Tag Archives: NIPR

Inaugural Nigeria Public Relations Week to Kick Off April 22, Focused On Boosting Economic Growth and Reputation Revitalization

The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) is set to boost Nigeria’s economic and reputation Renaissance at the inaugural Nigeria Public Relations Week (NPRW 2024), scheduled to take place from Monday, April 22 to Friday, April 26, at the iconic June 12 Cultural Center, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The historic event, tagged “Leveraging Public Relations as […]

Issues in Public Relations in Nigeria – 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, his Managing Director received a Google Alert barely an […]

Inside Nigeria’s PR Industry of Brown Envelopes, Press Releases and Quacks

Honoraria. Flava. Keske. T-fare. Brown Envelope. These are just some of the code names by which cash exchange for editorial coverage is known in Nigeria. In a country where there are over 50 newspapers and magazines on the newsstands, hundreds of radio and TV stations, and an ocean of blogs and websites, it is no […]

War Against Public Relations

PRCAN

Chido Nwakanma was still president of Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria when we sat in my office at BlackHouse Media in 2014. BHM, where I’m CEO, was launching Nigeria’s first mobile application in the PR industry and Nwakanma attended with the association’s excos John Ehiguese, Muyiwa Akintunde, and others. As we demonstrated and tested […]

“THERE IS NOTHING LIKE DIGITAL PR” – AYENI ADEKUNLE

  “THERE IS NOTHING LIKE DIGITAL PR” – AYENI ADEKUNLE   •       ‘We have a strong duty to study and understand the peculiarities of stakeholders and different publics – whether in terms of history, structure or function. Understanding this on a wide scale, and narrowing it down to specific targets is a sine qua non […]