The Digital Literacy Advocacy Club and Centre for Information Technology and Development have held a social media marketing training on brand development and economic living. The training which held on January 15th and 16th was faciliated by Ikechukwu Onyekwere and Olanrewaju Oyedeji. At the event, Ali Sabo, who is represented Centre For Information Technology and…
10th December, 2020 As part of its effort to promote computer literacy and ICT awareness among students of secondary schools in Kano State, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has since 2003 instituted a yearly ICT quiz for secondary schools in Kano State. The objectives of the quiz were to sensitize the school communities…
By Y. Z. Yaú It is itself a revolution when a leading promoter of IT in Nigeria such as Mallam YZ Ya’u is turning his back on social media usage, with particular reference to radical democratic politics. But this piece is not just a critique of degeneracy in radical praxis but also a treatise on…
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…
Held On the 14TH OF DECEMBER, 2020 The Centre for Information Technology and Development on the 14th of December, 2020 formally commissioned its Social Media for Accountability Lab and Radio Studio. The two projects which have been established with support of Macarthur Foundation, aimed to train youth and students on Social media for accountability and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
By Sagiru Ado Abubakar As schools reopen in Kano state, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has launched sensitization initiative in Shara village of Sumaila local government area of Kano state. The sensitization targeted people in the community, teachers and the pupils of the primary school. Protocols of preventing the spread of…
11th October, 2020 Every year on 11th October, the International Day of the Girl is celebrated globally with a series of campaign and activities to amplify the voices of irls and encourage them stand up for their rights. Each year, the day comes with a theme and this year, the theme is, “My Voice, Our…
Two days ago, a team of staff of CITAD went to Shara in Sumaila local government area of Kano to conduct a COVID-19 sensitization programme for teachers and students as well as parents of Shara Primary School, a community school that CITAD and the community established about four years ago. Although enrolment had increased but…
