2019 Annual General Meeting

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.

British Red Cross Planning & Review meeting kicks-off

The British Red Cross team has started its quarterly planning meeting with the Nigerian Red Cross Society.

Insa bows out

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.

Nigerian Red Cross - Induction of New Employees

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. 

Nigerian Red Cross Mobilizes Funds for Turkey/Syrian Earthquake Relief and Rehabilitation

The Nigerian Red Cross society (NRCS) was established by an Act of Parliament in 1960 as an auxiliary to the Government in Humanitarian Services. The Act empowers the Society to support the Government in response to disasters, emergencies in the implementation of the  Geneva convention and its additional protocols which the Government of the Federation has acceded to. In 1961, following the official recognition by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent, Nigerian Red Cross Society became 86th member Nation of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

“Like hundreds of thousands of other people in South-Eastern Türkey I was fast asleep when the world started to shake. The floor and the walls were shaking, bending, and as we ran down the three floors to the street our only thought was to get far, far away from buildings. “These are the exact words of a survivor of what is now called the worst Earthquake in Turkey’s history.

Nigerian Red Cross Society: Organizational Development - Learning Capabilities

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 we do it so that we are even better positioned to save lives, accompany people, and support their resilience. To do this, we must listen, think, and be ready to act differently, and be open to learning and adapting along the way.

Please click here to register your interest in the Organisational Development - Learning capabilities webinar hosted by the Nigerian Red Cross Society (with technical support from British Red Cross). 

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The webinar will take place from 11:00 –14:20 on Thursday 29 October. 

Regional Director for Africa (IFRC) visits Nigeria

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.