Bauchi Govt orders Principals, Vice principals to own Smartphones

Bauchi State Government has directed all public secondary school principals and vice principals to own smartphones.

The State Commissioner of Education, Dr. Aliyu Tilde, issued the directive on Wednesday when he received officials of the Bauchi Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD).

He said the directive was imperative to make the school heads ICT-compliant.

“Android is the familiar terminology that is widely being used in every being’s life.

“Smartphones, tablets, gadgets, personal computers, etc. are the products of smart technology that have made human life smarter, easier and accessible.

“Smart technology has not only enhanced the way of living but also become an integral part of everyone’s life,” he said.

According to him, information technology has been influencing lives in recent years in the fields of education, and as such remained a vital communication tool in improving learning outcomes and deployment of better teaching techniques.

He said his office had developed software through which he monitors the daily attendance of teachers in the 214 secondary schools across the state.

The commissioner pledged to partner with CITAD in the area of ICT to transform the education system in the state.

Earlier, the CITAD Senior Programs Officer, Malam Isah Garba explained that the visit was to enhance partnership with the ministry.

He pointed out that CITAD had conducted series of activities aimed at improving the education sector in the state, including a research in 2015 on the state of education which led to the declaration of state of emergency in the sector in the state.

Garba assured that CITAD would support the ongoing reform in the education sector in the state, and appreciated the activism and reform mindset of the commissioner towards bringing positive changes to the sector.

CITAD Trains Jigawa Women on Digital Entreprenuership

As the world is moving and changing every day, the need to empower women and equip them with ICT knowledge becomes necessary, especially in a backward region where women are relegated to second citizens and mere house wives. It is in view of this that Centre for Information Technology and Development embarks on the Digital Livelihood Programs for Young Women in Northern states of Kano, Bauchi and Jigawa. The first set of the beneficiaries of the program in Jigawa who were selected from hundreds of applicants that applied for the program were trained in different ICT empowerment programs.

In his opening remarks at the beginning of the program, the Training Coordinator of the Centre, Malam Ahmad Yakasai who was represented by the Program Officer of the Centre in Jigawa state, Ali Sabo stated that “it is part of CITAD cooperate social responsibility and its mission of empowering women that made the organization to initiate this free training to young women in Northern Nigeria in order to groom them so that they can be able to compete with their peers in the other parts of the country. He went further to call on the beneficiaries to pay more attention and dedicate their time so that the objective of the training will be achieved”

The training which was designed for six weeks started on the 16th of September and ended on the 1st of November, 2019. The training aims to empower young women with ICT knowledge and also to expose them to the digital world. It was specifically designed to groom young women in Northern Nigeria to become IT experts, entrepreneurs who will be able to create jobs in their communities and solve societal problems through the use of ICT.

In view of the objectives and aims of the program, the participants were trained on the MS package which comprises MS Word, MS Power Point, MS Excel and MS Publisher. They were also trained on how to use Corel draw, besides, the participants were taught Film and Video editing, how to take a good photography and video recording. Market Strategy, Building your Business Skills and Using ICT to support non ICT Business were also discussed at the training.

While appreciating CITAD, the participants thanked CITAD for giving them the opportunity to be part of this life changing training, stating that the training has widened their thinking, change their perspective about ICT and expose them to the world of entrepreneurship-adding that they will make sure they implement what they have learn. Maryam Khalid, one of the participants stated that before the training she never know how to operate computer, but with this training she can do a lot of things with computer, not only that she further stated that she can even now edit video and photo with different apps using phone. While Aisha Salau commented that “this training has exposed her to the real world of ICT and the ample opportunities one can tap in ICT environment, she added that with the knowledge she acquired during the training she will use it and improve herself and her community”

Minutes of the aHub meeting held on 29 Oct. 2019

Opening remark by Mal Ahmad

Mal. Ahmad welcomed the members to the meeting

Brief on the aHub discussions forum

Mal. Kamal highlighted the aim of organising the discussion forum and compiling the ideas submitted by the participants. The purpose is to establish a working innovative technology hub toward building productive society. This can be achieved by integrating the students from departments of tertiary institutions especially the sciences/technology field. There are a lot of opportunities locally, nationally and internationally which CITAD has been coming across in which some can be benefited by both CITAD and the youth with realistic ideas.

Review of ideas submitted by the participant

The compiled list of submitted ideas were reviewed by the committee and some selections were made with the following recommendations

  1. The participants with clear and potential ideas will be invited for further discussion
  2. The participants whose ideas are not well defined or clear will be requested to elaborate more and resend
  3. The participants with close or matching idea that are potentials will be invited and may asked to join their work
  4. The participants with non-acceptable ideas will be given another chance to think for another one

See Appendix: Table A, Table B, Table C

Matters arising

Ibrahim Nuhu will continue to link up with Akila Tuka for his Biotech Cholesterol Detector project proposal. He will also re-contact the previous contacted people on the are related to the said project.

