Category: CITAD in the News

GBV Harmful, Most Be Discourage — CITAD Program Manager

By ABDULLAHI RABIU, Kàno IT been observed that Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a harmful  act being inflicted at individuals based on their gender and most be discourage at all levels. The observation was made by the CITAD Project  Programme Officer in Kano state   Hajiya Zainab Aminu  during a Press Conference on GBV  organised by the […]

Cases of sexual harassments remains high in Kano

By Bashir Bello, KANO Centre for Information Technology and Development, CITAD, has said that sexual harassments ranks top among other Gender-Based Violence, GBV, cases in Kano State. The Centre’s Gender Officer, Zainab Aminu stated this during its monthly GBV briefing after deploying an android app in August to track and monitor GBV incidences recorded in […]

Centre urges Kano State Govt. to domesticate Child Rights, VAPP Acts

has urged the Kano State Government to domesticate the Child Rights Act of 2003 and the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 so as to tackle Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the state. The centre made the call at a news conference in Kano to give feedback on its monthly online assessessment of cases of gender […]

CITAD consults with stake holders to see how women and youth can be involved in politics.

As a result of the gap between women and youth in politics and leadership across the country, Center for Information Technology And Development in partnership with ActionAid has consulted with various sectors of the society to see how to empower youth and women in politics. and leadership. John Otara, CITAD’s Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, introduced […]

NHRC Kano Zonal office partners CITAD to end gender-based violence

The National Human Rights Commission NHRC, Kano Zonal office has reiterated its commitment to collaborate with Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), to fight sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the state. State Coordinator of the Commission, Shehu Abdullahi stated this while receiving the delegation of CITAD in his office for an advocacy visit. […]

The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), ICT experts, media professionals, intellectuals and social influencers have strongly advocated for the exploration, adoption and deployment of right strategies to deploy digital technology for the promotion of democracy and good governance in Nigeria. Some dignatories at the opening ceremony. Speaking at the opening session of the […]

Youth Tasked To Utilize Digital Technology For Sustainability

Minister for Communications and Digital economy, Dr Ali Pantami, has urged Nigerian youths to explore and effectively utilize digital economy in the country. Pantami made the call during a virtual keynote address at the Social Media Influencers Summit organised by Centre for Information Technology and Development,held at Digital skills institute Kano. The minister who was […]

The Second Kano Social Media Influencers Summit; By Jibrin Ibrahim

In July 2019, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) organized the first social media influencers summit in Kano as a symposium of ideas and trend analysis on the ways in which social media platforms have taken over the communications super highway and determine what we see and get to know but also inundate […]

Zamu cigaba da bawa CITAD Gudunmawa daidai gwargwadon mu – Inji Sarki Rano

Zamu cigaba da bawa CITAD Gudunmawa daidai gwargwadon mu – Inji Sarki Rano     A cigaba da shirin da take na wayar da kan al’umma kan cin zarafin da ake wa Æ™ananan yara da mata, a yau 22 ga watan Satumba na wannan shekarar Cibiyar BunÆ™asa Fasahar Sadarwa da Cigaban Al’umma ta CITAD ta […]

We will continue to contribute our quarter towards ending GBV in Kano State

  We will continue to contribute our quarter towards ending GBV in Kano State   In continuation of its public awareness campaign on violence against children and women, CITAD today, September 22, 2021, paid an advocacy visit to the Emir of Rano. Alh. Kabiru Muhd Inuwa.   The purpose of the visit was to strengthen […]

Connecting The Unconnected:How CITAD Is Bridging Digital Divide In Northern Nigeria

  Internet connectivity is becoming part and parcel of humans’ lives all over the globe, but the story in the undeveloped countries most especially those living in the African continent is different and not encouraging. Millions of people in Africa are finding it difficult to access this network and even in places where these networks […]

CITAD Gets Land Donation to Build Digital Centre in Bauchi

Centre for Information Technology CITAD has received a land donation from the Chairman of Itas/Gadau Local Government of Bauchi state, Honorable Abdullahi Muhammad Maigari (Yayan Gida) for building to accommodate structures needed for a proposed community network facility in the community. This is part of a project the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) […]

CITAD SENSITIZES TUNGAN ASHERE COMMUNITY IN FCT ON COMMUNITY NETWORKS

CITAD SENSITIZES TUNGAN ASHERE COMMUNITY IN FCT ON NETWORK CONNECTION BASED ON LOCAL ENTITY AND THE MARCH OF BARRICADING GAP OF NETWORK CONNECTION TODAY 20th AUGUST, 2021. On its continued efforts to link communities with networks and have access to affordable networks, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) had today 20th August 2021 […]

CITAD Advocates for Community Network

  In it bid to bridge gap of internet accessibility and connectivity, an organization known as Centre for Information Technology and Development, CITAD, has stressed the need for setting up of community networks in unserved and underserved communities in Nigeria in order to promote digital inclusion in the country. The Coordinator, School of Community Network, […]