NIPR confers fellowship award on NNPC spokesman, Obateru

By Nneka Nwogwugwu

The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, (NIPR) has on Thursday conferred a Fellowship Award on Dr. Kennie Obateru, who is the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

The Award was presented to Obateru at NIPR Annual General Meeting in Bauchi.

Obateru joined the NNPC in 1992 as an experienced hire and has served in various capacities as: General Manager/Head NNPC London Office, Manager, Public Affairs, National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), Manager, Public Affairs, Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) among other positions.

Veritynews gathered that he is an alumnus of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos; University of Ilorin and University of Stirling, Scotland, UK, where he obtained a Certificate in News Reporting, a B.A. (Hons) Performing Arts and an M.Sc. in Public Relations respectively.

In 2012, he was awarded a Doctorate Degree in Management (Honoris Causa) by the Commonwealth University, Belize.

He has also professional courses and conferences at which include; International Public Relations Association Conferences,) World Petroleum Congresses (WPCs) and more than a dozen OPEC Ministerial Conferences among others.