About 224 spokespersons in the nation’s corporate communications space have signified intentions to vie for this year’s edition of the National Spokespersons’ Awards (NSAwards), scheduled for Lagos, later this month.
Disclosing this recently, the chairman of the Events Planning Committee, Segun McMedal, said the number of entries received between February 1, when the submission of entries was declared open and February 29, when it was closed, surpassed last year’s 124 entries by over 70 percent
According to the former chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Lagos chapter, the institute, in partnership with Image Merchants Promotions Ltd (IMPR), a Public Relations outfit, would host the awards ceremony during the forthcoming National Spokespersons’ Summit, scheduled for Abuja this month.
The National Spokespersons Awards is the highest honours celebrating outstanding spokespersons in corporate communications, public affairs, politics, media, advocacy and other domains in Nigeria who have demonstrated outstanding eloquence, integrity and effectiveness in their roles as spokespeople.
Mcmedal said: “The upcoming ceremony is a successor to the annual Spokespersons’ Communication Awards (SCA) hosted by Spokesperson’s Digest. The SCA was organised by IMPR, publishers of PRNigeria, Economic Confidential, and Spokespersons’ Digest, for three consecutive years (2021-2023), and it was the most credible platform for honouring the best performing individuals and organisations in strategic communication, crisis communication, media engagement, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) across the country”.
Some of the categories with the highest nominations, he stated, include: Best Spokespersons in Political Communication, Crisis Management, Public Sector (Federal), Public Sector (State), Corporate Communication, Spokesperson of the Year, and Security Spokesperson of the Year, among others.
The National Spokespersons Awards is aimed at celebrating outstanding spokespersons in corporate communications, public affairs, politics, media, advocacy, and other domains in Nigeria who have demonstrated outstanding eloquence, integrity, and effectiveness in their roles as spokespeople.
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