ASSESSING THE AWARENESS, IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTS OF PROVISIONS OF NIPR DECREE ON QUALIFICATIONS AND ELIGIBILITY TO PRACTICE PUBLIC RELATIONS IN NIGERIA

📄 Project Abstract

The purpose of this research work is to assess the level of awareness, implementation and effect of the provisions of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations Decree on qualifications and eligibility to practices Public Relations in Nigeria. Literature on the practice of PR before and after the promulgation of the decree and general practice of PR and PR education were exhaustively reviewed. Questionnaires and oral interviews were the key instruments used. Books and journals also served as sources of secondary data. The main methods of analyzing data collected were the simple percentage for testing the research questions and chi - square for testing the hypothesis. Based on the data collected and analysis, the following major finding, conclusions and recommendations were made. One of the key problems besetting the practice of PR in Nigeria especially in the area of qualifications and eligibility to practice PR was the invasion of the profession by unqualified practitioners. Therefore...