The National Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Mrs Madinat Adigun-Oladotun, has received a Distinguished Communication Award from The Press Society (TPS).
TPS presented the award at its maiden media sensitisation workshop and awards ceremony in Lagos on Thursday, 3 September 2026.
The event focused on the theme, “Balancing Creativity and Ethics in the Era of Artificial Intelligence”, placing the award within a wider discussion about how journalists and communication professionals should respond to the growing use of AI.
Why the award matters
Communication has become an increasingly important part of how businesses, professional bodies and public institutions explain policies, defend their positions and engage stakeholders.
For organisations such as NACCIMA, which represents businesses and chambers across Nigeria, effective communication can influence public understanding of trade, investment and economic policy issues.
TPS said it recognised Adigun-Oladotun for her professionalism, business communication, advocacy and stakeholder management, as well as her mentorship of young people in the media and communications sector.
Her role at NACCIMA
Adigun-Oladotun currently serves as NACCIMA’s National Public Relations Officer.
According to the statement, her work has helped increase the association’s visibility around its activities, advocacy efforts, trade missions and partnerships.
NACCIMA is a major private-sector umbrella organisation that engages with government and other stakeholders on issues affecting commerce, industry, mines and agriculture.
Its communication role therefore extends beyond publicity.
Statements from the association can contribute to public debates on business conditions, trade and economic policy.
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Award received on her behalf
Adigun-Oladotun was not present to personally receive the award.
Her mentee, Ms Aramide Ogunkoya, an event host and television presenter, accepted it on her behalf.
Ogunkoya conveyed Adigun-Oladotun’s appreciation to the organisers and said the recognition would encourage her to strengthen her commitment to media and stakeholder engagement.
The statement quoted her as saying the award was a motivation for “stronger commitment to the media and stakeholders management as well as service to humanity.”
Professional background
Adigun-Oladotun is also the Managing Director of Trendsville Media Limited, which the statement describes as a communications and branding firm with offices in Abuja, Lagos and Ilorin.
She is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON).
The statement also says she has held leadership positions in professional associations at different times.
These credentials form part of the basis cited by TPS for the recognition, although the award itself does not amount to an independent assessment of the performance of NACCIMA or its communication strategy.
The bigger issue: communication in the AI era
The timing of the workshop is significant as artificial intelligence changes how information is produced, distributed and consumed.
AI tools can help communication professionals generate content quickly, but they also create risks around misinformation, fabricated material, plagiarism, undisclosed AI-generated content and the erosion of public trust.
For journalists and public relations practitioners, the challenge is therefore not simply to produce information faster.
t is to ensure that information remains accurate, transparent and ethically sourced.
The Press Society’s choice of AI ethics as the theme of its inaugural workshop reflects that wider challenge.
What happens next?
The award recognises Adigun-Oladotun’s contribution to communication and stakeholder engagement, according to TPS.
The more significant test will be whether communication professionals and organisations can maintain public trust as AI becomes more embedded in journalism, public relations and corporate communication.
For NACCIMA, that means communicating its positions clearly while ensuring that claims about trade, business and the wider economy can withstand independent scrutiny.
The award ceremony marks one point in that conversation.
The continuing challenge is to match professional recognition with measurable results, credible information and ethical communication.
