Child abuse has become a recurrent decimal and a major concern in Nigerian society. The acts which occur in diverse magnitudes are not only perpetrated in homes but also schools as well as secret places. Perpetrators include parents, mothers, stepmothers, teachers,…
The electricity blackout in Maiduguri has been going on for over one year with many residents living their lives without a power supply. Some privileged individuals, organizations and groups have embraced solar power as an alternative source of electricity in…
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River had set out to industrialize the state, a move that drew the applause of residents and other people across the country. To achieve this supposed dream, he established 38 factories across the state, but…
Multiple conflicts in the six regions of Nigeria have claimed more than 60,000 lives in the last decade, findings from research on the various security challenges afflicting the country. The conflicts ranging from insurgency, criminal banditry, farmer-herder conflicts, and violent…
Road, rail and air transport are being threatened due to the activities of non-state actors that have continued to hold Kaduna State, the administrative and political capital of northern Nigeria hostage. Kaduna has been under siege for the last 10…
No fewer than 88 fathers and mothers have been murdered by their children in Nigeria within a period of six years, data compiled by Daily Trust has shown. The data revealed that the killers – sons and daughters – mostly…
Ali Abuna, 51, has seen the fire and fury of Boko Haram insurgency in Hausari community in Buni Yadi, Gudja Local Government Area of Yobe State. But beyond the violence, including an attack on the Federal Government College, Buni Yadi,…
Three journalism organizations at the forefront of exposing corruption drive important innovations that promote good government. When Dapo Olorunyomi returned to Nigeria in 2004 after a decade-long forced exile, journalism in Nigeria was enduring both credibility and financial crises.…
Cases of shortage of gas and drop in water level have ripped off over 4,100 megawatts (MW) of electricity from the national grid within the first four days of March. Data from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) which operates…
The Daily Trust Foundation, with support from the MacArthur Foundation, has put together a three-day workshop on documentary production for reporters on the agricultural sector. This workshop was borne out of the need to deepen journalists’ understanding of how to…
