Media Trust is a privately held
Nigeria
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n newspaper publishing company based in
Abuja that publishes the
English-language ''Daily Trust'', ''Weekly Trust'', ''Sunday Trust'' and the
Hausa-language
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Hausa is a membe ...
''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
Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), also known as UDUSOK, is a public research university located in the city of Sokoto, north western Part of Nigeria. It is one of the initial twelve universities founded in Nigeria by the federal govern ...
,
Sokoto
Sokoto is a major city located in extreme northwestern Nigeria, near the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2006 it has a population of over 427,760. Sokoto is the modern-day capital of Sokoto State and was previously the ...
, and has worked as a columnist and commentator for companies that include the ''
Daily Triumph
''The Triumph'' is a Nigerian English-language newspaper, published by the Triumph Publishing Company Limited and based in Kano, Kano State. It presently publishes a weekly edition with arrangements to return to publishing of the daily, weekend ...
'', ''Citizen Magazine'', ''
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Africa Service.