Media Trust is a privately held
Nigeria
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n newspaper publishing company based in
Abuja
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that publishes the
English-language
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''Daily Trust'', ''Weekly Trust'', ''Sunday Trust'' and the
Hausa-language
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''Aminiya'' newspapers, as well as a new pan-African magazine, ''Kilimanjaro''. It is one of the leading media companies in Nigeria.
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.
The group of newspapers ranks among the top seven in Nigeria in advertising revenue.
Content
The newspapers have online editions and content from the newspapers is republished by
AllAfrica
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and Gamji.
The company presents the "Daily Trust African of the Year" award, recognizing and celebrating Africans who have made positive contributions that affect the lives of other people and have attracted pan-African attention during the award year.
Controversies
Daily Trust has been involved in really controversial reportage that has made a lot of people tag the newspaper as sensational.
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
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,
Sokoto
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, and has worked as a columnist and commentator for companies that include the ''
Daily Triumph
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'', ''Citizen Magazine'', ''
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Africa Service.
was one of their staff between 2007 and 2011.