Foremost Public Relations agency in Nigeria, Mediacraft Associates, has emerged winner of the Public Relations Consultancy of the Year Award at the just-concluded Lagos PR Industry Gala & Awards (LaPRIGA) held at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The agency clinched the prestigious award for its ‘creativity, and how it deploys global best practices and processes in rendering qualitative services to its numerous clients,’ the organisers said.
Also, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr John Ehiguese, was named the PR Practitioner of the Year Award at the glamourous ceremony attended by bigwigs in the image making industry in the country.
Presenting the award, Mallam Mukhtar Sirajo, the National President and Chairman of Council, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), urged the management of Mediacraft Associates to sustain the momentum and continue to set the pace in the industry.
In his response, Mr Ehiguese was full of appreciation to the organizers of the award ceremony and the National Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). He also praised the entire Mediacraft team for their hardwork and consistency all through the year.
According to him, “the greatest honour a man can have is that which is bestowed on him by his peers and contemporaries.”
The Lagos PR Industry Gala & Awards, (LaPRIGA), organized by the National Institute of Public Relations, is the high-profile red bow-tie event which has grown to become communications industry Oscars for recognizing excellence, celebrating practitioners, corporates, stakeholders and boosting professionalism and more investment in the Nigerian public relations industry.
Adedapo Adesanya 
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