Shi’a-Military Face-Off: Five Years After
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…
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How Govts, Others Prioritise Entertainment Over Education Contests
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,…
Nigeria’s ‘Forgotten’ Abducted Students
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…
Kidnappers In FCT Begin Collection Of Ransom Through Banks
Kidnappers operating in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are becoming more daring by the day as they have started collecting ransom from their victims via bank accounts contrary to their usual style of receiving cash, Daily Trust reports. Last week alone, Daily Trust reported…
Hunger Looms As Insecurity Scares Farmers Away
Farmers in crisis-prone areas are finding it difficult to access their farmlands due to the spate of insecurity. Daily Trust Saturday reports their plight in some of the affected states with many of them saying there would be a food…
Daily Trust Foundation Commissions Training Facility, Organizes Workshop on Agriculture
The Daily Trust Foundation, with support from the MacArthur Foundation, has commissioned its training facility. The commissioning of the hall was done on Monday, July 5, 2021 by the Director (Africa) MacArthur Foundation, Dr. Kole Shettima, with support from board…
Daily Trust Foundation Organizes Regional Workshop on Multi-Media
The Daily Trust Foundation, with support from the MacArthur Foundation, has put together a workshop on Multi-Media Journalism. The workshop began on June 28, 2021, and ended on June 30, 2021, at the EaglesPath Hotel and Suites, in Yola, Adamawa.…
Oil Spills: Niger Delta Communities ‘Get’ Over N836bn In 7 Years
In the last seven years, various courts have awarded the sum of N836.318bn (N98.318 billion and over $1.8billion) to oil-producing communities in Niger Delta as compensations for oil spills and land encroachment, independent data seen by Daily Trust on Sunday…
Kano’s education policy leaves tales of woe
To ameliorate the effect of poverty on the educational progress of Kano school children, the Kano State Government introduced a sponsorship scheme to pay for the senior secondary school certificate examination of students that secure at least five credits in…
Knocks, Lamentation Trail Continuous Breakdown Of Abuja-Kaduna Trains
For the umpteenth time, hundreds of passengers on the Abuja-Kaduna train service were stranded in the bush recently after the train developed a fault minutes after leaving Rigasa Station in Kaduna State. Daily Trust examines the recurring breakdown of the…