 

Attendance:

  1. Ahamd Abdullahi Yakasai
  2. Kamaluddeen Umar
  3. Ibrahin Huhu
  4. Abdulhamid Abdullahi
  5. Mujahid Turajo
  6. Maryam Ado
  7. Isyaku Garba

Absent with apology

Kamilu Isah

 

Appendix

Table A:           List of student potential Ideas to be invited for discussion

1.         Name School Email Phone Idea Comment
2. Mahmoud Bashir Sani mudibash3@gmail.com 08184136975 ATM theft, today due to the raising issue of paper money to card money. That why ATM theft can be considered as a global problem.

Solution: One of the solutions to this problem is by solving it using face recognition software of Artificial intelligence.

 

3. Munazir Saminu 09060627851 Whenever a lecturer is teaching some students pretend to be listening but they come to the class attendance.

Solution: There should be a software that can view and detect the level of concentration of a student in a class not reading his mind but checking his/her physical movement after that the lecturer can go and view at and from there he will mark the attendance based on the level of concentration of a student.

 

4. Zaharadeen Hassan hassanZahradeen@gmail.com 09039134354 Idea: An electronic walking stick for blind people to provide directions and protect them from danger.

 

5. Muhammad Abdulkadir Yola mohdyola2002@gmail.com 08107202984 Village Information System

Solution: the system enables keeping record of each and every houses or resident in the village and help the community members to complain and alert the leads and security of any issue that they doesn’t understand.

 

6. Abdullahi Auwal 07063174173 “Flexi wallet”

Users will have like an account I.D where it is easily dialed.

 

7. Musa Muhammad 08064349180 Idea: Online Complain Submitting system to a nearby police station

Solution: the main objective of this system is submitting complain to police in an emergency situation .as we all know compline to police manual in Nigeria where by an individual need to provide all his biodata to the police force before making his complain. So this system allows individual to make complain from any location by just login to the software and providing his data. The police station will be alerted whenever someone send a complaint and they will be to trace that person’s location in case of emergency help.

 

8. Abdul Abdul Ahmad abdulabdul831@gmail.com

 

08037515504 My problem and solution is about the revenue office at here Kano.

problem is to automate a system that will record the entrance and coming out of a car from the park or car station. the automation will less the corruption of not making full refund of money by the revenue collectors. Also the revenue office should put a law on those drivers picking passengers out  the station or park.

Thank you sir

 

9.  

 

Muhummad Garba Kyalli

 

FCE(T) Bichi

09033883012 1. I have idea of creating a java and when your phones, computers or even speakers and also some electronic device get problems Insha Allahu zan’iya dan tabe-tabe na kaga tasamu lafiya: computers or phones.

 

2. Ina da aboki wanda yake da idea ta creating din jirgin sama wanda akafi sani da hilicufta sannan yana da idea ta creating din firij na wuta to idan CITAD zata nemeshi to kawai akira wannan number tawa nu kuma sai in hadaku da shi nagode.

10. Yusuf Sabo Maccido ymaccido@hotmail.com 08098004882 1. Luggage tracking and verification system

2. Lefe database selection database

Yusuf Sabo Maccido
11. Khadija Muhammad Abdullahi My idea is that how to make the software that control the examination malpractice by used a computers, so that the supervisor can easy to find the person in education
12. Ahmad Abubakar Sadik Developing a software that can tracking criminals like kidnappers, robber etc which I named criminal management system software Ahmad Abubakar Sadik

 

Table B:      List of student possible potential Ideas but need to clarify more

 

SN Name School email Phone Idea Comment
1. Muhammad Alamin Ahmad youngtallentix@gmail.com 08065653807 Idea: Design of electronic drone that contain basket, which can be used to buy products and stuff. It contains a camera, speaker and mic to communicate between you at home controlling the drone with remote.

 

2. Abubakar Kabir Garba skabeer.gadam@gmail.com 08057621559/08163480883 Idea:

1. Waste solution/phone problem and accessories

2. Village skills that have network problem

3. Khalid Muhammad 08063821390 Network jammer, system that will jam network in an important occasion were phone calls  are not allowed
4. Abdulmalik Dhinoyi Ibrahim 08162952832 Online Filling station payment

Solution: manual payment is all over Nigeria the system is used for online payment in filling station for payment to be fast.

