on Child Online Safety
  • Dynamic Coalition on Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Media on the Internet
  • Dynamic Coalition on Gender and Internet Governance
  • Dynamic Coalition on the Internet of Things
  • Youth Coalition on Internet Governance

Conclusion

The Internet Governance Forum happens only once in a year and there are numerous benefits to be reaped by individuals, organizations, institutions, businesses, etc through connecting themselves with the remote hub CITAD set in place. Therefore, this yearly chance should be strategically utilized by people as they are in long run going to be beneficiaries of the robust discussions taking place in Berlin. Numerous experts and professional from different walks of life are scheduled to speak and engage participants on a number of themes and areas such as the ones listed above. Interested members of the public can reach out to Kamaluddeen Umar via email (kamal@citad.org) so that space can be reserved for them.


Signed:

Engr. Kamaluddeen Umar,
Technical Officer,
Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD)

CITAD Trains Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) on Information Communication Technology (ICT) Skills Organized by CITAD, at AMAC Secretariat FCT, Abuja on the 19th of November 2019

Centre for Information, Technology and Development (CITAD) trains AMAC staff on Information Communication Technology (ICT) skills. The purpose of the training is to enhance the ICT Skills of AMAC staff to perform their duties effectively and efficiently and serve Abuja citizens professionally. CITAD undertook the training as part of its civic responsibility and building relationships with governmental institutions.  The opening ceremony of the training took place at the AMAC ICT Centre with a welcome remark by the council’s secretary, Ms Rahmat Abisola Abdullahi. She welcomed and appreciates CITAD for organizing a capacity building workshop on ICT for AMAC Staff. She also emphasized on the importance of ICT in today’s society, she states that the capacity building workshop is timely and beneficial to the council.

CITAD Executive Director, Malam YZ on his part anchored his welcome note on the importance of the ICT training. He said beyond the capacity building organised by CITAD, it is an opportunity for AMAC and CITAD to build a strong partnership. He advise that the training is not for only ICT staff but AMAC should also engage other departmental staff to be part of the training. He however advice the beneficiaries of the training to extend the knowledge acquired at the course of the training to the larger society. Finally, he thanked AMAC for given them the opportunity to partner together and he is looking forward to more synergy between AMAC and CITAD.

The representative of ACTIONAID Nigeria, Joseph Augustine on his part also emphasise on the importance of ICT ,saying the world is becoming a global village, he advised the beneficiaries of the training to put more effort in other to  achieved something after the training.

Some of the participants also appreciate CITAD for bringing the training to their domain and they promise to utilise the skills learnt. The participants were trained on MsWord, Ms Excel, Use of internet, Use of social media, Powerpoint and so on.

The Special Adviser to AMAC Chairman on ICT and Donors Agencies Ms Abiodun Essient gave a closing remark. She appreciates CITAD for organizing the program and the facilitators for their time and she urged the beneficiaries to redouble their effort to ensure they achieve their aim at the end of the training. She look forward to more future partnership with CITAD.

18th Annual ICT Quiz for Secondary Schools in Kano State, Organized by the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), Held at Convocation Arena at Kano State University of Science and Technology, Wudil, on 21st November 2019

Introduction
In an effort to promote the development of ICT in Kano state and the entire northern region of Nigeria, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), has since 2001 organised annual ICT quiz for secondary schools in Kano state. This effort is also replicated in some states in the northern Nigeria. The ICT quiz is one of the several efforts CITAD has been organizing and convening for the development of ICT including several trainings with different objectives. This is with the view that ICT has become a universal language and thus, any society which is left out of the picture will be left behind. The ICT quiz is therefore organised with the main goal of motivating and encouraging young girls and secondary schools to embrace ICT right from secondary level. It is also set to motivate and support secondary schools’ managements to adequately invest in ICT subjects in their various schools. The 2019 ICT quiz marked the 18th annual quiz organised by CITAD.

As witnessed, the 2019 ICT quiz has the highest number of participating schools in the entire history of annual quiz for secondary schools organised by Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD). The total number of the schools that took part in the quiz was 41.

