C'River NIPR Pays Courtesy Visit To Dr Ekwok, Reiterates Sustained Partnership With Institute

 Solomon Ugo, Calabar 

 

The Head of Department Mass Communication, University of Calabar, Dr Lawrence Ekwok has reiterated the department's  commitment to partnering with the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) given that it has a strong PR programme which is among the unbundled programmes in the department.


Mass Communication Team,NIPR Team

He made this disclosure on Thursday during a courtesy visit on him by the NIPR delegation led by its Chairman,Ben Okache.

While interacting with the NIPR team, Dr Ekwok  advocated the need to  have a Liaison Officer for NIPR in the department of Mass Communication which would help in ensuring that information flows to everyone in the department to key into  NIPR's programmes.

" I  would advise  the institute to have a Liaison Officer that we can hold responsible so that he would be able to relate between the department and the institute.If your Programmes are structured, we are committed to making sure NIPR Cross River State is strong".

Dr Ekwok Receiving a gift from Ben Okache,NIPR Chairman 

According to Dr Ekwok, NIPR  should  also focus on making Mass communication students in the university integral to their programmes in order to encourage them to key into their programmes.

According to him, the department is committed to making sure that all the programmes in mass communication which includes Public Relations stand alone and function effectively.

He also urged NIPR  to  "come up with an idea for the students so as to create more awareness, impact and desire and we  are available for you, try   to also support our department to grow".

The Mass Communication helmsman also intimated NIPR officials that the department  won the hosting rights for the forthcoming African Council For Communication Education (ACCE),  conference to be held in October 2025 in Calabar  and appealed to  NIPR leadership for support.

The Nigerian  Institute of Public Relations' visit to the Dr Ekwok was  to seek collaboration and synergy on the best way  to harness the benefits of PR for professionals in the department.

In a remark,   Benedict Okache, Chairman of NIPR Cross River State  used the opportunity to congratulate the Head of Department, Dr Lawrence Ekwok over his appointment as new helman of the department.

Okache, a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations acknowledged the critical role the department plays in advancing the practice of Public Relations  and appealed to the department to partner with the institute for all its programmes in the state and the  forthcoming conference in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

"In this year's conference, we are focusing more on solid minerals and being that Public Relations can help  people to  understand what mining is all about; harnessing the importance of mining in the forthcoming Uyo programme is very important".

The NIPR chairman also stated that the institute is in collaboration with an international scholar in the United States to institute an award for "the best PR Students' award" to deserving students of the department during the University's convocation. 

 On his part,  Hon Dr Pat Ene-Okon, Sub Dean Faculty of Arts, noted that team mass communication  has taken note of the interaction and would ensure increased synergy with NIPR going forward.


The mass communication team comprised Prof Stanislaus Iyorza, Prof Presly Obukoadata, Dr Eric Ogri while NIPR members during the interaction included, Dr Austin Mbosa, State Secretary, Margaret Okoi, Welfare Director II and Ifeyinwa Giddings Akpo.

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