Theme: Untangling the web

TEDxHadejia is an independently organized TED event in Jigawa state, meant for bringing TED mission of ideas worth spreading to our local community.

Maimuna Millennium Park conference hall.
Kano road Hadejia, Jigawa state.
Hadejia, Jigawa, 001
Nigeria

Alhassan Muhammad

Alhassan has over 17 years banking experience, having started his Banking career at First Bank Nigeria Plc. He was before then, a Local Technical Assistant (LTA) with a France based company Sagem SA where he trained over 500 adhoc staff during the national identity card project. Alhassan has obtained both Bachelor of Science degree, and Master degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the prestigious University, of Bayero University Kano. He also had his Msc in Public administration from Nasarawa State University. Alhassan has attended numerous professional and executive courses and training in different field of human endeavors at various reputable institutions, such as London Corporate Training, Oracle University, United Nations Institute of Training and Research, Crown Agent and London Academy for higher education among others. Alhassan is an adroit and prolific public speaker. He is a highly decorated public speaking champion at various levels of Toastmasters' speech competitions. Alhassan was the Emerald Toastmaster Club 2019 Champion of Public speaking (Humorous), and Second place Champion for both Toastmasters international Area 30 and Division E Speech Contests. Alhassan was the Champion of Emerald Toastmasters Club 2020 International Speech Contest, Table Topics Speech Contest (Impromptu) and Tall Tales Speech Contest. He also was the Second Place Winner for 2020 Area 30 International Speech contest and Tall Tales speech competition. Alhassan is currently the Vice President Education of Emerald Toastmasters Club as well as the Logistics Manager of Toastmasters International (Division E) covering Northern Nigeria. Alhassan Mohammed has passion for moderating sessions, coaching and mentoring, and at his copious free time he enjoys reading, playing scrabble and football

Baffa Hussaini Gantsa

Baffa Hussaini Gantsa was born and raised in Gantsa of Buji LG in Jigawa State. He's passionate about reading and writing, especially poetry. Some of his works has appeared in magazines and he writes on love, nature, social justice and many more.

KASHIFU INUWA

Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi is a Nigerian Technology expert and the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). Abdullahi graduated with Bachelor of Technology degree in Computer Science from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi State, Nigeria and was Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained as MIT Sloan strategist and has over fourteen years of working experience in Information Technology operations, business transformation and solution architecture, across both private and public sectors.

Masu Gurmi

traditional music group of Hadejia locality.

Mustapha Bulama

Mustapha Bulama is a self-taught cartoonist and illustrator. He specializes in political cartoons and children's book Illustration. He joined Daily Trust Newspaper as a comic strip artist in 2000 and ventured into political cartoons in 2008. His cartoons and illustrations are currently published in the Saturday and Sunday editions of Daily Trust newspapers. He draws his inspirations from the works of many artists, his favourites being Albert Uderzo, Zapiro, Jason Seiler and Xose Tomas. He has illustrated over twenty children’s’ books for different publishers since 2008, including the Moonbeam Award winning Zahra and Coco Alphabets, Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, The Empty Calabash published by National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other related Matters (NAPTIP) and Buhari of the People a children's biography of President Muhammadu Buhari. Other prominent works illustrated by Bulama include story books on Millennium Development Goals published by Cassava Republic and eight pupils’ books of the Mu Karanta Hausa Series published by Creative Associates International in conjunction with USAID. He has won numerous local and international awards in Editorial Cartooning, story-writing and illustration. Bulama’s Cartoons covers various aspects which include Politics, Security, Economy, and other social life. He is passionate about good governance, social justice and anti-corruption. Mustapha holds a B.Sc in Economics from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and he is married with three children. He lives in Kaduna State, Nigeria.

Rahma Ahmad Gumel

Rahma Ahmad Gumel was born and raised in Dutse, jigawa state,a Founder MUFRAH FOUNDATION and Art_hub (a poetic platform),a lover of poetry who loves to read and write and aspires to hold the pen as a mike to serve as a voice of the voiceless.

Sagir Musa Ahmad

Sagir Musa Ahmed is the current Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Land, Housing, Urban Development and Regional Planning Jigawa State. Previously, from 2016 to 2020 he worked as Director, Information Resource Center, US Embassy Abuja Nigeria as Foreign Service National (FSN) under the U.S Department of States. He also Served at different capacities within the Nigerian Government, notably at the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), Presidency Nigeria between 2012 -2016. Sagir had earlier served at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) between 2008 -2012 as the Agency Librarian/Document Controller among many other several appointments he held previously.

Tasiu Muhammad Ringim

Alhaji Tasi'u Muhammad Ringim is a nationally recognized expert in the field of political consultancy, public Speaker and Motivational Specialist. Hails from Ringim LG of Jigawa state, and is a mechanical engineer by profession.

Yusuf Usman Dauda

Yusuf Usman Dauda is a young ambitious computer coder, hails from Rijiyar zaki of Kano state. He is the founder of www.matcite.com a platform offering free education to the society.