The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has been announced as a winner of the esteemed Golden World Award (GWA) by the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) for 2024.
The award recognizes the NCS’s outstanding public relations campaign titled “100 Days of Impactful PR at Customs Service,” which was executed in collaboration with Image Merchants Promotion Limited. The campaign won the prestigious Crisis Management category.
In a letter dated July 16, 2024, Philip Sheppard, Secretary General of IPRA, formally conveyed the award to the Comptroller General of the NCS, Adewale Adeniyi.
The letter commended the NCS for its successful PR efforts and invited the NCS team to the IPRA Golden World Awards Ceremony. The event will be held at the Metropol Palace Hotel in Belgrade, Serbia, on October 18, 2024.
The IPRA Golden World Awards, established in 1990, honor excellence in public relations practices globally, with recognition granted in 60 categories. The awards celebrate entries that meet international standards of PR excellence, and an overall IPRA Grand Prix for Excellence is awarded to the best entry each year.
The recognition of the NCS’s campaign further solidifies its commitment to effective crisis communication and public engagement.