Media Trust
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Kabiru Yusuf |
| Publisher | Media Trust |
| Editor-in-chief | Naziru Mikailu |
| Editor | Hamza Idris |
| Deputy editor | Abdu'azeez Abdu'azeez |
| Managing editor | Stella O Iyaji |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Language | English-Hausa language's |
| Headquarters | Abuja, Nigeria |
| Sister newspapers | Aminiya |
| Website | dailytrust.com |
Media Trust is a privately held Nigerian newspaper publishing company based in Abuja that publishes the English-language Daily Trust, Weekly Trust, Sunday Trust and the Hausa-language Aminiya newspapers, as well as a new pan-African magazine, Kilimanjaro. It is one of the leading media companies in Nigeria.[1][permanent dead link]
History
[edit]The Weekly Trust was established in March 1998 and the Daily Trust was launched in January 2001. The two papers are the largest circulating newspapers in Northern Nigeria.[2] The group of newspapers ranks among the top seven in Nigeria in advertising revenue.[3]
Content
[edit]The newspapers have online editions and content from the newspapers is republished by AllAfrica and Gamji.[4]
Personnel
[edit]The chairman of the board and chief executive officer is Kabiru Abdullahi Yusuf. He was a Senior Lecturer of the Department of Political Science, Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, and has worked as a columnist and commentator for companies that include the Daily Triumph, Citizen Magazine, Newswatch and BBC Africa Service.[5] Jaafar Jaafar the Editor in Chief of Daily Nigerian was one of their staff between 2007 and 2011.
References
[edit]- ^ Olawale A.; Omotayo O. (March 25, 2018). "Daily Trust Looks to Digital Future at 20". Retrieved May 10, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "About Media Trust". Media Trust. Archived from the original on 23 July 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ Tope Templer Olaiya (3 August 2009). "Daily Trust...surviving where others failed". The Guardian (Nigeria). Lagos. Retrieved 18 December 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Countries:Nigeria:News". Stanford University. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ "Board". ABC Transport. Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
External links
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