By Raheem Akingbolu
Mediacraft Associates, a public relations firm and Nigeria affiliate of the FleishmanHillard global PR network, has announced the appointment of Segun McMedal as its new Director of Innovation and Business Development.
His appointment takes effect from first week in January, 2021.
McMedal, an experienced PR practitioner, is the current Chairman of the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), a position he has held since 2016.
Group CEO, Mediacraft Associates, John Ehiguese, in a statement was quoted to have said: âWe are very delighted to welcome Segun to the leadership team of our company. He brings on board, as his major assets, a wealth of experience in PR consultancy practice, and a vast personal network.
NIJ gets 3rd stream at accreditation
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Nigeria’s premier media training institute, the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Lagos has secured the nod of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) to increase population size of its trainees by an additional stream of 40 students from the current eighty, given admission through the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
Admission to the NIJ had been limited to two streams of forty students per stream for entry point students who acquire both academic and professional training to be journalists at the NIJ. Now, the NIJ can admit 120 students at the entry point for students training to become career journalists.
By Etuka Sunday
The contributions of the the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to the fight against insecurity in the country has received global endorsement with the Commission bagging two prestigious international awards at the weekend. Leading the pack is the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) Golden World Awards (GWA) 2020 won by the Commission for its harmonized emergency number, 112 and the construction of Emergency Communications Centers (ECCs) in 36 states of the Federation and the FCT with 19 states already operational and additional 5 ready for activation. The Director, Public Affairs, NCC, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde in a statement said, the presentation of the IPRA Golden Global Awards (GGA) 2020 to the Commission had been scheduled to hold earlier this year in Germany but could not hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
NCC receives IPRA award, wins SEMA 2020
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has received an International Public Relations Association (IPRA) Award and also won the Security Emergency and Management Award (SEMA).
The awards were in recognition of its contributions to the fight against insecurity in the country. NCC Director of Public Affairs Ikechukwu Adinde, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
Adinde said the IPRA award won by the commission was for its harmonised emergency number, 112 and the construction of Emergency Communications Centres (ECCs) in 36 states of the Federation including the FCT.
He said that 19 states were already operational, while additional five were ready for activation.