Segun McMedal

 

Organisers of this year’s edition of the National Spokespersons’ Awards (NSAwards), have disclosed that a total of  224 spokespersons in the nation’s corporate communications space, have signified their intentions to vie for this year’s edition of the Award.

 

 

Disclosing this, recently, the Chairman of the Events Planning Committee, Segun McMedal,  said the number of entries, received between the 1st of February, when the submission of entries was declared open, and  the 29th of February 2024, when it was closed,  surpassed last year’s 124 entries, by over 70%.

 

 

According to the former Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Lagos Chapter, NIPR, 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, in March.

 

 

“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,” McMedal stated.

 

 

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.