{
  "id": 11060170,
  "title": "Customs wins global recognition for PR strategy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/customs-wins-global-recognition-for-pr-strategy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T00:00:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/customs-wins-global-recognition-for-pr-strategy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has received international recognition for its strategic communication and stakeholder engagement efforts, as its Comptroller-General Adewale Adeniyi received a special Award of Excellence at the 2026 International Public Relations Association Golden World Awards in Athens, Greece. The award celebrates the NCS's approach to transparent communication, stakeholder engagement, and ethical public relations in supporting the implementation and public understanding of its ongoing reforms, particularly those aimed at modernising Customs operations, improving trade facilitation, and strengthening institutional transparency. The NCS's General Counsel and Chief of Staff, Adeniyi, highlighted the honour as an international acknowledgment of the service's reform efforts and expressed a commitment to further adopting emerging technologies, especially artificial intelligence, in public communication and stakeholder engagement.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Customs wins global recognition for PR strategy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/customs-wins-global-recognition-for-pr-strategy-11061371",
        "published": "2026-10-01T00:06:52.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}