APCON
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| Occupation | Regulator |
|---|---|
| Location | Lagos, Lagos |
| Introduction | The Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) was established by the Advertising Practitioners Act No. 55 of 1988, as amended by Act No. 93 of 1992 and Act No. 116 of 1993 (now Advertising Practitioners Registration Act Cap A7 of 2004). APCON maintains a strong focus on its vision of promoting responsible and ethical advertising practice, acts as the conscience of society in matters of commercial communications and as a watchdog for consumers. It also manages the need and interests of stakeholders in Nigeria?s advertising industry. APCON cooperates with Sectorial associations in regulating the conduct of their member organization to ensure a socially responsible practice. By insisting on pre-exposure clearance of all advertisements, APCON strives to check all forms of abuses such as misleading statements, spurious testimonials, visual and verbal exaggerations, misleading offers, suggestion or pictures offensive to public decency, etc. The current Chairman of the Council is Mr. Lolu Akinwunmi, frpa while the Registrar/Chief Executive Officer is Alhaji Garba Bello Kankarofi, frpa. |