 

5. Muhammad Ibrahim Salisu wonderfulguy6@gmail.com 08069078904 I’ve an idea to bring or innovate software that can identified the member of the ministry to know how many of them attend the office within month I need guidance on how to do that thank you.
6. Muhammad Salisu Umar muhdsalisu53@gmail.com 08138224635 1. I am thinking of an idea on how I can create/develop an app that will lecturers and students for extra-moral lessons.

Idea

2: Also thinking of a software that will block yahoo boys and other fraudsters that are online to block them from having access to information of the users.

7. Fatima Ibrahim El-hussain 08165853262 My Idea is on creating app for furniture’s people nowadays uses furniture especially for brides that get married, they need furniture. So creating furniture app will really workout.
8. Muhammad Yusuf F.C.E (T) Bichi myusuf@gmail.com I am a carpenter; I want to create an electronic machine that will allow you to carry out your activity that is an electronic machine will work in cutting a wood that will work with electronic power or charge
9. Sa’adatu Umar Wali Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education 08148670492 Preparation on creating a software application that will simplifies teaching at primary and nursery level as the students find it so boring on learning from the board but whenever they are seeing it visual from the board. It will very interesting for them to catch up.

 

Table C:      List of Rejected student ideas

SN Name School Email Phone Idea  
1. Esther Precious Omotayo FCE(T) Bichi 08110797653 My idea is that a sim card should be created that will help student in schools; thereby helping them to spend less money. This sim card may be sold for N500 because of it features. It features include:

1)      It will enable student to load card but the main aim is to make them have enough MB that use but long rather than buying credit all the time.

2)      This sim card should be upgraded with money every three (3) years.

3)      The MB should last long so that it can encourages others to buy and more purchase will bring profit to the organization.

4)      The sim card should be registered by the owner and not people outside registering it for sales.

2. Umar Sunusi Maitalata Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano ibrahimabdulganiyyu@gmail.com 08098069816 My idea is an app that will let people save and keep track of people owing them money. Users can fund the app and instantly pay everyone owing them money, the app can also have handshake capability when lending money to someone without requiring third party to serve as witness to the agreement.
3. Abdulganiyyu Ibrahim Federal College of Education(T) Bichi Idea: My Idea is based on online booking of cars or buses. I suggest may be to create a website or app because in Nigeria there are a lot of traveler that travel day-in and day-out, with the help of the website or app I think people will find it easy to travel to wherever they are going. Thanks
4. Zainab Yusuf Umar Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education zainabyusufumar0@gmail.com Idea: My idea is on preparing to create a robot that can distribute and saving a people who attend a making when organize since I am welfare and I need to rest that is why I decide to create such software.
5. Ikiramatu Idris Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education 08147889997 My idea is Repair Car
6. Khadija galadanci yusuf maitama sule 08065329616 I will like to make a request to citad pls why can’t citad created a class for students to register because many student have many ideas but we don’t know how to implement it, and many of our school don’t teach us how to make this software but the lecture us and allow us to do the best by our selfs so may b by the help of that class we can create so many ideas.
7. Maimuna Ibrahim Abdulhamid Federal College of Education Technical Bichi 07039059558 My idea is I want to create a software that we use in farm to link farmers and markets Business
8. Aliyu Yusuf Abubakar F.C.E (T) Bichi 09038330504 I want to create the solar system that will generate a light charging and generate an electronic for the day to day activities.
9. kalcaskut@gmail.com

 

Now computer science play a vital roles as a tool that reduces the difficulties of life. In broad sense its application can be used in different areas which include Agriculture, Learning, Health, etc. This research project should be focused based on use of computer in the field of health to prescribe a patient although the health is defined as “a state of complete emotional and physical well-being. Healthcare exists to help people maintain this optimal state of health.” The (www.medicalnewstoday.com) and WHO (1948) defined health as state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Moreover the word patient defined as the most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, nurse, psychologist, dentist, veterinarian, or other health care provider. (Wikipedia)

An individual who is receiving needed professional services that are directed by a licensed practitioner of the healing arts toward maintenance, improvement or protection of health or lessening of illness, disability or pain, (US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services).

 

 

 

2nd Digital Refresher Skills Training Organised by CITAD with Support from Actionaid Nigeria

In continuation of the digital skills training in FCT, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) organised a fifteen days digital skills training in FCT with support from ActionaidNigeria in five ICT Centres which are Leleyi Gwari in Kwali Area Council, Gaube in Kuje Area Council, Dakwa and Tungan Ashere in AMAC and Pasepa in Bwari Area Council and was established and implemented by Actionaid and CITAD respectively. 120 young people were beneficiaries of the digital skills training in order to enhance job creation and accountability strategy. The participants, who were young men and women, were trained on digital skills such as Microsoft word, Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, Correldraw, use of internet and many more. The focus is to have young people who can support their community to boost the national economy and use the digital skills trained on to seek accountability from their respective leaders. The training started with an opening ceremony, in attendance was the village heads of each community and CITAD facilitators to open the pace for the 2nd batch training. Issues around Information Communication Technology (ICT), digital inclusion, social marketing, career talk were generally discussed.  Also ICT4KIDS was also established, it’s a group which consist of primary pupils to enable them experience what digital technology is and to build career around the digital world.

