Media Trust is a privately held

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n newspaper publishing company based in

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that publishes the

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''Daily Trust'', ''Weekly Trust'', ''Sunday Trust'' and the

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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

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and Gamji.

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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, and has worked as a columnist and commentator for companies that include the '' Daily Triumph'', ''Citizen Magazine'', '' Newswatch'' and

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Africa Service. Jaafar Jaafar the Editor in Chief of

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was one of their staff between 2007 and 2011.

References

External links

Official Website
1998 establishments in Nigeria Newspapers established in 1998 Mass media in Abuja {{Nigeria-newspaper-stub