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KABIRU A YUSUF, Chairman of the Board and CEO
A former University Lecturer, Kabiru was editor – Daily Triumph, Today and Citizen Magazine and, was Southern African Correspondent of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). He has also written for Newswatch and Daily Times. He holds B.Sc/MSc Political Economy from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria and University of Toronto, Canada. Kabiru was Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief for many years.
ISIAQ A. AJIBOLA, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer (COO)
An executive member of the management team with many years experience, Ajibola worked at Citizen and Sentinel magazines and was pioneer General Manager of Media Trust Ltd, and later became the Executive Director (Operations). He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Trustee's of Nigeria and an alumni of the Business School, University of Stellenbosch, Capetown. He holds a B.Sc Economics degree and MBA from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
- BILYA BALA
An Abuja based management consultant. He is the Managing Partner of Renascent Consult Limited and he is widely traveled.
UMARU ABDULLAHI
Holds a B.Sc. Accounting from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He had a stint with NNPC before going into private business. A widely traveled financial consultant, Alhaji Abdullahi is Managing Director of Lagos based Intra-Africa International.
BELLO DAMAGUM
International businessman. He holds a B.Sc. Accounting from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and after working in the Nigeria National shipping Line, he is now Property Developer in Abuja and Kaduna.
ABDULLAHI SHUAIBU
Chairman/Chief Executive of Kaduna based Agrimatrix Nigeria Limited. He holds a B.Sc. in Business administration from ABU, Zaria, worked for many years as manager of SCOA Nig. Ltd. in many parts of Nigeria.
ABDULMUMINI BELLO
He holds a Bachelor degree in Business Admin, from Bayero University, Kano (BUK), Masters in Business Administration from A.B.U. Zaria. He is the Managing Director of Dirham Nig. Ltd; a Kaduna-based general merchandise company.
KABIRU YUSUF: Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer.
A former University Lecturer, Kabiru was editor – Daily Triumph, Today Newspaper and Citizen Magazine and, was Southern African Correspondent of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). He has also written for Newswatch and Daily Times. He holds B.Sc/MSc Political Economy from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria and University of Toronto, Canada. Kabiru was Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief for many years.
ISIAQ A. AJIBOLA: Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer (COO)
An executive member of the management team with many years experience, Ajibola worked at Citizen and Sentinel magazines and was pioneer General Manager of Media Trust Ltd, and later became the Executive Director (Operations). He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Trustee's of Nigeria and an alumni of the Business School, University of Stellenbosch, Capetown. He holds a B.Sc Economics degree and MBA from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
MURTALA K. OPOOLA: Company Secretary/Legal Adviser.
Holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA – English) and MA (Communication Arts) from the University of Ibadan, Ibadan. He also obtained Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Barrister of Law (BL) from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and Nigerian Law School, Lagos. Murtala worked for 25 years as a journalist in the New Nigerian Newspaper (NNN). Additionally, he also served as General Manager – Lagos and Company Secretary/Legal Adviser. He joined Media Trust Nigeria Limited as Company Secretary/Legal adviser in February 2005. He is a member of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA).
IS’HAQ MODIBBO KAWU: Chairman, Editorial Board.
Kawu has worked in the media for over 27 years. He assumed duty as Editor of Daily Trust in June 2002. He was pioneer general Manager of the Kwara State Television Service (KWTV), Ilorin between 1997 and 2002; he reported at different times for BBC World Service, Radio Nederland International, Radio France International and had worked for Radio Nigeria and Kwara State Broadcasting Corporation. He holds a B.Sc degree in Mass Communication and a Masters degree in Political Science from Bayero University, Kano.
- MANNIR DAN ALI: Editor-in-Chief
Born on the 13th of May 1964 at Kayauki in Katsina state, he attended primary schools at Ketare and Kankara both in Katsina state before gaining admission to Rimi College Kaduna in 1976. Upon completion of his studies there he attended the College of Advanced Studies, Zaria before proceeding to Bayero University Kano where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English in 1986. Mannir returned to the same university for graduate studies and completed an M.A degree in English Literature in 1990.