In the light of this, Actionaid Nigeria invited Mark Engel Comedy to Pasepa Community to have a chat with the beneficiaries and he made them to understand the power of social media, how he started his career and the journey so far. The beneficiaries were excited and also challenged to utilise the opportunity they have not minding their location.

Some of the participants shared their success stories Patience from One of the ICT stated that “she is in Junior Secondary School and has been taught the theory aspect of computer in school, but now she has a sense of what the computer entail. The application she love most is correl draw, she can design an invitation card and she is glad to be part of the training

Yahaya  from One of the ICT Centres stated that “he graduated from secondary school two years back and since then he was not engaged in anything. When he heard about the training he decided to use the opportunity to participate because his parents couldn’t afford the computer training fee in Zuba, he is glad to be part of the training and hope to get some money to buy a laptop soon so that he can also open a small ict business centre in his community”

Abubakar also from one of the ICT Centre and pupil among the ICT for kids stated “he is Happy  he learnt computer appreciation and he has never touched a computer but with the ICT Centre in his community he was able to touch and use a computer”

Text of a Press Conference Addressed by Hamza Ibrahim, Coordinator, Countering Hate Speech Project, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD)

Date: 23rd October, 2019.
Venue: Conference Hall, Matho Crystal Hotel, Yenagoa, Bayelsa state.

Introduction
Hate speech is a major problem that tends to undermine peaceful co-existence among Nigeria’s diverse communities and threatens the political stability of the country. Hate speech is particularly widely spread in the social media. With increasing reach of social media and its high speed of delivery as well as its relative affordability, the danger that hate speech can easily catalyze large scale violence is real. There have already been instances in which hate speech had already occurred before and during the 2019 general election. And as we approach gubernatorial election here in Bayelsa state, it is instrumental that awareness is intensified to ensure that people desist from hate speech and violence against women particularly in the social media space in order to have peaceful election and continued peace in the country.

About the Project
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) is implementing Countering Hate Speech Project in Nigeria with support from National Democratic Institute (NDI). The project tracks and counters hate speech and online violence against women with a view to raising awareness as well as campaign and advocacy towards addressing the consequences of the phenomena. Bearing in mind that the population of Nigerians on social media platforms is speedily growing, and the online visibility of conventional media also gives room for discussion, hate speech and online violence against women are sadly becoming rampant. It is against this background that CITAD implements the project.

From Our Observatory (Monitoring Platform)

As the gubernatorial election scheduled for November 16th here in Bayelsa state continues to approach, we, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), have monitored and tracked a total number of four hundred and twenty (420) hate speech online violence against women items from different social media platforms-Facebook, Twitter, blogspots and websites of conventional and online newspapers. On social media, the speech items were tracked from groups, pages and individual posts on Facebook, on Twitter from tweets and replies to tweets. On webpages of conventional and online newspapers as well as blogspots, the speech items emerged from the comments sections. The speech items tracked also included those done offline particularly under election category in Bayelsa state. Presented below is the breakdown of the speech items based on category, medium and gender of the perpetrators.

 

Speech Category

  1. Access to resources——————————————–97 (23%)
  2. Biafra-agitation related—————————————-16 (4%)
  3. Election-related————————————————–64 (15%)
  4. Ethnic-based—————————————————–85 (20%)
  5. Issues of attention———————————————–40 (10%)
  6. Gendered hate speech—————————————–88 (21%)
  7. Religious hate speech——————————————18 (4%)
  8. Others————————————————————–12 (3%)

Total ————————————————————————420 (100%)

Medium of the Speech

  1. Blogs—————————————————————-8 (2%)
  2. Facebook———————————————————-239 (57%)
  3. Twitter————————————————————–152 (36%)
  4. Newspapers——————————————————21 (5%)

Total————————————————————————420 (100%)

Gender of the Perpetrators

  1. Male————————————————————–353 (84%)
  2. Female———————————————————–43 (10%)
  3. Don’t Know——————————————————24 (6%)

Total———————————————————————-420 (100%)

Report on aHub discussion forum batch B

The continuation of aHub discussion for batch B held on 22, October 2019 at CITAD office Kano. The program which its aim is to provide support in terms of space, internet connectivity, mentorship and networking to the best, innovative and willing students of some tertiary institutions of the state so that they can come up with ideas, problems and proper possible solutions through the use of technology.  The nominated students were from FCET Bichi, Yusuf Maitama Sule University and Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education Kumbutso.

