By Mustapha Salisu To commemorate World Press Freedom Day 2025, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), on Saturday, held a sensitization session at Kano State Polytechnic’s Mass Communication Department, focusing…
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CITAD, Partners Condemn Proposed Amendment to Data Protection Act Targeting Bloggers, Social Media Platforms
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) in conjunction with Avocats Sans Frontières France (ASF France), and Spaces for Change (S4C) have strongly condemned a proposed amendment to…
CITAD Hails Kano Gov’t for Establishing PWDs Department
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has commended the Kano State Government for establishing the Department of People with Disabilities under the Ministry of Women, Children, and Disables. The organization…
Civil Society Groups Reject State of Emergency in Rivers, Demand Reversal
By Mustapha Salisu A coalition of civil society organizations under the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (Northwest Zone) has strongly condemned the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by…
CITAD Urges Policy on Community-Centered Connectivity
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has urged the Nigerian government to implement policies that recognize and support Community-Centered Connectivity Initiatives (CCCIs) to bridge the country’s digital…
CITAD Unveils E-commerce Platform, ShopB.Africa
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has launched an e-commerce platform, ShopB.Africa, designed to empower businesses across Africa. Developed by a team of eight young innovators from…
CITAD Engages Education Stakeholders for Stronger Quality Assurance in Kano Schools
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has organized a roundtable dialogue for stakeholders as part of its efforts to address challenges of Education Quality Assurance in Kano…
Locating Nigeria in the Global Digital Landscape by Y. Z. Ya’u, CITAD
Late last year, the Portulans Institute, an independent, nonpartisan research and educational institute based in Washington, DC, released the 2024 Global Network Readiness Index (NRI 2024). The NRI annually ranks countries across…
CITAD Launches WiDEF Project to Bridge Gender Digital Divide in Northern Nigeria
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has inaugurated the Women in the Digital Economy Fund (WiDEF) Project, an initiative aimed at addressing the gender digital divide and…
CITAD Concludes Training for 70 Young Entrepreneurs, Rewards Top Performers
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), with support from the British Council and King Trust International has concluded an eight-week intensive employability and entrepreneurship training for 70…
CITAD Trains RAAMP Staff to Navigate Emerging Technologies in Administration
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has concluded a one-week ICT training for 30 staff members of the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) in Kano State. The training,…
CITAD, Save the Children Distribute Sanitary Packs to Flood Victims in Jigawa
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), in collaboration with Save the Children International, has distributed sanitary packs to 500 flood victims in Kafin Hausa Local Government Area, Jigawa State. The…
CITAD, RLF Host Roundtable at BUK to Review Academic Research
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), in collaboration with the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation (RLF), organized a roundtable discussion at Bayero University Kano on Tuesday. The event aimed to promote intellectual…
CITAD Graduates 4th Batch of Nigerian School of Community Network Students
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), in its continued efforts to bridge the digital divide in Nigeria, has graduated its fourth batch of students from the Nigerian…
Global Entrepreneurship Week: CITAD Advocates for Digital Security
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) marked Global Entrepreneurship Week by hosting a lecture aimed at empowering Kano’s youth, young girls, and women involved in entrepreneurship. The event focused on…
CITAD launches book on ethnic profiling, inclusion in Nigeria
The Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) launched a book on Thursday titled Ethnic Profiling and the Challenges of Inclusion in Nigeria: A Survey of the Literature, written by Ibrahim Muazzam….
Kano Gov’t Commits to Inclusion of PWDs in Workforce Following CITAD Training
By Mustapha Salisu The Kano State Government has pledged support for the inclusion of people with disabilities (PWDs) in the workforce following the completion of a six-week digital skills training conducted by…
CITAD Marks Int’l Repair Day with Focus on Waste Reduction in Kano
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) celebrated the 2024 International Repair Day by hosting a workshop and lecture on the circular economy for students at Government Technical…
CITAD Trains Northern Youths on Combating Corruption
By Mustapha Salisu In its ongoing effort to address corruption across the country, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has organized a two-day capacity-building training for youths on accountability and…
Bridging Digital Gap: CITAD Launches Network Hub in Bauchi Community
By Mustapha Salisu In a continued effort to close the digital divide between rural and urban areas in Nigeria, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) on Sunday launched a Community…
CITAD’s 5th Kano Social Influencers Summit Calls for Ethical AI Deployment
By Mustapha Salisu The 5th Kano Social Influencers Summit (KANSIS24), organized by the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), held from September 18-19, 2024, in Kano, concluded with key observations and…
From Research to Reform: Y.Z. Ya’u’s Contributions to Society
On September 2nd, we celebrate the birthday of a man whose life has been a pillar of hope and progress for countless individuals—Malam Y.Z. Ya’u. He is not just a name but…
CITAD Trains Youths on Transforming Tech Ideas into Businesses
By Mustapha Salisu The Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has launched a training program designed to equip 30 youths with the skills needed to turn their technological ideas into successful…
CITAD Unveils Digital Training Hub for PWDs in Kano
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), in collaboration with the MacArthur Foundation, has launched a Digital Training Hub for People Living with Disabilities (PWDs) in Kano State….
Hunger Protest Comments: CITAD Denounces Security Raid on NLC, CDHR Offices
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has strongly condemned the recent invasion of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) Secretariat in Abuja and the Committee for the Defence…