Kogi Gov's CPS felicitates new promotions in Trust Media Limited »

The Chief Press Secretary to Kogi State Governor, Hon Muhammed Onogwu has expressed delight for the promotions handed staff of Media Trust Limited.

The organisation, publisher of the Daily Trust newspapers, had announced five new appointments on Monday in a statement by the Chief Executive Officer/ Editor-in-Chief, Mannir Dan Ali.

The Kogi State CPS said in his own statement that the promotions were well deserved as Media Trust was a media establishment of repute made up of core professionals who practice the profession with highest standards of journalism.

He said he was in vantage position to make the observation having had a stint with them as a trainee, adding that their ethical standards was what has made their publications household names in the Nigerian media industry.

Hon Onogwu, who tasked the new appointees to see their elevation as a call to more service, not only to their organisation but also to the society by upholding the true tenets of the profession, expressed confidence in their abilities to discharge their duties.

He assured them of the readiness of his office to work closely with them as he has been doing with all media organisations in the country since his appointment, adding that his office was open to them for all enquiries about government activities in Kogi State.

Some of the new changes in the establishment is the promotion of Daily Trust Political Editor, Hamza Idris to the position of Editor to succeed Nasiru Abubakar, who has been elevated to the position Managing Editor. Abubakar is to be assisted by Nasir Imam, who holds the position of Deputy Managing Editor.

Media Trust press statement noted that Deputy Editor of the Daily Trust is now Stella Iyaji, who, until this appointment, was the Deputy Editor of the Daily Trust on Sunday.

“Furthermore, the Editor of the Daily Trust on Sunday, Lawan Danjuma Adamu, is now to function as Editor of both Weekend Titles, Daily Trust on Saturday and Daily Trust on Sunday.

“The erstwhile editor of the Daily Trust on Saturday Abdulkareem Baba Aminu is now to serve as the Secretary of the Trust Television implementation committee that is to actualize the national television license of Media Trust Limited.

Amina Alhassan has also been elevated to the position of Deputy Editor of the Weekend Titles.”