L-R President & Chairman of Council, NIPR, Dr. Rotimi Oladele presenting a plaque to Chief Executive Officer, XLR8, Calixthus Okoruwa during the Presidential Award of Corporate PR Practitioner of the Year 2017 to XLR8 by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations in Lagos
By Dipo Olowookere
Recently, XLR8, one of Nigeria’s leading communications management consultancy firms, was named the Corporate PR Practitioner of the Year 2017 in Lagos.
The honour was bestowed on the company at the 2017 NIPR Presidential Awards ceremony.
Here are pictures from the event.
L-R Chief Executive Officer, XLR8, Calixthus Okoruwa, Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Ogun State, Otunba Bimbo Ashiru and Chairman, NIPR Abuja Chapter, Dr. Adetayo Haastrup during the Presidential Award of Corporate PR Practitioner of the Year 2017 to XLR8 by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations in Lagos.L-R Dean of Faculty of Communication at Bayero University, Kano, Prof. Umaru Pate; Group Head of Marketing & Corporate Communications, First Bank, Folake Ani-Mumuney; and Chief Executive Officer, XLR8, Calixthus Okoruwa during the Presidential Award of Corporate PR Practitioner of the Year 2017 to XLR8 by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations in Lagos.
Dipo Olowookere is a journalist based in Nigeria that has passion for reporting business news stories. At his leisure time, he watches football and supports 3SC of Ibadan.
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