Covenant University Students Win ADVAN Awards

From left: Tolulope Alabi & David Hinmikaiye 

Two students of the Department of Mass Communication, Covenant University, Ota won the Advertisers Association of Nigeria (ADVAN) awards 2014 in the Future Leader in Marketing category. The award ceremony took place at Shell Hall Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos on Saturday 11^th of October, 2014.

The awardees, David Hinmikaiye (1^st runner up) and Tolulope Alabi (2^nd runner up) are 300 Level students of the Department and their areas of interest are Public Relations and Advertising. Covenant University had a total of four nominees out of five nominations for the award, while the fifth nominee, Emmanuel Olutokun, is a 400 Level student of Mass Communication, University of Lagos (who emerged 1^st position).

The awardees also expressed delight and were grateful to God for the awards because it meant a lot to them. Furthermore, they recognised the important role the conducive ambience on campus played in the efforts they put into the competition.

ADVAN which was established in 1992 is the umbrella association for all advertisers (Corporate organisations that engage in major advertising) in Nigeria. The association provides a forum for advertisers to express their views and influence developmental changes on the Nigerian marketing communications scene.