BlackHouse Media (BHM) has emerged Public Relations Agency of the Year at the annual awards of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Lagos State chapter.
More than 20 honourees and key stakeholders in the public relations industry were recognised at the seventh edition of the Lagos State PR Industry Gala and Award (LaPRIGA) which took place on Friday, December 2, 2022, at D’Podium Event Centre, Ikeja, Lagos.
In addition to emerging agency of the year, BHM also received three other awards: PR Practitioner of the Year, Rising PR Practitioner of the year and Best Supporter of PR.
Being the only Nigerian agency with two consecutive years of international nominations from SABRE Awards EMEA, which ‘recognises Superior Achievement in Branding, Reputation and Engagement’ and repeated wins from NIPR, BHM is widely regarded as an industry leader with a mission to shape the future of public relations in Africa.
The past year has seen BHM record significant milestones. In March 2021, the company announced its expansion to London and Edinburgh and subsequently followed this up with the establishment of operations in Ghana and Kenya, under the auspices of ID Africa, an allied Pan-African public relations, marketing communications, and strategic advisory company, in April 2022. In July, the consultancy led the world to celebrate World PR Day which has now been held for two consecutive years, attracting over 10,000 professionals from over 20 countries and six continents.
In addition to driving the celebration of the public relations profession across the world, BHM has been spearheading the growth and advancement of the public relations industry in Nigeria with groundbreaking achievements like Global Day of Influence as well as producing Nigeria PR Report (NPR), Africa’s only PR report for four years.
Commenting on the award, BHM Founder and CEO, Ayeni Adekunle, said, “It is an honour to be recognised by our peers, colleagues, leaders, friends, and regulators, even as we are focused on doing our bit to build an industry that delivers world-class results, attracts the best talents around, and helps clients build brands and businesses that do good. Africa holds an important role in rolling out the next wave of global communications ideas and firms, are I will forever be grateful for an opportunity to play our part. ”
The LaPRIGA awards recorded its highest number of entries this year since its inception seven years ago. NIPR Lagos chairperson Comfort Nwankwo thanked the industry stakeholders for their enthusiasm to compete for recognition
