Media Trust

Last updated
TypeDaily newspaper
Founder(s)Kabiru Yusuf
PublisherMedia Trust
Editor-in-chief Naziru Mikailu
Editor Hamza Idris
Deputy editorAbdu'azeez Abdu'azeez
Managing editor Stella O Iyaji
Founded2001
LanguageEnglish-Hausa language's
Headquarters Abuja, Nigeria
Circulation 50,0000
Sister newspapersAminiya
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 ]

Contents

History

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

The newspapers have online editions and content from the newspapers is republished by AllAfrica and Gamji. [4]

Personnel

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

  1. ↑ 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)
  2. ↑ "About Media Trust". Media Trust. Archived from the original on 23 July 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  3. ↑ Tope Templer Olaiya (3 August 2009). "Daily Trust...surviving where others failed". The Guardian (Nigeria) . Lagos. Retrieved 18 December 2009.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Countries:Nigeria:News". Stanford University. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  5. ↑ "Board". ABC Transport. Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2009.