Kaduna Govt Assures NPRW 2026 Delegates of Tight Security
As Kaduna State prepares to host Nigeria Public Relations Week (NPRW) 2026, the flagship event of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), the Kaduna State Government has reaffirmed its readiness to provide maximum security for the over 2,000 delegates expected at the week-long gathering.
The Honourable Commissioner for Information, Kaduna State, Mallam Ahmed Maiyaki, gave the assurance while receiving members of the National Planning Committee of NPRW 2026, led by Chief Yomi Badejo-Okusanya at the Ministry of Information on March 3, 2026.
Maiyaki described Kaduna’s selection to host over 2,000 delegates as a strong external validation of its governance model where improved security, agricultural revitalisation, and strategic communication are converging to drive sustainable growth.
”This is not just a conference on food security. It is a conference hosted by a state actively demonstrating measurable progress” he stated.
He noted that Kaduna has recently moved from red to amber in security assessments, reflecting renewed stability and investor confidence.
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The conference, themed “Nigeria’s Food Security: From Policy Paper to Public Plate – The Imperative of Public Relations,” will hold from 19th to 25th April 2026 and will convene global PR experts, policymakers, and industry leaders to examine how strategic communication can bridge the gap between policy formulation and real impact on citizens’ dining tables.
Rebranded from the NIPR Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting in 2024, the Nigeria Public Relations Week is the national platform for advancing dialogue and solutions at the intersection of communication, governance, business, and development. The event is hosted annually by partner state governments across the country.
This year’s edition is expected to be formally declared open by His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with the Governor of Kaduna State, His Excellency, Senator Uba Sani, serving as Chief Host.
To affirm the state’s preparedness and the credibility of its peace and economic agenda, Maiyaki highlighted that under Governor Uba Sani’s administration, Kaduna has distributed over 900 trucks of fertilizer to 200,000 smallholder farmers to boost productivity.
Maiyaki also said the state has restored commercial activity in Birnin Gwari with the weekly evacuation of 40 trucks of livestock, enabled more than 300,000 out-of-school children to enroll in school as gains of the Kaduna Peace Model, upgraded and renovated 255 primary healthcare centers to strengthen grassroots healthcare delivery.
“Food security is about the farmer who can cultivate without fear, a trader who can move goods freely, a child who can return to school, and a mother who can access healthcare.
“These are the foundations of stability—and the true meaning of putting policy on the public plate. These are not abstract statistics,” Maiyaki emphasised.
