{"id":2684,"date":"2020-12-15T12:32:45","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T12:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/?p=2684"},"modified":"2020-12-15T12:32:45","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T12:32:45","slug":"ncc-receives-international-public-relations-association-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/2020\/12\/15\/ncc-receives-international-public-relations-association-award\/","title":{"rendered":"NCC Receives International Public Relations Association Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a7&nbsp; <strong><em>Wins SAEMA 2020\u2019s Emergency and Security&nbsp;Management Prize<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The contributions of the the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to the fight against insecurity in the country has received global endorsement with the Commission bagging two prestigious international awards at the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leading the pack is the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) Golden World Awards (GWA) 2020 won by the Commission for its harmonized emergency number, 112 and the construction of Emergency Communications Centers (ECCs) in 36 states of the Federation and the FCT with 19 states already operational and additional 5 ready for activation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techeconomy.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SAEMA-2020-Award-won-by-the-NCC.png\" alt=\"NCC\" class=\"wp-image-41364\"\/><figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"EndSARS\/COVID-19: SAEMA Awards 2020 to Recognise Outstanding Crisis  Managers. - Security King Nigeria\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/securitykingng.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/img-20201031-wa0287-696x6966529032111116004036-1.jpg?w=640\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The presentation of the IPRA Golden Global Awards (GGA) 2020 to the Commission had been scheduled to hold earlier this year in Germany but could not holdbecause of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NCC also received the African Public Relations Association\u2019s (APRA) Certificate of Excellence for its efforts in \u201cleveraging the emergency communication centres for national security.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, at the Security and Emergency Management Award (SAEMA) 2020, where the President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Malam Mukhtar Sirajo, handed over the coveted trophies to &nbsp;the Director, Public Affairs of the Commission, Dr. Ikechukwu, the NCC &nbsp;was declared Winner of \u2018Emergency Management Security and Emergency Management Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NIPR President commended the NCC for a culture of professionalism in the management of its corporate communications and public relations, noting that \u2018this has been largely responsible its enviable corporate image and the many awards it had attracted over the years.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techeconomy.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Certificate-of-Excellence-at-SAEMA-2020-received-by-the-NCC.png\" alt=\"NCC receives International Public Relations Association award -  TechEconomy.ng - The leading technology news website in Nigeria\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the same vein, the NCC was also presented with a Certificate of Excellence for \u2018Outstanding Accomplishments in Category of Emergency Management\u2019 at the award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techeconomy.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Certificate-of-Excellence-at-SAEMA-2020-received-by-the-NCC.png\" alt=\"NCC receives International Public Relations Association award -  TechEconomy.ng - The leading technology news website in Nigeria\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at the event, Malam Yusheu Shuaibu of Image Merchants Promotion Limited, lauded the NCC for launching an impressive campaign on its emergency communications project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe ECCs were activated as a one-stop shop for receiving distress calls from the public and dispatching same to appropriate Emergency Response Agencies (ERAs) for timely response and resolution of the distress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe ECC project had been in limbo until a new management under the leadership of Danbatta, embarked on the construction and operationalisation of the ECCs across states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) till date,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the maiden edition in 2019, &nbsp;the Executive Vice Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer, Prof Umar Garba Danbatta was recognised as \u2018Nigeria\u2019s Goodwill Ambassador for Security and Emergency Management in Nigeria\u2019 while the NCC, as a corporate organisation, was given with the \u2018Corporate Social responsibility Award in Security and Emergency Management in the country.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a7&nbsp; Wins SAEMA 2020\u2019s Emergency and Security&nbsp;Management Prize The contributions of the the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to the fight against insecurity in the country has received global endorsement with the Commission bagging two prestigious international awards at the weekend. 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