The Program started with an opening prayer at exactly 11:27. The quiz was attended by different dignitaries within and outside the state. The chairman of the occasion Dr. Shuaibu Ahmad Usman gave the first speech where he stresses the fact that, the importance of ICT in the whole world today cannot be overemphasized which makes it necessary to give much attention on ICT programs especially to the upcoming ones with bright future. He further called on other sectors within and outside the state to encourage and contribute to programs on ICT further its promotion.

In the opening speech presented by the Executive Director of CITAD, Dr, Yunusa Ya’u who was represented by the Training Coordinator and the Treasurer of CITAD, Malam Ahmad Abdullahi Yakasai, over the years the CITAD saw the need to the support and boast the ICT sector by initiating and coming up with various programme including the ICT quiz. He said so far they have recorded a lot of success and achievement from this initiative by bringing different secondary schools within the state together in order to boast their moral and academic performance. The Executive director also listed some similar programsmes that are been organized and run by the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) which have been benefitted to many students, youths and women in different locations where they operate. He listed and appreciated the efforts and contributions of many the Donors who had been partnering with CITAD so far to see that such programs are being carried out yearly. Lastly, he listed all the prizes that will the awarded to the winning participant at the end of the quiz.

The Vice Chancellor of Kano University of Science and Technology Wudil who was represented by the DVC Prof Tijjani Sale Bichi started his speech by appreciating the effort of CITAD in organizing ICT Quiz yearly for secondary schools in promoting the program of “Catch them Young”. He traces back to the history pointing out some of the achievements that have been recorded going by the history of computer in the past and what we have today. He said the advancement of computer language in the whole world today makes it possible for programs of such kind to be carryout, because we have moved to another era where most of our activities run within the digital world. He then congratulates all the students for been part of this years progam which he said was a great opportunity.

There were also goodwill messages from representatives of various stakeholders in ICT including National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Nigeria Communication Commission, Kano State Science and Technical Board,  and Kano State Senior School Management Board respectively, where they promised to continue supporting CITAD as well as other stakeholders especially in ICT programs that will help in developing the future of the young ones (students).

The Quiz was declared opened by the chief judge of the competition, Dr. Murtala Muhammad which gave the Quiz master Abdullhamid Abdullahi from CITAD, the mandate to read out the quiz guidelines.

After laying the quiz guidelines, the competition started. The participating schools which were 41 in number were categorized into two batches. The first batch included 21 schools and below is their names and scores:

Batch A
Rounds
S/N School 1st 2nd 3rd Total
1 GSS WUDIL 0 2 0 2
2 GSS HOTORO NORTH 0 2 2 4
3 KUST STAFF SCHOOL 2 0 2 4
4 SANI BELLO SCIENCE COLL. KANO 2 2 2 6
5 FIRST LADY 0 2 0 2
6 KANO STATE POLY STAFF SCH 2 0 0 2
7 GSS K/NASARAWA 2 2 2 6
8 MAIRO TIJJABI GIRLS SCIENCE COLL 2 0 2 4
9 GSCS COMMERCIAL KANO 2 0 0 2
10 GSCS WUDIL 0 0 2 2
11 DAWAKIN TOFA SCI COLL 0 2 2 4
12 GOVT TECH COLL UNGOGGO 0 2 0 2
13 GSS DAMBATTA 0 0 0 0
14 GSS GWALE 2 2 2 6
15 GGSS DANGANA 2 2 2 6
16 GGSS DAKATA 2 0 2 4
17 GSTC KARAYE 2 2 2 6
18 GTC KANO 2 2 0 4
19 GSCS GARKO 2 0 0 2
20 GTC BAGAUDA 2 2 0 4
21 MAITAMA SULE 0 2 2 4
22 H&M GIRLS SCIENCE COLL 2 0 0 2

 

In the first round of the first batch, 5 schools scored a total of six marks each which qualified them to get to the second round.

