NIPR postpones annual PRICE Awards to January 25

*Israel Opayemi, Chairman, Organising Committee of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations’ Public Relations, Reputation, Ideas, Concepts and Excellence (PRICE) Awards and Prizes, announces the event now holds January 25, 2026, instead of December 7, 2025, stated earlier

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has deferred the date for its maiden annual Public Relations, Reputation, Ideas, Concepts and Excellence (PRICE) Awards and Prizes to January 25, 2026, instead of December 7, 2025, as earlier announced.

Omoniyi Ibietan, PhD, fnipr, Vice-Chairman of the National Planning Committee, NIPR Annual PRICE Awards and Prizes 2025, who stated this in a statement Friday, December 6, 2025, said the postponement became necessary to balance out and ensure no one is left behind.

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The NIPR stated that the observance of Christmas also seems to have commenced much earlier for some of the NIPR’s critical stakeholders in Nigeria.

The statement also noted Israel Opayemi, Chairman of the Organising Committee, said: “The NIPR leadership appeals to all stakeholders to take note of the change in date, adjust their calendars, and prepare to participate in the event that will not only motivate professionals, practitioners and scholars, but also enhance Nigeria’s global competitiveness in the global public relations ecosystem while strengthening brand equity for all stakeholders, including the NIPR.”

Opayemi expressed his Committee’s determination and commitment to giving the Nigerian public relations community a best-in-class award administration and ceremony come January 25, 2026.

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The PRICE Awards is envisioned as a credible and enduring platform to identify, celebrate, and elevate outstanding individuals, campaigns, and organisations shaping the public relations landscape across sectors of the economy.

It peaked September 2025 when the President and Chairman, Council of NIPR, Dr. Ike Neliaku, inaugurated a 12-man committee to organise the maiden edition of the Awards, stated Dr. Ibietan.

The statement recalled that the inauguration of the Committee followed the NIPR Council’s adoption of the report of a technical team saddled with the responsibility of birthing the award.