Justice for the victims of the December 2015 bloody clash in Zaria, Kaduna State, during which soldiers dislodged a Shi’ite worship centre and residence of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, has remained elusive…
International environmental activists have fingered Nigeria as one of the sources of trafficking pangolin. They claim that the animal is going into extinction because the Chinese smuggle them into China. In this report, Daily Trust reporter investigates the chain of…
The #EndSARS protest in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) may have ended, but the destruction and loss of lives it left behind are still fresh in the minds of victims. Three months after the crisis, the government is yet to…
Clashes between officers and men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and smugglers at border communities have continued to claim lives and property, including vehicles and offices, Daily Trust reports. Customs officials stationed at border communities across the country have…
… 53,042 sacked in 8 years One of the problems that appear to have defied solutions in the Nigerian education system is the shortage of qualified teachers. While the basic schools are struggling to meet up the needs of their…
In the midst of the second wave of COVID-19, universities and other tertiary institutions resumed after months of closure. Authorities have tried to meet up with health protocols to ensure safety, but staff and students find it difficult to comply…
Despite efforts by security forces, violent crimes are on the hike pointing to the availability of small and light weapons in the country. Experts attribute… Despite efforts by security forces, violent crimes are on the hike pointing to the availability…
Following misinformation and disinformation on the social media on what transpired in Oyigbo, an oil-rich community in Nigeria’s Niger-Delta, during the #EndSARS protests in late 2020, Daily Trust set out on a fact-finding mission. In the wake of the #EndSARS…
Though 70 percent of cancer patients need radiotherapy treatment, only three centers are functional in the country… Nigerians suffering from cancer have lamented the high cost of treatment and dearth of treatment facilities and specialists. The patients and medical experts,…
The Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University invites applications for the Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award, to be awarded in Spring 2021. In filling out the application below, please be succinct but specific and answer every question.…
