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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

  1. Do you wish to be a registered practitioner?
    • Then, go to APCON, the National Theatre Annexe, get an application form.
  2. What does APCON offer to consumer
    • Monitoring of ads
    • Regulate and control the practice of APCON .in all its aspects and ramifications
    • Sponsors free public symposium for the public.
  3. Do you wish to know the numbers of registered advertising practitioners?
    • Then see the Register of Practitioners update/compilation of names of practitioners in the register.
  4. How do you get registered without the required pre-requisite qualifications?
    • APCON conducts exams Awards diploma certificate in advertising to successfull candidates.
    • Organises seminars on Integrated Marketing Communication for the Industry and the general public.
  5. How does APCON regulate advertisements?
    • There are standards of knowledge required of Advertising Pratitioners
    • Ensures that only substantiated claims are used in ads.
    • Stops ads that are misleading.
    • Stops Claims that are spurious.
    • Carries out verification exercises on sales promotion to ensure that claims made are not.
  6. Do you want to know more about APCON?
    • Then visit us at APCON House, National Theatre Annexe, behind News Agency of Nigeria, Iganmu, Lagos.
  7. What is the difference between APCON and AAAN?
    • APCON is, "Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria", a Federal government agency responsible for the regulation and control of advertising.
    • AAAN (formerly AAPN) is, "Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria", a voluntary but recognized sectorial group in Nigeria's advertising industry.
    • Is APCON an Association?
      • APCON is not an Association. Rather it is a council, thereby connoting possession of a legal authority to act in the general interest of the advertising industry. It is a Federal Government regulatory agency.
    • What are the benefits of being a member of APCON?
      • Because its is neither a club nor an association, there are, obviously no immediate social benefits attached to registration, the sole benefit therefore is the possession of license to practice.
    • Can one be a Member of APCON
      • Members of APCON are the same as members of the governing Council.
        However, a practitioner can be registered to become a member of the advertising profession. Such an individual is not a member of APCON.

        Members of APCON are either elected or nominated by their sectorial groups to serve on the Council of APCON.

    • How can one register as a contractor or supplier with APCON?
      • To register as a contractor with APCON one needs to write a letter of introduction supported with photocopies of Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.
        Registration fees are as scheduled. Fees and Charges
    • Does APCON register corporate organizations?
      • For now, APCON does not. However, the Law which sets up the council is being reviewed to empower APCON to do so.

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