His working career began with a teaching appointment with the Kano state government where he taught at Government Secondary School, Garko and later Government Day Secondary School, Danrimi, Malumfashi in Katsina state. Mannir then moved to Lagos where he worked in the Public Affairs department of the National Population Commission from late 1990 to mid 1992. He co-authored a book on the conduct of the 1991 census which was published by Spectrum publishers.
His long standing interest in working as a journalist was realised with his first media job with the defunct Citizens Magazine in Lagos, first as special project staff, and later as a reporter between 1992 and 1993. When Citizen magazine stopped publication he began work on freelance basis with the Hausa service of the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1994. Between August 1997 and February 2000, Mannir worked for the BBC World service at its Bush House headquaters in London before relocating back to Nigeria where he set up the Abuja Bureau of the African service. He has since being reporting for the African news and current affairs programmes, Focus on Africa and Network Africa in addition to occasional work for other parts of the BBC and even other broadcasters.
The Editor-in-chief has attended many courses on journalism within and outside the BBC including one on Investigative Journalism in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has also reported from many other countries including Cameroun, Ghana, Niger republic, Kenya and Thailand. Mannir is married to Amina and has 2 children, Laila and Aliyu. His hobbies include reading and farming.
ZAINAB O. SULEIMAN: Managing Editor
Mrs. Suleiman holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in History/English and Masters in International Affairs and Diplomacy (MIAD) from Bayero University, Kano and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria respectively. Zainab worked with the Citizen Magazine where she rose to Head, Sub-Editing. She was also Editor, Weekly Trust, for many years. A pioneer staff of Media Trust Nigeria Limited, Zainab is married with children.
SHEHU O. MOHAMMED: Finance Manager
Shehu graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife with B.Sc Accounting degree. An associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM). He had his Internship and post qualification experience at Mu’allayidia and Co. (Chartered Accountants) Kaduna and has over ten years of experience in Finance, Accounting, Auditing and Financial Advisory Services.
SANUSI W. NADUDU: Marketing Manager
Sanusi graduated from Bayero University, Kano with a BA (ED) Economics and M.Sc Banking & Finance. He worked in the Nigerian banking industry for over a decade where he rose to the position of Branch Manager between 1994-1998. He was General Manager of an Abuja based Telecom and Security Consultants before joining Media Trust Nigeria Limited as Marketing Manager in February 2, 2005. He is married and loves reading, travelling and playing table tennis.
MARGARET ADEKUNLE: Audit Manager
Mrs. Adekunle (ACA) attended Christ the King Covenant School, Academy in Ibadan between 1970 – 1974 and proceeded to Ibadan City Academy between 1974 – 1979 where she obtained her West African School Certificate in division one. She later went to Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife between 1980 – 1985 where she bagged a B.Sc Accounting. Margaret is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). She has worked with the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), National Commission for Colleges of Education, Suleiman & Co. (Chartered Accountants), and Thomas Gamble & Co. She joined the services of Media Trust Nigeria Limited as Audit Manager in 2005.
SULEIMAN SAHABI: National Production Manager
He obtained HND in Printing Technology from Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna and he is now awaiting his MBA result from the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ABTU). He is a member of several professional bodies. He worked with the New Nigerian Newspaper (NNN) for some year. He served in various printing companies and has acquired about 15 years working experience in the printing industry.
ALIU M. AKOSHILE
General Manager, Business & Strategy
Akoshile holds a B. Sc. (Hons) degree in Mass Communication from the University of Lagos, 1987 and M. Sc. International Relations & Strategic Studies from the University of Jos, 1993.
A versatile professional with over two decades experience in journalism, marketing communications and banking, Akoshile has worked at different times for Sunday Times and Citizen.
He was the pioneer Lagos Bureau Chief and Head of Southern Operations of Trust newspapers group from 1998 to 2001 when he joined the former NUB International Bank Limited as the pioneer Head of Corporate Affairs Department.
