Organisers of the  Nigerian Marketing Awards (NMA),  have unveiled  members of the Awards Decision Council (ADC), for this year’s edition of the event.

 

 

Comprising of distinguished marketing practitioners, drawn from Brands, Agencies, Media, Public  Relations (PR), Experiential, and Regulation, the  Council, to be led by the CEO, Entod Marketing Ltd, Iquo Ukoh,  is  saddled with the responsibilities of  safeguarding the Awards’ transparency and rigour, while also setting benchmarks for creativity and marketing excellence in Nigeria.

 

 

The Awards  also, recently, received a boost when it secured a representation of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR),  Tokunboh George-Taylor on its Council, bringing to six, the number of professional bodies on the Council.

 

 

Others include: Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN), Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN), Experiential Marketers Association of Nigeria (EXMAN), and Out –of Home  Advertising Association of Nigeria (OAAN).

 

 

Speaking on the development, the Founder of the Awards, Tony Agenmonmen, described the unveiling of the 2025 ADC and NIPR’s  endorsement as marking another milestone in the Awards’ journey at building  the most credible marketing Award in the country.

 

“With the active participation of all the leading professional bodies in our ecosystem, the Nigerian Marketing Awards® stands as the most inclusive and credible platform to celebrate marketing excellence,” he stated.

 

The former National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN) boss added that one of the steps, taken by the  organisers at ensuring credibility, from the inception of the Awards,   was to apply for, and secure the endorsement of the UK-based Independent Awards Standards Council (IASC), an international body that benchmarks awards processes against global best practices,  ensuring fairness, transparency, and integrity in all stages of the Awards.

 

 

He added that  entries for this year’s edition of the Awards, expected to set the gold standards for celebrating campaigns, brands, agencies and professionals, who drive impact, are expected to close on September 30, this year.

 

Other members of the Council are: Nsima Ogedi-Alakwe, Chief Marketing Officer at Lagos Business School and Secretary of the Council;  Dr. Nkechi Ali-Balogun,  Principal Consultant at NECCI Consulting and Founder of the NECCI PR Roundtable;  Babs Fagade,  Chairman of Nimbus Media Limited, representing OAAN; Bunmi Oke,  CEO, Ladybird Limited;  Tomiwa Aladekomo, CEO of Big Cabal Media, publishers of TechCabal and Zikoko; Feyi Olubodun, Founder of Open Squares Africa, author of The Villager;  Martha Onyebuchi,  Director of Regulations at ARCON; Tokunboh George-Taylor, Founder/CEO of SKOT Communications and NIPR nominee; Angela Ukara-Makinwa,  Director at EXP Marketing, and Vice President, EXMAN; Anthony Ekun, Executive Creative Director at SO&U, representing AAAN;  and Blossom Ogechi Ozurumba, Deputy Manager, Digital Engagement at NNPC Limited.