The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has inducted 540 new members in a Special Diamond Jubilee Anniversary Induction organized for Media and Allied Practitioners in Abuja,

Also honoured at the ceremony were the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) with the Diamond Award of Excellence in Professional Compliance and its spokesperson, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, who received the Diamond Award of Excellence in Professional Service.

A statement by Group Captain Kabiru Ali
the Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force said the ceremony was well attended by dignitaries including the Governor of Jigawa State, Mallam Umar Namadi represented by the Commissioner for Information, Mr Sagir Musa Ahmed, former Ministers of Information Labaran Maku, Lai Mohammad, Frank Nweke Jnr and Chief Chukwuemeka Chikelu, alongside the institution’s Governing Council and other notable guests.

In his remarks at the ceremony, NIPR President, Mr Ike Neliaku, expressed gratitude to the NAF for its remarkable service to the nation, highlighting that the award was in recognition of NAF’s adherence to the constitutional provisions of Decree 16 of June 1990, now known as the NIPR Act.

He then noted that organizations like the NAF have been instrumental in enabling the NIPR fulfill its mandate to regulate and control the practice of public relations in Nigeria, promote professional standards and development, and ensure that practitioners maintain ethical conduct.