Thursday, May 9, 2024
BY GRACE EKPOANWAN ACHUM The Federal Government of Nigeria has been urged to embark on deliberate steps to partner with the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) to plan government policies at the appropriate ministries that have the cumbersome responsibility to conceptualize and draw up appropriate strategies which should begin...
.Election holds Feb 25 2016 Over 7 months ago, an election that returned the incumbent, Joseph Okonmah as the chairman of the Lagos Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations was annulled in a rather bizarre fashion by the national body led by Dr. Rotimi Oladele. After the election members...
Red Media Africa, the media company to reach and inspire the largest number of African youth at any time has been selected to join the list of PR firms handling Nigerian Breweries Plc account. This selection follows a competitive bidding process conducted to expand Nigerian Breweries' mindshare and consolidate its...
SIFAX Group, one of the fastest growing multinational corporations with diverse interests in maritime, aviation, haulage & logistics, oil & gas and hospitality, has won the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) Corporate Citizen Excellence Award. The award was conferred at the annual NIPR Presidential Dinner & Award Ceremony held...
:By John E. Ehiguese Dear Emeka, Your pretty detailed and incisive piece, which was in essence a general appraisal of the current state of PR practice in Nigeria, made interesting reading. Your points were well articulated, and your positions and perspectives, for the large part, vintage Emeka Oparah – boldly canvassed! It...
By Emeka Oparah Two unrelated incidents conspired to compel me to eventually make this intervention, which I have been planning forever. One was a personal experience a professional colleague shared with me, recently – a story that touches the heart, in a manner of speaking. After a recent event, he lamented,...
At least four top PR agencies in the mold of TPT International, Synthesis Communications, Sesema PR and JSP Communications are expecting the decision of Reckitt Benckiser on its PR pitch for both corporate and products. The pitch process ended few weeks ago with seven agencies pruned to four and the...
Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Lagos State, Mr Steve Ayorinde will on Thursday, January 21, 2016 commission the new Secretariat of the Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria (PRCAN). The landmark event will mark the first time the association, founded in 1982, will be having a place of its...
The Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria (PRCAN) is rounding up the year on a strong note with yet another edition of its highly acclaimed Breakfast Meeting session. This fifth edition, which comes up on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Adna Hotel in GRA Ikeja Lagos, will feature Mrs. Nkiru...
C&F Porter Novelli, the trusted business advisor and leader in strategic communications in West Africa has graduated the 2015 Class of interns from the Company’s 2015 PR Fundamentals Programme. This year, three graduates received their certificates from the Programme; Stella Olaokun, Folakemi Olabanji and Ilabeshi Gabriel and they constitute...