Year: 2020

Can Nigeria Overturn the Tide Against Decline in Reading Culture?

By Y. Z. Ya’u Sunday, December 27th, 2020 was another exiting day as the duo of Mujahid Ameen Lilo and Alee Lawal, both teenage authors conducted the Twin Hills Writing Workshop for young aspiring writers. Held at the America Corner, Kano State Library, the workshop had two tow tracks: a short story writing track facilitated […]

Kano: CITAD Commissions First Social Media Lab, Online Radio Studio in North

From Mustapha Adamu, Kano The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has commissioned a social media lab and online radio studio in its headquarters in Kano state. Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, held at the CITAD’s headquarters in Kano yesterday, Executive Director of the organization, Yunusa Z. Ya’u said the facility was first of its kind […]

CITAD to Train 5,000 Youth on Ethics of Social Media

By Yakubu Salisu, Kano The Executive Director, Centre for Information Technology CITAD, Yunusa Z. Ya’u has revealed that the Centre intends to train 5,000 youth in the next three years on the ethics of using the social media to promote accountability, fight corruption and consolidate democracy. Ya’u made the disclosure on Monday during the official […]

CITAD to Train 5000 Youth on Ethical Use of Social Media

By Abbas Yushau Yusuf The centre for information Technology and Development CITAD says it will embark on the Training of 5000 Youth on the Ethical use of social media and for Accountability and fighting corruption in the next three years. The Executive Director of CITAD Malam Y. Z Yau stated this during the commissioning of […]

Winners Emerge for CITAD 19th Round Annual ICT Quiz for Secondary school

By Yakubu Salisu, Kano Centre for Information Technology CITAD, yesterday, announced the winners of its yearly ICT quiz for secondary schools aimed at promoting computer literacy and ICT awareness among secondary school students in Kano State. The quiz which took place at Kano State University of Science and Technology Wudil, also sensitizes the school communities […]

One Day Workshop for Online Journalists on Writing for Accountability and Anti-Corruption Issues Organized by CITAD with Support of MacArthur Foundation

Held on the 28th of November, 2020 Virtually The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) with support of MacArthur Foundation had on the 28th of November, 2020 as part of its Anti-Corruption and Accountability Project in Nigeria organized a one day virtual workshop to online Journalists on Writing for Accountability and Anti-Corruption Issues in […]

CITAD Urges FG to Soften Process of Accessing Loans for Young Entrepreneurs

By Mohammed Ahmed, Bauchi The Centre for Information Technology and Development, CITAD, has called on the Federal government to soften the process of accessing loans by young entrepreneurs in the country. The job placement coordinator at CITAD, Sagir Ado made the call on Wednesday, during an entrepreneurship career talk with students of Aliyu Mai Sango […]

CITAD ICT Centre Itas-Gadau

SN Location / Community Number of Computers List / Type of Training Conducted in the Centre No of Trained Participants Accompanied Pictures with Captions 1 Itas/gadau 50 Diploma in information technology. 20   2     Certificate in information technology. 30   3.     I C T for kids’ computer training. nil   4. […]

CITAD ICT Centre Jama’are

SN Location / Community Number of Computers List / Type of Training Conducted in the Centre No of Trained Participants Accompanied pictures with captions 1 Jamaare  114 Diploma in information technology. 500 2 Jamaare 14 Certificate in information technology. 25     3. Jamaare 14 I C T for kids’ computer training. 1000 4. Jamaare […]

CITAD ICT Centre Abuja

SN Location / Community Number of Computers List / Type of Training Conducted in the Centre No of Trained Participants 1. Leleyi Gwari (Kwali Area council Abuja) 7 desktops Microsoft word, Excel, Power Point, core draw, Internet 30 2. Tungan Ashere(AMAC) 7 desktops Microsoft word, Excel, Power Point, core draw, Internet 30 3. Dakwa(AMAC) 7 […]

Memory of Yima Sen As a Revolutionary Future By Y. Z. Ya’u

A deeply unfortunate emergency prevented Mallam Y. Z Ya’u from attending the Memorial Lecture for Dr Yima Sen Wednesday, November 11th, 2020. He was billed to speak for the pro-democracy community at the Memorial. Below is what he would have said. This must rank as the most succinct capture of the radical trajectory in the […]

How CITAD is Fighting Covid-19 in Kano State

  In late April, precisely on 25th of April, 2020, Kano State recorded its index case of the disease. Prior to the reportage of the index case in the state, the state government had taken off with measures to prevent the spread of the virus, as it is believed that Kano, as one of the country’s […]

How CITAD Is Fighting Covid-19 In Kano State

By Ali Sabo “Coronaviruses are zoonotic, which are normally transmitted between animals and people. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by a new strain of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that has not been previously identified in humans. It was first reported to WHO on the 31st of December, 2019 in Wuhan, China.” (NCDC) On 27 February, Nigeria confirmed […]

How CITAD Is Fighting Covid-19 In Kano State

By Ali Sabo “Coronaviruses are zoonotic, which are normally transmitted between animals and people. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by a new strain of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that has not been previously identified in humans. It was first reported to WHO on the 31st of December, 2019 in Wuhan, China.” (NCDC)   On 27 February, […]