British Red Cross First Quarter Review and Planning meeting ends in Abuja

After 3 days of hands on training that included scenario creation, simulation exercises, procurement and financial processes, group work and data cleaning, the  1st Quarter of 2022, Review and Planning Meeting of the British Red Cross has ended in Abuja.

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.

COVID-19 Intervention

The year 2020 started out normal. The usual things happened. People turned out in masses at places of worship for the new year festivities. Most went through the usual rituals like making New Year resolutions. However, things took a different turn when on the 27^th of February, 2020, Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire confirmed on LIVE national TV, the very first COVID19 case in Nigeria. 

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.

NRCS Partners IDYL Initiative to Conduct Volunteer Survey

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.

Volunteers train the Media on COVID-19

In a bid to continue the fight against COVID-19, volunteers in Adamawa state took advocacy to another level as they donated face masks and hand sanitizers to seven (7) media houses.

Presenting the items, the volunteers underscored the need to put them to proper use. They noted that quite a few people tend to wear the masks under their chins or even remove them. They explained how to wear the face mask correctly saying it must cover the nose as well as the chin.