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ABOUT NIGERIA INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS

The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) is one of the major professional bodies in the field of communication in Nigeria. This is one of the professional organizations most graduates of Mass Communication, Journalism, Public Relations and Advertising, English Language, and related disciplines want to join after school. Graduates of other disciplines who wish to practice Public Relations in Nigeria also desire to be members of the NIPR.

This professional body was established to build a credible and dynamic professional institution responsive to Nigeria’s needs, and also promote professional excellence through members upholding the Code of Ethics. It was also established to encourage a more reputation-sensitive society, by working with appropriate associations to generate sustained focus on the contributions of stakeholders in different sectors. This professional body of qualified Public Relations Practitioners, was established in 1963 and attained charter status in 1990 with Decree 16 (now Act of the National Assembly).

WHERE NIPR PROFESSIONALS OPERATE

Public Relations professionals are executives and they operate in every sphere of life, such as:
* Commerce and Industry
* Government (Federal, State and Local Government)
* Educational Institutions, Universities and Colleges
* Hospitals and Health Care Centres
* Community and Social Development Organisations
* Religious Institutions
* Diplomatic missions
* Para-military institutions
* Consultancies
* Charities and Good Causes
* Armed Forces and Police

WHERE NIPR PROFESSIONALS WORK

Qualified Public Relations executives are employed in the public sector as:
* Chief Press Secretary to the Head of State and Governors
* Director of Military Public Relations (Army, Navy and Air Force)
* Directors of Federal and State Information services
* Chief Information Officers
* Corporate/Public Affairs Managers
* Public Relations Consultants
* Principal Public Relations Officers
* Public Relations Officers
* Information Officers

In the private sector, Public Relations Executives are employed as:
* Director of Public Relations
* Public Relations Advisers
* General Mangers (Public or Corporate Affairs)
* Public Relations Managers
* Public Relations Consultants
* Public Affairs Managers
* Press Officers

TYPES OF NIPR EXAMINATIONS

Two types of examinations are conducted by the institute namely:
(i) The Professional Certificate Examinations and
(ii) The Professional Diploma Examinations

There are 10 papers in the Professional Certificate stage with 5 papers in part one and two respectively.

The Professional Diploma is a five paper examination which is case study oriented. It is the third part of NIPR professional examinations.

One can write the Professional Certificate and Professional Diploma examination in one year and CHARTERED IN PUBLIC RELATIONS

MARKET VALUE OF THE NIPR CREDENTIALS (CERTIFICATES)

It is pertinent to emphasize the market value of the NIPR credentials. The Federal Ministry of Education has approved the NIPR Certificate as equivalent to a National Diploma, while the NIPR Diploma has the same standard as the Higher National Diploma or a Bachelor’s degree.

With a Professional Diploma in Public Relations, you can proceed to do your Masters degree in the university. In University of Ibadan, you can use it to do Masters in Communication Arts. In LASU you can use it for master in Communication Studies. In UNN, you can use it for Masters in Public Relation etc.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: SSCE O’Levels with credit in Mathematics and English.

For more information on how to register for NIPR exams contact:

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18, Anfani Road, Off Ring Road, Challenge, Ibadan
08180495451; 08101809463

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