The federal government is yet to commence the implementation of the report of the Presidential Committee on Restructuring and Rationalisation of Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies, over 18 months after the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, announced a presidential…
Primary education is regarded as the most important phase in a child’s academic pursuit because that is where the foundation is laid. On October 5, Nigeria joined the rest of the world to celebrate World Teachers’ Day. In Nigeria, however,…
The federal government is set to award a service boat monitoring agent contract for another 25 years to the Integrated Logistics Services Limited (INTELS) despite being disqualified in the bid process, investigations by Daily Trust revealed. The contract between the Nigerian Ports…
Daily Trust Foundation, with support from the MacArthur Foundation, has organized a three-day Multimedia and Investigative Journalism Training For Journalists in the North-Central Region. The workshop began on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, and ended on Thursday, October 7, 2021. It…
Insecurity challenges in Borno State (North East) and Benue State (North Central) have created a huge humanitarian crisis with millions of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in both states. The crises have especially taken a toll on women and children, many…
The homegrown school feeding programme of the Federal Government, which started in 2016 in some states, is aimed at addressing poverty, improving the health and education of children and enhancing the social, mental and physical wellbeing of the kids, who…
Accessing basic healthcare comes with a great cost for residents of Hungu, a village in Kano State, as they make do with a dilapidated primary health care centre with inadequate facilities. Hungu is a farming community with thousands of inhabitants.…
Ameka community, located in Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, is rich in mineral resources such as zinc and lead, among others. Our correspondent who visited the community, writes on how illegal mining is affecting the area, including…
Parents differ on the return of children to school after the holiday ‘Without the adequate provision of security, no parent will allow his child to go to school again’ ‘We ’re worried, but that won’t stop me from sending my…
New electricity consumers in Nigeria are being ripped off by power distribution companies (DisCos) through estimated billing despite a policy stating that all new connections must be accompanied by meter, an investigation by Daily Trust revealed. The Connection and Disconnection Procedures…