 

Mal Ahmad A. Yakasai, representing the Executive Director, CITAD, welcomed all the participants. He briefed the participants about CITAD which was established in the year 2000 as a non-governmental and non-profit organisation whose aim is to use ICT toward the development of the society. He also advised the participants to use this opportunity to draw the maximum benefit from the aHub as it is the current trend toward developing youth and the nation as a whole.

 

Mal Ibrahim Nuhu, CITAD program officer, highlighted more on the programs CITAD has been doing including fight against corruption, entrepreneurship, gender based projects, ICT awareness and the recent Digital Livelyhood for young women. He also brief the participants about CITAD, its mission and vision.

Mal. Kamaluddeen Umar, CITAD technical officer, elaborated on the aHub program describing its aim and objectives as providing space for youth aspiring entrepreneurs and technology developers to work unhindered by either power, connectivity or facility challenges; provide continuing support for mentoring services to youth through access to highly accomplished professionals and business people; provide a link between youth solution providers and the market such that such market demands should be a vehicle to drive local productivity, innovation and creativity rather than sourcing such needs from outside; create a space for technology experimentation, innovation and creativity by youth people and support the growth of small scale enterprises through technology and business incubation which would be a vehicle for economic recovery of the region. He also draw the attention of the participants on the numerous opportunities they can get in terms of supports from partner international organisation CITAD is working with. Those international organizations are always loking for youth with innovative idea to support them in making their idea become real.

The session for discussion was open for questions, suggestions, comments and ideas. Yusuf Machido from Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education Kumbutso had urged the participants to show greater level of participation in the aHub program. Nafiu Abubakar, a lecturer from FCET Bichi motivated the participant by citing some example of his innovative ideas he want to make them real and throw the challenge to the student to speak out their mind.

Discussion session went with students welcoming the aHub program and speaking their innovative ideas which were collected and documented for review, selection and further discussion.

The total number of students attended the program is 42, 26 males and 16 females.

SN Name Gender Institution Phone Email
1. Hassan Hamisu Ya’u M Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano 08039667179 hassanhamisuyau@gmail.com
2. Abdurrahman Saleh M Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano 08039344118 Abuya20@gmail.com
3. Maryam Muhammad Muhammad F Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano 07069387755 maryammuhdmuhd@gmail.com
4. Hauwa Abdullahi Abubakar F Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano 08035163373 Hawwaabdullahi11@gmail.com
5. Muhammad Salisu Umar M Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano 08138224635 Muhdsalisu53@gmail.com
6. Abdulaziz Abdulaziz M Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano 08132589710 Abdultajuddeen873@gmail.com
7. Abba Abubakar Abdullahi M Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano 08162708249 engrabbaabubakar@gmail.com
8. Muhd Ibrahim Salisu M Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano 08069078904 Wonderfulguy6@gmail.com
9. Fatima Ibrahim El-Hussain F Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano 08165853262 Fatimaibrahimelhussain2019@gmail.com
10. Muhammad Ahmad Nuhu M Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano 07064374752 ahmadahmadnuhu@gmail.com
11. Umar Sunusi Maitalata M Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano 08098069816 maitalata@gmail.com
12. Murtala Isma’il M Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano 07063798202 murtalaismail@gmail.com
13. Jibril Sani Gambo M Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano 07035897878 jibrilsanigambo@gmail.com
14. Yusuf Ahmad M Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano 07037969117 iyusufahmad@gmail.com
15. Sa’adatu Umar Wali F S.R.C.O.E 08148670492 umarsaadahwali@gmail.com
16. Hauwa Shu’aibu Muhd F S.R.C.O.E 08168379753 Hassanashuaibu9753@gmail.com
17. Zainab Yusuf Umar F S.R.C.O.E 07030472759 Zainabyusufumar0@gmail.com
18. Khadija M Abdullahi F S.R.C.O.E 08084351929 Khadijatmuhammad45@gmail.com
19. Asiya Auwal Sharif F S.R.C.O.E 08136904168 asiyasharif@gmail.com
20. Aliyu Yusuf Kibiya M S.R.C.O.E 07067425275 aliyusuf18@yahoo.com
21. Abdussamad Sani Abdussamad M S.R.C.O.E 08133998985 asamasanawa@gmail.com
22. Muhammad Mustapha Aliyu M S.R.C.O.E 08133449707 mmaliyu36@yahoo.com
23. Yusuf Rufa’I Ahmad M S.R.C.O.E 09077310383 Yusoufahmad5@gmail.com
24. Ikiramatu Idris M S.R.C.O.E 08147889997 ikramatuidris@gmail.com
25. Aisha Usman Aliyu F Bayero University, Kano 09038288543 shatuaysha@gmail.com
26. Ummusalama Adamu Usman F Bayero University, Kano 07089818813 Ummusalama95@gmail.com
27. Hauwa Wakili Habib F Bayero University, Kano 07061952298 Hauwaamaal97@gmail.com
28. Muhammad Nagari M F.U.D 09039200786 Nagarimuhammad2@gmail.com
29. Muhammad Garba kyalli M F.C.E(T) Bichi 09033883612 muhammadgarbakyalli@gmail.com
30. Aliyu Yusuf abubakar M F.C.E(T) Bichi 09038330504 Aliyuyusufabubakar00001@gmail.com
31. Esther precious omotayo F F.C.E(T) Bichi 08110797653 omotayoesterfree@gmail.com
32. Ezejudith Ngozi F F.C.E(T) Bichi 08106002600 @gmail.com
33. Muhammad Yusuf M F.C.E(T) Bichi 09060653585 myusufmif@gmail.com
34. Maimuna Ibrahim F F.C.E(T) Bichi 07039059558 maimunatibrahim56@gmail.com
35. Rabi’atu Sani Kusa F F.C.E(T) Bichi 09061107674 sanikusarabiatu@gmail.com
36. Maryam Kabiru Garba F F.C.E(T) Bichi 08162722904 maryamkabirugarba2018@gmail.com
37. Leva.a.solomon M F.C.E(T) Bichi 08132896039 levamtonga@gmail.com
38. Abdulganiyyu Ibrahim M F.C.E(T) Bichi 09034589893 ibrahimabdulganiyyu@gmail.com
39. Abdurrazaq Jibril Baba M B.U.K 08133336318 mujerheed20@gmail.com
40. Muhammad Garba Madu M K.F.U.D 09037848848 muhdgarbamuhd208@gmail.com
41. Jamilu Adam Abdullahi M B.U.K 08169020212 Jdan.uwa@gmail.com
42. Abdullahi Sani Idris M B.U.K 08168316575 sarkielyakub@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

Report on aHub Discussion Forum Batch A

On 26, September 2019 CITAD has conducted the Batch A of the aHub discussion forum at its Kano office. The aim of the program was to provide support in terms of space, internet connectivity, mentorship and networking to the best, innovative and willing students of some tertiary institutions of the state so that they can come up with ideas, problems and proper possible solutions through the use of technology.  The invited participants were nominated by the Head of departments of their respective universities which included

Bayero University Kano: Departments of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechatronics, Software Engineering, Information Technology.

KUST: Departments of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering

School of Technology, Kano: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Department of Computer Science, Department of Computer Engineering Technology

 

Mal Isyaku Garba who represented the Executive Director, CITAD, welcomed the participants and thanked them for accepting the invitation, noting the effort CITAD was doing towards developing the community. He stated that CITAD as a non-profit organisation does not have fund to support the community in monetary terms but was doing its best in supporting them with knowledge, skills and linkages which is the best way of sustainable development. He urged the participants to embrace the program earnestly. He thanked the staff of CITAD for their effort in making the program to happen.

Mal Ibrahim Nuhu, CITAD Program Officer then briefed the participants about CITAD, its mission, vision and area of its activates citing a recent example, the Digital Livelihood for young women.

Mal. Kamaluddeen Umar, CITAD Technical Officer, elaborated on the aHub program describing its aim and objectives as providing space for youth aspiring entrepreneurs and technology developers to work unhindered by either power, connectivity or facility challenges; providing continuing support for mentoring services to youth through access to highly accomplished professionals and business people; provides link between youth solution providers and the market such that market demands should be a vehicle to drive local productivity, innovation and creativity rather than sourcing such needs from outside; create a space for technology experimentation, innovation and creativity by youth people and support the growth of small scale enterprises through technology and business incubation which would be a vehicle for economic recovery of the region.

The session for discussion was opened for questions, suggestions, comments and ideas. Some of the lecturers from the invited institutions who attended the program gave their comments and advices. Mal Muhammad of Computer Science, KUST urged the students not to consider concealing their technology skills as a means of copyright protection rather they should bring it to the right people for developing their idea.

Akila Tuka who was one of the CITAD aHub participants was invited and spoke to the participants on the project he was working on which is developing an Electrochemical Biosensor for Blood Cholesterol Analysis.

Some of the students discussed their technological ideas that if given chance will bring certain solution and opportunities. They were asked to write and send their ideas to CITAD for further review.

The total number of students attended the program is 40, 33 males and 7 females. This includes some from Federal University Dutse.

