Nigerian Red Cross Society
... sure sign of hope
NRCS President Support Speech.
As we come close to the 23rd Session of the General Assembly,
your vote counts towards his service as VP IFRC.
NRCS President Support Speech prior to his election as the IFRC Vice President (Africa Region)
New Chairman emerges at 9th West Coast Group Meeting
01-04-2022
The 9th Africa-West Coast Group Meeting of Red Cross National Societies met in Cotonou, Benin Republic to agree on an action plan for West Coast National Societies on their Financial sustainability.
NRCS partners with Ministry of Transport on road safety
17-01-2022
When an accident occurs and people sustain various forms of trauma, especially to the head; depending on the gravity of injuries, there are only minutes to get them to a medical facility. Any delay may result in them suffering permanent brain damage and death.
It is in this vein that the Nigerian Red Cross Society is partnering with the Federal Ministry of Transport and Xi Phi Limited to execute the Pre and Post Crash Initiative for the Transportation Sector.
ECOWAS/FMHADMSD Supports 2020 Flood Victims
09-09-2021
The Secretary General of the Nigerian Red Cross Society, Abubakar Kende says that according to the INFORM Global Risk Index, Nigeria has a hazard exposure risk of 8.3 out of 10 and will most likely need international humanitarian assistance. High ranking delegations from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Nigeria’s Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development (FMHADMSD) graced the kick-off meeting where the items for distribution were displayed.
The Looming Hunger Crisis
01-09-2021
According to the March 2021 Cadre Harmonize Analysis, 2.53 million people in the North West of Nigeria are projected to be food insecure between June – August 2021 and possibly beyond. Nigeria's North Central and North West Zones are also afflicted with multidimensional crisis such as kidnapping and banditry.
Regional Director for Africa (IFRC) visits Nigeria
24-08-2021
Mr. Mohammed Omer Mukhier-Abuzein the Regional Director for Africa of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC), made a well-timed visit to Nigeria. In his remarks, he noted that, he saw the 800,000 volunteers of the National Society as its strength. He said that the NRCS ought to be the right arm of the Nigerian Government in all things concerning Disasters, Emergency, Relief Efforts and Allied Matters.
2019 Annual General Meeting
23-08-2021
The pièce de résistance was the Annual General Meeting itself which happened on the 3rd day - 21st August, 2021. Policies were promulgated to guide the operations of the NRCS in the various Departments/Units. Movement partners, ICRC, IFRC, collaborating agencies such as ministry of foreign affairs, Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC), Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs Disaster Management and Social Development (FMHDSD) amongst others graced the occasion.
Insa bows out
25-05-2021
It was all tributes and good cheer as the Regional Delegate for West Africa and Sahel and the Italian Red Cross – Insa Moussa Ba Sane - ended his tour of duty after 2 years.
Insa is a member of staff on loan from the Italian Red Cross and seconded to the International Federation of the Red Cross, West Coast cluster office.
The Red Story: Social Experiment
07-05-2021
For the uninitiated, Banex Plaza is like the Mecca of Phones and their mobile accessories in Abuja. It is an extremely busy part of town from sun up till sundown. On this day, the trademark hustle and bustle of that part of downtown was on full display.
Suddenly there was a screech and a scream! General panic.
A Challenge of Challenges
30-12-2020
Life is a gift as even persons born with challenges can attest to. It's difficult to see that when it pricks you with a thorn of challenges, and It is more challenging when you have a disability.
To have to deal with a challenge everyday coupled with life struggles is more or less a challenge of challenges. One can say life was hard enough for persons with disabilities before the emergence of COVID-19.
NRCS Partners with IDYL Initiative to conduct Volunteer Survey
30-10-2020
The Nigerian Red Cross in collaboration with Impact Driven Young Leaders Initiative (IDYL Initiative) is currently carrying out a volunteers’ survey which will help support volunteers, improve volunteers' experience and promote the culture of volunteering.
Organizational Development - Learning Capacities
28-10-2020
The essence of this webinar is about actualizing IFRC Strategy 2030, policies and plans of the Nigerian Red Cross while adapting to "new normal" which is about change. It is about changing not just what we do, but how being better positioned to save lives, accompany people, and support their resilience.
Volunteers train the Media on COVID-19
19-09-2020
In a bid to continue the fight against COVID19, volunteers in Adamawa State took advocacy to another level as they donated face masks and hand sanitizers to 7 media houses. Presenting the items, the volunteers underscored the need to put them to proper use.
World First Aid Day - 2020
12-09-2020
The 2nd Saturday in the month of September, every year is World First Aid Day. Statistics show that globally, in 2018, about 1.2 million people died as a result of injuries in road accidents. According to estimates by the British Red Cross, as many as 59 percent of these people could have been saved if they had received Basic First Aid on the spot.
Nigerian Red Cross (HQ) Induction of New Employees
14-06-2020
After two days of intensive sessions that ended on the 9th of June, 2020, the induction of new employees of the Nigerian Red Cross Society came to an end in Abuja. The induction was full of presentations on security, strategy, administration, finance and human resources.
What we do
Our youth camp supports our volunteers to learn new skills useful to their development and applying the knowledge of the seven (7) fundamental principles of Red Cross in their work. Across implementing projects we are conscious and sensitive to maintain a gender balance in all our operations. .
Our Mission
The mission of the National Society is to alleviate the situation of the vulnerable people which include those affected by disaster, epidemics, armed conflicts and the poorest communities in both urban and rural areas amongst whom are women, children, aged, displaced and other vulnerable people.
7 Fundamental Principles
Who We Are
The Red Cross activities first took place in Nigeria as far back as 1917 when an Adamu Orisha Play was staged in Lagos to raise funds for the Red Cross to provide relief for returning soldiers of World War 1. Later in 1951, the Nigerian Branch of the British Red Cross was opened in Lagos by the Governor General and a period of rapid expansion of the organization throughout the country followed.
In August, 1960 the two legislative houses passed the Nigerian Red Cross Act and the General Conventions Acts, with the formal handover by the Vice Chairman of the British Red Cross Society, the Countess of Limerick to the Prime Minister of the Federation and the Hon. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. The Nigerian Red Cross Society became an independent National Society in February 1961 following the official recognition by the President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent; Nigeria became the 86th member nation of International Red Cross and Red Crescent Committee in Prague in September, 1961. At the same time, the Nigerian Red Cross Society was elected to serve on the league of Executive of the International Federation.
In 1977, the Nigerian Red Cross society was again honoured, when its National President, the late Hon. Justice J. A. Adefarasin was elected to a four year term as the President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies With over 500,000 Volunteers in all the 36 states branches and the Federal Capital Territory, the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) turns out to be the foremost responder to cases of emergencies.
• To build a strong National Society that will continue to respond to both conflicts and other emergency situations with required professionalism
• To build a visible and respectable National Society in terms of activities, integrity, accountability, internal and external relations
• To develop focused and strategic systems that will enhance efficient service delivery with the required impact
• To develop the potentials in young people with the aim of mobilising them for the purpose of service delivery to the vulnerable
• To put in place human and material resources for achieving the above visions.