Media Trust is a privately held Nigerian newspaper publishing company based in Abuja that publishes the English-languageDaily Trust, Weekly Trust, Sunday Trust and the Hausa-languageAminiya 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
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.
