The almajiri system of education is predominantly practised in northern Nigeria and has remained a source of concern for those who mean well for the region. Most of the pupils called almajiri are young children between the ages of 5…
Despite the restoration of the federal government’s open treasury portal, there are indications that some financial statements are missing. The portal was restored a few days after Daily Trust’s exclusive report on its shutdown last week. However, checks on the financial…
Foreign missions in Nigeria and other international bodies have tightened up security alerts for travels in the seven states making up the North West geopolitical zone following last month’s attack on a passenger train arriving Kaduna from Abuja, the Nigerian…
When Amina Ibrahim, an indigene of Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State completed her secondary education in 2017, she looked forward to gaining admission into the university to pursue her dream of becoming a certified nurse. The following year,…
Acute water shortage has hit many states across the country. Apart from subjecting residents of the affected states to hardship, many now drink from any available source, including streams and boreholes, findings by Daily Trust Saturday have shown. Stakeholders in…
Thousands of people have lost their homes and sources of livelihood to fire disasters in the last three months, Daily Trust Saturday reports. While some of the fire outbreaks were as a result of negligence on the side of the…
The continued onslaught by bandits against farming communities in Niger State has displaced thousands of people who have relocated to other parts of the state particularly Minna, the state capital, as observed by Daily Trust Saturday. The Internally Displaced Person…
The Jamiyyar Matan Arewa (JMA) has presented an Award Certificate of Excellence for Golden Heart Lifetime Achievement to the Daily Trust Foundation in recognition and appreciation of the Company’s consistent support to the orphanage home. The Daily Trust Foundation which…
Fresh facts in the aftermath of last Monday’s fatal attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train service have shed more light on the failure of officials at different levels to forestall the planned onslaught, which was seen coming months ahead. Official correspondences…
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,…