Mr. Akoshile, who is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), is married and has children.
AISHA U. YUSUF : Editor, Aminiya (Hausa Weekly)
Holds a B.A degree in English Language from Bayero University, Kano. She has worked in Triumph Newspaper, Kano and a journalist for about 18 years. A pioneer staff of Media Trust Nigeria Limited, Aisha is currently the Editor of the Hausa Newspaper on the Trust stable. She is married with children.
HABEEB PINDIGA: Acting Editor, Sunday Trust
Habeeb graduated from the Bayero University, Kano with Bachelor of Arts (Combined) Mass Communications/Hausa in 2001. He joined the Media Trust in 2003 as Reporter/Researcher, and rose to become the Assistant Group Political Editor, Acting News Editor (Weekly Trust), Acting Editor (Weekly Trust) and Acting Editor (Sunday Trust).
Ownership
The Weekly Trust and Daily Trust are well-focused, market-driven and general interest newspapers. The publications, which made their debut in March 1998 and January 2001 respectively, crystallize the revolutionary vision of an independent Board of Directors.
The two newspapers are owned and funded by 19 Shareholders of Media Trust Nigeria, Limited who are mostly young and talented Nigerian professional in various fields. Debut and outlook
At inception and up to its first anniversary, the Weekly Trust was published in black & white (with masthead in red colour) on off-white newsprint. However, since March 1999 the Weekly Trust has carried a unique identity that was shaped by its full colour prints on excellent white newsprint.
Having achieved considerable stride in the design and publication of Weekly Trust, the sister publication, Daily Trust, made its debut in full colour from 15 January, 2001.
Thus, the publication’s refreshing editorial contents are spiced with bright colours and exquisite layout that are predicated on the visual principle of B-CH-U-P-S (Balance, Contrast, Harmony, Unity, Proportion and Systemetry) in newspaper design. This is intended to justify the worth of the already subsidized cover price and give value to advertiser/buyers’ money. Print run and circulation
The Weekly Trust and Daily Trust are now the largest circulating newspapers in Northern Nigeria. The only newspapers whose print runs are in five digits. The weekly sale (Friday through the weekend) for Weekly Trust equals to the combined weekly sale daily newspapers. We are in addition the pioneers in colour production in the North. The Daily Trust, building on the goodwill of the weekly started producing on five digits from inception. The sales copies are distributed in all towns and cities in the North; Lagos, Abeokuta and Ibadan in the South-West; Port Harcourt, Yenagoa, Benin, Calabar in the South South; Onitsha, Owerri, and Enugu in the South East; and in several outlets in London, England. Editorial contents
As general interest publications, the editorial contents of Daily Trust and Weekly Trust uphold the libertarian principle. Yet, the publications display profound regard for social responsibility in their news coverage, and editorial comments. Daily Trust
Being the first daily newspaper form the Federal Capital territory, Abuja, Daily Trust usually devotes the early pages to news coverage. This is aside special pages for Crime stories, Arts & Entertainment, Information Technology, Health, Inside Politics, Star Feature, Features and the Parliament. Also due to is closeness to the seat of government and multilateral diplomacy, Daily Trust also devotes about four pages to international news. There is also the vital provision for communication feedback in form of letters to the Editor which usually share the page with rib-cracking cartoons. Four of the powerful writers in the country have been brought into the Editorial board as columnists. They are Mohammed Haruna, Sam Nda Isiah, Idang Alibi, Ujudud Shariff and Adamu Adamu. Weekly Trust
The Weekly Trust is making its mark as an informative and educative news publication. It cover stories every week are not only topical and national, they are written in very lucid language.
The Business & Economy pages are produced in full colour while a novel pages for development news has been introduced to correct the tendency in newspaper to believe that it is only the bizarre events that makes news.
The Weekly Trust also maintains one of the richest sport with focus on all sporting events. There are pages for literary works, politics, and women. {/tab}
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