 

S/N NAME GENDER INSTITUTION/ORGANISATION
1 ISMAIL ASHIRU AUTA M B U K
2 ALAMIN MUSA MAGOGO M B U K
3 MUBARAK BADAMASI AREMU M B U K
4 IBRAHIM ILYAS M B U K
5 SUNUS ISAH M B U K
6 AMINU BASHIR IDRIS M B U K
7 UMMUSALAMA ADAMU USMAN F B U K
8 HAUWA WAKILI HABIB F B U K
9 AISHA USMAN ALIYU F B U K
10 RUKAYYA MUHAMMAD GARBA F B U K
11 KHALID MUHAMMAD M B U K
12 MUHAMMAD ABDULKADIR YOLA M B U K
13 MUSA MUHAMMED M B U K
14 ABDULMALIK OHINOYI IBRAHIM M B U K
15 MUNAZIR SAMINU MUHAMMAD M B U K
16 AUWAL ABDULLAHI M B U K
17 IDRIS SANI IDRIS M KUST WUDIL
18 NAFIU ISHAQ M KUST WUDIL
19 MAHMUD BASHIR SANI M KUST WUDIL
20 ABDURRAHMAN A. ALIYU M KUST WUDIL
21 ABUBAKAR KABIR GARBA M KUST WUDIL
22 MUDASSIR KABIR LAMIDO M KUST WUDIL
23 ALIYU BALA ALIYU M KUST WUDIL
24 SAKINA AMINU SHARIF F KUST WUDIL
25 ZAHARADEEN HASSAN M KUST WUDIL
26 ADO MUHAMMAD AMINU M KUST WUDIL
27 MUHAMMAD ALAMIN AHMAD M KUST WUDIL
28 SAIDU NAFIU M KUST WUDIL
29 ALIYU UMAR ALI M KUST WUDIL
30 KHALIPHA UBALE SHUAIBU M KUST WUDIL
31 ABUBAKAR MUSA BABA M S O T
32 ABDUL ABDUL AHMAD M S O T
33 JAMILU ABDULLAHI M S O T
34 KHADIJAH M. SULAIMAN F S O T
35 ASMAU AUWAL UBAH F S O T
36 TIJJANI HABEEB TIJJANI M S O T
37 MUNIR ILYASU ABDULLAHI M S O T
38 MUHAMMAD GARBA MADU M F U D
39 NASIR ALI SANI M F U D
40 MUHD ABDULLAH NAGARI M F U D
       
       
   Guests and Staff    
1 MAHMUD UMAR (Lecturer) M KUST WUDIL
2 ABDURRAQAK JIBRIL BABA M CITAD
3 ABDULLAHI SANI IDRIS M CITAD
4 JAMILU ADAM ABDULLAH M CITAD
5 MARYAM HARUNA F CITAD
6 AISHA SHEHU KABARA F FREEDOM RADIO
7 SHAMSIYYA ABDULLAHI F GUARANTEE RADIO
8 NURA M Metrodailyng

 

NGO begins training of young women on digital livelihood in Bauchi

An  NGO, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has commenced training of young women and girls on Digital livelihood to acquire information and communication Technology (ICT) knowledge of business in Jamma’are Local Government Area of BAUCHI state
Mrs Mayryam Haruna, Programme  Manager CITAD while speakinge at the orientation for the Digital Livelihood Programme for Young Women and girls in Jamma’are on Monday  said with the world becoming a global village in the face of modern technological innovations, the young women were expected to play a vital role in the quest for embracing digital innovations.
“Many women who have acquired skills in the initial phase of this program have excelled in their businesses. Some of them are even giving the same training to other women and girls so they can also succeed,” she said.
According to her, the objective of the training  is to produce more young women entrepreneurs in northern Nigerian and to as well it’s a beginning of eradicating poverty in our northern young women and girls.
Mrs Haruna said “We also encourage the beneficiaries to register their businesses with corporate affairs Commission
“For those who have no businesses  can also form a business name so that they can start up a small scale enterprise so that they can be self reliant. Because of the opportunities for loan schemes can reach them,” she said.
The Programme said the young women and girls would be trained on the programmes that  include, Graphics Design,where  they would learn posters,  stickers,  banners,  invitation cards and so on.  Film and Video Editing and photography, Infographic among others.
She said women and girls need to be empowered especially through the utilization of digital knowledge so that they can achieve self reliance in different business areas such as food production, decoration, photography, and film and video editing.
She called  on young women to make good use of the 3 weeks training and rise to the challenge of entrepreneurial development in order to attain the skills of digital livelihood, for them to become self-reliant and gainfully employed.
In his remarks, . Malam Sunusi Ibrahim , Director Planning. Ministry of Budget and Planning urged that the participants to have passion for the training because it’s really a stepping stone for them to prosper.
“You should be a vocational training if possible for the young women in their neighborhood, he said
Responding on behalf of the participants Miss Habiba Usman and Hauwa Yakubu commended the effort of CITAD for bringing ICT training to their doorstep.
They pledged to give their maximum attention during the training and also good used of the training to become self reliance and employers of others in the state not only the Community.

