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 and is now the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

ISIAQ A. AJIBOLA: Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer (COO)

An experienced media practitioner, Ajibola worked at Citizen and Sentinel magazines and was pioneer General Manager of Media Trust Ltd, and later became the Executive Director (Operations) and is now the Managing Director and Chief Operations Officer. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Trustee's of Nigeria and an alumnus of the Business School, University of Stellenbosch, Capetown. He holds a B.Sc Economics degree and MBA from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
 

MANNIR DAN ALI: Executive Director/ 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 had his first experience in the media with the defunct Citizen Magazine in Lagos, first as special project staff, and later as a reporter between 1992 and 1993. He also worked 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 assumed duty as Media Trust’s Editor-in Chief in 2007.
 

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. He is 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.    
 

IS’HAQ MODIBBO KAWU: Africa Editor

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.

MAHMUD JEGA: Editor, Daily Trust
 

SHEHU O. MOHAMMED: Asst. General Manager, Finance

Shehu graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife with B.Sc Accounting degree.  He is 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.

GARBA ALIYU ABUBAKAR: AGM (IT)

He is a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and an indigene of Gombe State. A graduate of Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi and a holder of a Masters degree in Electronics Engineering from the same university, Mal. Garba Aliyu worked as a lecturer in the afore-mentioned university from 1995 to 1999 and with NITEL from 1999 till 2008 as a senior manager in charge of internet services at Kaduna point of presence before joining Media Trust Limited.

He has attended several IT trainings locally and abroad. He loves travelling and has basket ball for hobby.

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 years.  He served in various printing companies and has acquired about 15 years working experience in the printing industry.

ABDULKAREEM BABA AMINU: Acting Editor, Weekly Trust
 

THEOPHILUS ABAH: Acting Editor, Sunday Trust

Theophilus Abbah started his journalism career as a reporter in 1996 with Punch (Nigeria) Limited in Lagos, publishers of THE PUNCH, SATURDAY PUNCH and SUNDAY PUNCH. In his almost ten years work experience in the company, he was Reporter, Senior Reporter, Correspondent, Senior Correspondent, Chief Correspondent and Assistant Editor. He resigned from the organization in April 2005. He has also worked with LEADERSHIP Newspapers in Abuja as General Editor, and with THE COMPANION also in Abuja as Editor.

Theophilus joined Media Trust Limited in 2007 as Head, Investigation Desk. In June 2008, he was appointed Acting Editor, Sunday Trust. He is a 1994 graduate of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language. He holds also, the University of Abuja’s Master of Arts degree in English Language.
 

ABDULKADIR ALIYU: Head, Advert

Abdulkadir Aliyu is a 1992 graduate of English and Literature from the former Bendel State University (Now Ambrose Alli University), Ekpoma.

He has held positions in client servicing and media relations for both marketing communications and multimedia production outfits in Kaduna and Abuja, for a period spanning over a decade.

He is a member of the Advertising Practitioners’ Council of Nigeria (APCON) and the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM).