Maiden NIPR Week:Planning Committee Extends Early Bird Registration Deadline To February 29

National Planning Committee of the maiden Nigeria Public Relations Week being organized by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), has  extended the deadline for early bird rates registration till February 29, 2024,so as to enable more delegates to enjoy the benefit of the registration rate 

Mr. Akin Okudero, a Fellow of the Institute and Chairman, Public Relations & Stakeholders Sub-Committee of NPRW, announced the extension, after  a meeting of the Planning Committee with all chapter Chairmen of the Institute over the weekend. 

The meeting presided over by the Acting President of the Institute, Prof. E.S. Dandaura, had in attendant, some other members of the Governing Council 

Okudero in a release made available to Edu-Biznews on Tuesday, stated that the committee responded to the plethora of requests received from members across the country, eager to attend the Week, but needed an extension to take advantage of the discounted rate of N80,000.00 (Eighty thousand Naira only).

Consequently according to him, the grace has also been extended to non-members, who will still enjoy the early bird rate of N120,000.00 (One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira Only) 

The inaugural edition of the Nigeria Public Relations Week (NPRW) will hold between April 22nd & 26, 2024, at the June 12 Cultural Centre in the historic city of Abeokuta. 

NPRW Abeokuta 2024 will feature a variety of activities including an annual conference, annual general meeting, plenary sessions, workshops, breakouts, networking, evening social events including a fashion show themed ‘Adire on the Runway’, a mini golf kitty and guided tours to notable spots in Abeokuta like the Olumo Rock, Adire Market, Raansome-Kuti Museum and the Ogun Agro-Cargo Airport under construction in Iperu. 

Wth over 2,000 delegates expected from across the country and beyond, several leading hotels across the city have been endorsed by the committee working with the Ogun State Government, to comfortably accommodate visiting participants. 

Invited keynote speakers are the Honourable Minister of Finance & Co-ordinating Minster of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Yemi Cardoso. 

Governor Dapo Abiodun and Minister of Information & Strategy, Alhaji Idris Mohamed Malagi, FNIPR will serve as Special and Chief Host Respectively. 

The key objective of the Week is to  strongly communicate the significant value public relations adds to the socio-economic development of a nation such as  Nigeria, and how the management discipline can be better leveraged for competitive reputation advantage. 

Okudero encouraged members and non-members alike to take full advantage of the window of opportunity as the regular rates of N100,00.00 and N150,000.00 will kick in unfailingly for members and non-members respectively, from March 1, 2024.