NIPR
Lagos PR Stakeholders’
NIPR
Lagos PR Stakeholders’ Confab to Address Environmental
Sustainability
The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public
Relations, in collaboration with the Addefort Limited, today
announced that the Sixth Lagos Public Relations Stakeholders’
Conference will hold at the Agip Recital Hall, Muson Centre, Lagos
on Thursday, August 29, 2019.
The Conference, themed: Conversations to Promote Environmental
Sustainability in Nigeria, is set to draw the attention of
government, individuals and corporate organizations to looking at
better ways to engage and communicate with the citizens on
environmental sustainability, which is a special focus in the
United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Envision2030
due to its strategic importance to human sustainability.
Speaking on the conference, the Chairman of the Lagos NIPR, Mr.
Olusegun McMedal, said that, “Sustainability communications and
environmental awareness should be a priority for businesses,
government and citizens in protecting our natural environment,
human and ecological health, while driving innovation. That is why
the Institute and Addefort are setting the agenda in that
regard”.
The Coordinator of the Conference, Olabamiji Adeleye, said that,
“The understanding is that proactive and strategic communication is
indispensable, and this has necessitated the need for conversations
on how to further promote Environmental Sustainability in
Nigeria”.
He said that the Conference is expected to host the Governor of
Lagos State, His Excellency Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Director
General/CEO, National Identity Management Commission, Engr. Aliyu
Aziz, Chairman, National Executive Council, Nigerian Conservation
Foundation, Chief Ede Dafinone and Managing Director, Ecobank
Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Akinwuntan, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar
Garba Danbatta, Chief Executive, CSR-In-Action, Mrs. Bekeme
Masade-Olowola, and Chief Executive Officer, Naturescape
Consulting, Dr. Jumoke Kassim. Others confirmed speakers include
the former Commissioner for Information, Rivers State, Dr. Austin
Tam_George, and Director, Western Operations, Lagos State Waste
Management Authority, Dr. Ubon Essien Nsuabia.
The annual Lagos PR Stakeholders’ Conference; the brainchild of
Addefort Limited; a public relations and concept development firm,
has evolved over the years to become a bridge-building talk-shop
for stakeholders to interact, discuss and proffer solutions to the
social, political and economic challenges plaguing our nation.
Olabamiji Adeleye
Media Contacts:
Coordinator – – 08061175653
addefort@gmail.com