CITAD Trains Bauchi Women On Digital Livelihood

Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), a non-governmental organization has in Bauchi commenced the training of young women and girls in Digital livelihood to acquire information communication technology (ICT) knowledge.

CITAD Program Manager, Mrs. Maryam Haruna said at the orientation for the digital livelihood programme Monday in Jama’are LGA of the state that participants are being trained on ICT knowledge for business transactions.

She explained that with the World becoming a global village in the face of modern technology innovations, young women are expected to play a vital role in the quest for embracing digital innovations.

“Many women who have acquired skills in the initial phase of this programme have excelled in their businesses. Some of them are even giving the same training to other women and girls so that they can also succeed”, Maryam stated.

The objective of the training, she further explained, is to produce more young women in entrepreneurship in Northern Nigeria, as well as eradicate poverty in young women and girls.

The program officer added, “We also encourage the beneficiaries to register their businesses with Corporate Affairs Commission, a federal government agency responsible for the registration of business outfits”.

“For those who have no business can also form a business name so that they can start up a small scale enterprise to enable them become self-reliant, because of the opportunities for loans scheme that can reach them”.

Maryam outlined the skills in which young women and girls would be trained to include graphic Designs – where they would also learn posters, stickers, banners, invitation cards and so on, film and video editing, photography and info-graphic.

According to her, young women and girls need to be empowered, especially through the utilization of digital knowledge so that they can achieve self-reliance in different business areas such food production, decoration, photography, and film and video editing.

She then called on young women to make good use of the 3 weeks training and rise to the challenge of entrepreneurial development in order to attain the skills of digital livelihood, for them to become self-reliant and gainfully employed.

The Director of Planning in the Ministry of Budget & Economic Planning, Malam Sunusi Ibrahim had in a remark, urged the participants to have passion for the training because it’s really a stepping stone for them to prosper.

Responding on behalf of the participants, Miss Habiba Usman commended the efforts of CITAD for bringing ICT training to their doorsteps.

Participants therefore pledged to give maximum attention during the training, and to also use the training to become self-reliance  and employers of others in not only the community, but the state at large.

NGO begins training young women, girls on digital livelihood in Bauchi

An NGO, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has commenced training of young women and girls in digital livelihood to acquire information and communication Technology (ICT) knowledge of business in Jamma’are Local Government Area of the state

Mrs Mayryam Haruna, Programme Manager CITAD while speakinge at the orientation for the Digital Livelihood Programme for Young Women and Girls in Jamma’are on Monday

Mrs. Haruna said with the world becoming a global village in the face of modern technological innovations, the young women were expected to play a vital role in the quest for embracing digital innovations.

“Many women who have acquired skills in the initial phase of this program have excelled in their businesses. Some of them are even giving the same training to other women and girls so they can also succeed,” she said.

According to her, the objective of the training is to produce more young women entrepreneurs in northern Nigerian, as well as a beginning of eradicating poverty in northern young women and girls.

Mrs Haruna said “We also encourage the beneficiaries to register their businesses with Corporate Affairs Commission.

“For those who have no businesses, they can also form a business name so that they can start up a small scale enterprise so that they can be self reliant. Because of the opportunities for loan schemes can reach them,” she said.

The programme manager said the young women and girls would be trained on the programmes that include, graphics design, where they would learn posters, stickers, banners, invitation cards and so on. Film and video editing and photography, infographic among others.

She said women and girls need to be empowered especially through the utilization of digital knowledge so that they can achieve self reliance in different business areas such as food production, decoration, photography, and film and video editing.

She called on young women to make good use of the 3 weeks training and rise to the challenge of entrepreneurial development in order to attain the skills of digital livelihood, for them to become self-reliant and gainfully employed.

In his remarks, . Malam Sunusi Ibrahim , Director Planning. Ministry of Budget and Planning urged the participants to have passion for the training because it’s really a stepping stone for them to prosper.

“You should be a vocational trainer, if possible, for the young women in their neighborhood,” he said

Responding on behalf of the participants, Miss Habiba Usman and Hauwa Yakubu commended the effort of CITAD for bringing ICT training to their doorstep.

They pledged to give their maximum attention during the training and also make good use of the training to become self-reliant and employers of others in the state not only the community.