The second batch of the competition includes 20 schools and their scores is presented in the table below:

Batch B
S/N School 1st 2nd 3rd Total
1 GTC DAMBATTA 2 2 2 6
2 GGSS KABO 2 2 0 4
3 DAY SCIENCE COLLEGE 2 2 2 6
4 GGAC G/DUTSE 0 0 0 0
5 GGC KANO 0 0 2 2
6 SAS KANO 2 2 2 6
7 GSS S/KOFA 2 0 2 4
8 GSS SHARADA 0 0 2 2
9 GGSS ADO GWARAM 0 0 2 2
10 GGSS FATIMA MOHD 2 2 0 4
11 GGSS JOGANA 0 2 2 4
12 GGASS LIMAN IDI 2 0 2 4
13 GSS GWARZO 2 0 0 2
14 GSS SUMAILA 0 0 0 0
15 SBH GSTC GWARZO 2 2 2 6
16 GGC DALA 0 0 2 2
17 GSS BICHI 0 2 2 4
18 GGSS YAR GAYA 2 2 2 6
19 GGASS DAN ZABUWA 2 2 0 4
20 GGSS SHEKARA 0 2 2 4

 

 

In the second batch also, five schools scored a total of six marks each which qualified them to get to the second round to compete with the other five schools from the first batch. Thus, 10 schools competed in the second round. Their scores are presented below:

Rounds
S/N School 1st 2nd 3rd Total
1 SANI BELLO SCIENCE COLL. KANO 0 0 2 2
2 GSS K/NASARAWA 0 2 0 2
3 SAS KANO 2 0 0 2
4 GSS GWALE 2 0 2 4
5 GGSS DANGANA 0 0 0 0
6 GSTC KARAYE 0 0 2 2
7 GTC DAMBATTA 0 2 0 2
8 DAY SCIENCE COLLEGE 2 2 2 6
9 SBH GSTC GWARZO 2 0 2 4
10 GGSS YAR GAYA 0 0 0 0

 

In the second round, Day Science College has the highest scores of six which emerged the school as the 1st position, while two others including GSS Gwale and GSTC Gwarzo had a draw of 4 marks each. Therefore, another round was competed between the two schools to determine the 2nd and 3rd positions where GSS Gwale emerged second and GSTC Gwarzo emerged third positions.

The winners are therefore:

School Position
DAY SCIENCE COLLEGE 1st
GSS GWALE 2nd
SBH GSTC GWARZO 3rd  

 

Prizes Distribution

The following prizes were given to the three winners of the competition. Similarly, the best teacher who is the ICT teacher of the school that emerged first position was given a prize too.

 

Sn Position Prizes
1. First (1st) Position Laptop Computer, Printer, Bag, Dongle and 10 yard of shadda
2 Second (2nd) Position Laptop Computer, mobile Phone, Bag, Internet Dongle and 10 yard “Shadda”.

 

3 Third (3rd) Position Laptop Computer, Bag, Dongle and 10 yard shadda.
4 Best Teacher T.V plasma 26 inch

 

Certificate of participation was also given to all students that participated in the competition as well as their teachers.

Comments and Observations by the Students

  • One of students suggested and advice that, the Quiz participant should be given two attempts for a question instead of one since they have two participants from each school. That given them a single chance makes it easier for them to fails a question.
  • Another student also suggested that there should be a provision that will give junior secondary schools students the opportunity to attend program of such kind for them to learn and be carried along. Stressing that most of the students lack exposure especially to events like this.
  • Lastly a suggestion was give by a student pleading that when reading out the options in a question, the options should be more emphasized instead of the alphabets used on each option. For instance using alphabet A(for the first option) alphabet b(for the second option).

At the end, Malam Isah Garba, who is the senior programme officer of CITAD, gave a vote of thanks and a closing prayer which declared the event closed.

 

List Donation Received

Sn Name Prize
1 National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Three  laptops computer, three bags and three internet dongles
2 Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil (KUST) Hosting and Two hundred thousand naira (200,000)
3 Rahama Radio and Television Covering the quiz competition as well as airing.
4 Bayero University, Kano (BUK) Two hundred thousand naira (200,000)
5 H&M Construction company Fifty thousand naira (50,000)
6 Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano (YUMSUK) Fifty thousand naira (50,000)
7 Alh. Isah Ahmad (former perm. Sect. Ministry of Commerce and Industry) Fifty thousand naira (50,000)
8 Alh. Bala Maisallah Thirty (30) yards shadda
9 Bayero University, Kano Press Refurbish Desktop Computer
10 Prof. Bashir Galadanchi (CIT Director of BUK) Three (3) wall clock
11 Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) T.V plasma, Printer 3in1, Mobile Phone, T-shirt, Certificate

 

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