The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has urged traditional rulers in Kano State to take a more active role in engaging men in the campaign to end Gender-Based Violence (GBV)…
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CITAD Warns Against Ignoring Gender, Climate Justice in Nigeria’s AI Drive
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has cautioned that Nigeria’s push toward artificial intelligence (AI) must be guided by feminist principles and climate justice to avoid deepening…
CITAD Demands Immediate Release of Corps Member Detained Over Facebook Post
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has called for the immediate and unconditional release of Zakariyya Kabeer Gwagwarwa, a corps member from Kano State currently serving in Katsina, who was…
CITAD Trains KHAIRUN Staff on Blockchain, Fintech in Kano
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has organised a three-day intensive training on blockchain and financial technology for staff of Khalifa Isyaka Rabiu University (KHAIRUN), Kano. The training, which ended…
CITAD urges men, religious leaders to join fight against gender-based violence
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has called on religious leaders in Kano to use their platforms to preach against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) and to encourage men to…
CITAD Marks 2025 World Software Freedom Day, Calls for Adoption of FOSS
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) joined the rest of the world in commemorating the 2025 World Software Freedom Day with a chat session focused on advancing…
CITAD Urges Gender, Climate Justice in Nigeria’s Digital Policies
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has called for urgent reforms in Nigeria’s digital transformation agenda to integrate gender equality and climate justice. Speaking at a press…
CITAD Coordinator, Hamza Aminu Fagge, Elected NAB Kano Youth Leader
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has proudly celebrated the election of its Coordinator for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), Hamza Aminu Fagge, who on Saturday emerged as the Youth Leader…
CITAD Urges Gov’t to Stop Scapegoating Social Media
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has called on the Nigerian government to stop scapegoating social media for the country’s insecurity and instead focus on addressing the root causes of…
Centralised platforms eroding citizens’ online rights — CITAD
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has warned that centralised social media platforms such as Facebook (Meta) and X (formerly Twitter) are eroding citizens’ digital rights through data misuse and…
CITAD Demands Immediate Release of Usman Sabo, Condemns Crackdown on Digital Freedoms
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) expresses deep concern over the growing pattern of harassment, intimidation, and unlawful detention of citizens in Bauchi State for exercising their constitutional right to…
CITAD, APC Train Kano Lawyers, Judges on Tackling Emerging Digital Rights Issues
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), in partnership with the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), has concluded a two-day capacity-building training for 20 legal practitioners comprising 10 lawyers and 10…
CITAD Trains BUK Lecturers on Fintech, Blockchain
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), in collaboration with the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, Bayero University Kano (BUK), has conducted a three-day training for university lecturers on Financial…
CITAD Cautions DSS Against Intimidating Citizens Over Online Expression
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has cautioned the Department of State Services (DSS) in Bauchi State against what it described as arbitrary intimidation of citizens over…
CITAD to Launch dComms as Decentralized Alternative to Global Social Media Giants
By Mustapha Salisu The Executive Director of the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), Malam Y.Z. Ya’u, has announced the Centre’s readiness to introduce dComms, a decentralized communications platform designed as…
CITAD Graduates First Cohort of YouLead Programme
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has concluded the maiden edition of its Youth Leadership Development Programme (YouLead), a strategic initiative aimed at empowering young Nigerians to…
Adamawa Govt Urged to Increase Funding for Family Planning Program
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa State Government has been urged to increase its budgetary allocation for the implementation of family planning initiatives in the state. This call was made by stakeholders…
CITAD Hosts Civil Society Training on Digital Rights in Kano
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), in collaboration with the Association for Progressive Communication (APC), has hosted a two-daytraining at its Kano office to strengthen the capacity…
CITAD Commends NCC’s New Telecommunication Licensing Framework
…Calls for Clarity on Community Networks By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has welcomed the new telecommunication licensing framework introduced by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), describing…
CITAD Hosts Maiden Kano Labour Institutes on Trade Union Revitalization
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) on Tuesday commenced a three-day program for labour leaders and union educators in Kano State, aimed at revitalizing trade union education…
CITAD Launches Digital Rights Training for Secondary School Students in Kano
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), in collaboration with the Ndukwe Kalu Foundation (NKF), has launched a four-week Digital Rights Training targeting secondary school students in Kano State, including those…
Lack of accurate data weakens government policies – CITAD
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has raised concerns over the lack of accurate data in many government institutions. The center stated that the gap is responsible for the failure…
CITAD Cautions Kano Government Over Infringement on Digital Rights
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has raised alarm over what it describes as a growing pattern of digital rights violations in Kano State, following the recent…
CITAD Trains Kano PWDs in Digital, Administrative Skills
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has wrapped up a two-month intensive training on digital literacy and administrative skills for staff of the Institute of Skills Acquisition Centre for Persons…
How AI is Shaping the Future of Digital Rights in Nigeria
By Ali Sabo Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quietly changing how Nigerians live, work, and interact online. From the way social media platforms filter content to how government agencies track data, AI is…