Despite efforts to accelerate the conclusion of corruption cases in Nigeria, many high-profile litigations still linger in courts for many years, over what lawyers blame on the “shenanigans” of parties. After the fanfare that greeted their commencement, cases such as…
Over 50,000 residents of 17 communities in Sabon Birni Local Government Area have relocated to the Niger Republic over incessant bandits’ attacks. This was disclosed by the member representing Sabon Birni North constituency at the Sokoto State House of Assembly,…
General Murtala Mohammed College (GMMC) Yola is one of the oldest schools in Northern Nigeria today and has produced outstanding alumni who served at the top level of governments, industries and the academia. But the 100-year-old famous school is currently…
Some of the various housing schemes initiated by the federal government across the country are facing challenges, an investigation by the Daily Trust revealed. In this first part of a series, our correspondents in Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Kwara and…
The shoemaking business is no longer for illiterates and school dropouts as graduates have joined the trade and making more money than what they would have earned in white-collar jobs. Daily Trust visited Aba, the commercial nerve centre in Abia…
A solar-powered factory meant for processing of Kilishi (a local meat delicacy) built at Mararrabar Kankara community in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State had started touching lives positively in the surrounding communities, Daily Trust reports. The factory –…
In the past, school holidays came with lots of expectations from both students and parents as they provide an opportunity for students to take a break, recharge, visit distant relatives and friends, and in some cases assist parents in the…
Time, it is said, heals all wounds. But for some victims of the Shi’a-military clashes of 2015 in Zaria, five years have not done the magic. In this video we take a look at what has happened since the event…
Winners in educational competitions in Nigeria have been poorly rewarded, compared with those in entertainment competitions. Entertainment competitions receive more coverage, attention, and sponsorship while participants of educational contests languish in misery. As the Big Brother Naija reality TV show,…
For some years, schools in Nigeria have been at the centre of attacks by kidnappers. The attacks, which led to abductions of students, also destroyed many lives and homes. Hundreds of students still in captivity, including some Chibok girls, abducted…
