Media Trust

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Media Trust
TypeDaily newspaper
FounderKabiru Yusuf
PublisherMedia Trust
Editor-in-chiefNaziru Mikailu
EditorHamza Idris
Deputy editorAbdu'azeez Abdu'azeez
Managing editorStella O Iyaji
Founded2001
LanguageEnglish-Hausa language's
HeadquartersAbuja, Nigeria
Circulation50,0000
Sister newspapersAminiya
Websitedailytrust.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

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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

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

Personnel

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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.

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