Nasiru L. Abubakar Explained

Nasiru L. Abubakar
Office1:Editor in Chief at Dateline Nigeria
Term Start1:2019
Office2:Managing Editor at Daily Trust[1]
Term Start2:2019
Term End2:2020
Office3:Editor at Daily Trust[2]
Term Start3:2016
Term End3:2019
Birth Date:4 September 1977
Birth Place:Kaduna, Northern Region,
Nationality:Nigerian
Alma Mater:Kaduna Polytechnic
Bayero University, Kano
Occupation:Journalist

Nasiru L. Abubakar is a Nigerian journalist from Kaduna and the Editor in Chief of Dateline Nigeria, an online publication company based in Abuja, Nigeria.[3] [4] [5]

Early life and education

Nasiru was born on 4 September 1977,[6] in Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Nasiru holds a PGD in Mass Communication from BUK, PGD in International Relations and Diplomacy in addition to a HND in Mass Communication from Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna.[7]

Journalism

Nasiru started his journalism career at ABG Group. He worked briefly as an intern with KSMC in Kaduna before joining Daily Trust Newspapers first as a freelancer in August 2000 before becoming a permanent staff in 2004.[8] [9] At Daily Trust, he was appointed Acting Editor (Saturday) in 2012, before he was redeployed to the Daily as Deputy Editor. In 2014 [10] before he was confirmed as the editor in 2016.[11] [12] [13] As the editor, he won Editor of the Year in 2016[14] [15] and Daily Trust won Newspaper of the year award.[16] [17]

In 2019, Nasiru was appointed Managing Editor of Daily Trust.[18] [19] He resigned in 2020 to join Dateline Nigeria as the Editor in Chief.[20] [21] [22] [23]

He writes for Gamji.com since 2015[24] [25] [26] and contributes to other outlets.[27]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daily Trust Appoints New Editors. PR Nigeria. 2 September 2019.
  2. Web site: New appointments at Trust Newspapers. mediacareerng.org. 1 February 2016.
  3. Web site: 13 May 2020. Contact Dateline Nigeria. 13 February 2022. Dateline Nigeria. en-US.
  4. Web site: 22 June 2022. Maiduguri Road Juma'at Mosque Chief Imam's Death, Great Loss To Muslims – Gumi. 13 July 2022. Reuben Abati. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2 December 2020. Ex-Daily Trust Editors join online newspaper. The Nation. 30 December 2020. en-GB.
  6. Web site: Nasiru Lawal - Editor in Chief at Dateline Nigeria . Apollo.io. 2022-06-27.
  7. Web site: Kaduna train attack: Abductors release photos, families identify captives. BluePrint. 27 April 2022 . 2022-04-27.
  8. Web site: 9 May 2009. Fuel Crisis - Filling Stations Turn Black Market Outlets. All Africa. 6 March 2022. en-GB.
  9. Web site: 4 August 2009. Video Shows Ex-Commissioner's Execution, by Nasiru L. Abubakar. All Africa. 6 July 2022. en-GB.
  10. Web site: 17 November 2014. Nigeria: Daily Trust Appoints Acting Editor. All Africa. 6 July 2022. en-GB.
  11. Web site: 19 February 2016. Nasiru L. Abubakar is now the substantive Editor of Daily Trust. Daily Trust. 6 July 2022. en-GB.
  12. Web site: 8 May 2021. Celebration Of Kabiru Yusuf's Election As NPAN. Tribune. 16 January 2022. en-GB.
  13. Web site: 4 April 2022. Kaduna: FRCN Management Condoles Immediate Past NUJ Kaduna Chairman Over Demise Of Father. 1 March 2022. News Reservoir. en-US.
  14. Web site: 19 December 2016. Nigeria Newspaper Awards... And the Winner Is?. All Africa. 6 June 2022. en-GB.
  15. Web site: 19 December 2016. The Nation confirms class with harvest of 13 awards at NMMA. The Nation. 21 December 2021. en-GB.
  16. Web site: 25 November 2014. Daily Trust wins 2016 Newspaper of the year award. Daily Trust. 13 July 2022. en-GB.
  17. Web site: 25 November 2014. Winners of Nigeria Media Merit Award. Punch Newspaper. 6 June 2022. en-GB.
  18. Web site: 25 November 2014. Media Trust appoints new Editor-in-Chief. Daily Trust. 30 December 2019. en-GB.
  19. Web site: 25 November 2014. Media Trust staff eulogize outgoing managing, production editors. Press Reader. 31 December 2021. en-GB.
  20. Web site: 25 November 2014. Media Trust appoints new Editor-in-Chief. Daily Trust. 30 December 2019. en-GB.
  21. Web site: 1 December 2020. Former Daily Trust editors join Dateline Nigeria. Daily Nigerian. 30 December 2020. en-GB.
  22. Web site: 1 December 2020. Former Daily Trust editors join Dateline Nigeria - The Cable. The Cable. 30 December 2020. en-GB.
  23. Web site: 1 December 2020. Nasiru L. Abubakar join Dateline Nigeria as Editor in Chief. PR Nigeria. 30 December 2020. en-GB.
  24. Web site: 11 September 2015. Letter to 'President' Jerry Gana, by Nasiru L. Abubakar . Gamji.com. 9 June 2021. en-GB.
  25. Web site: Bukar's Legitimate Ignorance By Nasiru Lawal. 9 July 2016. Gamji.com. en.
  26. Web site: 15 September 2007. Between Gumi and Nigerian Politicians, by Nasiru L. Abubakar. 6 February 2021. en-US.
  27. Web site: Imam Dahiru Lawal Abubakar: 1970-2022. 9 July 2022. Daily Trust. en.

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