Prnigeria Young Fellows Celebrate Sabre African Pr Award Recognition
Participants of the PRNigeria Young Communication Fellowship have expressed excitement and pride after the project was shortlisted as a finalist for the prestigious SABRE African Public Relations Awards 2025. The recognition marks a significant milestone for the initiative, which was launched in 2024 to mentor and train young communicators in Nigeria.
The SABRE Awards, renowned for spotlighting excellence in branding, reputation, and engagement, will be presented on June 12, 2025, during the annual African Public Relations Association APRA Conference in Mombasa, Kenya.
The PRNigeria Young Communication Fellowship was established by Image Merchants Promotion Limited, publishers of PRNigeria and Spokespersons Digest, with endorsements from the Nigerian Union of Journalists NUJ and the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations NIPR. In partnership with the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism WSCIJ and supported by the MacArthur Foundation, the program emphasizes development journalism, fact-checking, public relations, social media strategy, and AI applications in media.
Other IMPR campaigns also shortlisted for the SABRE Awards include Impact Public Relations in Customs Service under the Corporate Image category, and State of Emergency on Education by the Kano State Government under the Crisis Management category.