The Nigerian Red Cross Society has sensitised over 300 students of Community Secondary School Akpoga-Nike, Enugu State, on the importance of personal and environmental hygiene. The sensitisation is part of the organisation’s commitment towards cultivating the habit of good personal and environmental hygiene in students from an early age. The Health Coordinator of the Red […]
The post Red Cross sensitises students on personal hygiene appeared first on Tribune Online. …
red cross
Red Cross distributes N500m relief materials to 1,000 flood devastated IDPs in Anambra
About 1,000 families of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs in various parts of Anambra State who were affected by the recent flood disaster in the state received relief materials estimated at over N500 million from the state chapter of the Nigerian Red Cross Society, NRCS.
Continue reading Red Cross distributes N500m relief materials to 1,000 flood devastated IDPs in Anambra at Vanguard News Nigeria. …
Boko Haram: IGP deploys 2,000 police personnel to North East
The Counter Terrorism Units of the force has deployments of over 1,250 specially trained Counter Terrorism Police personnel. Molly Kilete, Abuja and Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has announced the deployment of 2,000 police personnel to the North East to join the military in the fight against terrorism. READ […]
The post Boko Haram: IGP deploys 2,000 police personnel to North East appeared first on The Sun Nigeria. …
Ecobank, Red Cross to strengthen local communities in Africa
As the growing gap between funds needed by humanitarian groups and funds available to them is a major cause of communities’ vulnerability to disasters Ecobank and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) have signed an agreement to work closely together to empower local communities to cope with disasters more efficiently.
Continue reading Ecobank, Red Cross to strengthen local communities in Africa at Vanguard News Nigeria. …
Blood: Nigeria needs 2m pints yearly for emergencies- Red Cross
The Commandant of the Nigeria Red Cross Society (NRCS), Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) detachment, Mr Talodabioluwa Alonge says that the health sector needs two million pints of blood yearly in anticipation of emergencies.
Continue reading Blood: Nigeria needs 2m pints yearly for emergencies- Red Cross at Vanguard News Nigeria. …
Red Cross in fresh appeal to Boko Haram to free Leah Sharibu, Alice Loksha
The International Committee of the Red Cross has made a fresh appeal to Boko Haram to release the two remaining hostages being held by them: Alice Loksha, who was working for UNICEF and Leah Sharibu, the Dapchi schoolgirl kidnapped February 19
Continue reading Red Cross in fresh appeal to Boko Haram to free Leah Sharibu, Alice Loksha at Vanguard News. …
Buhari calls Hauwa Liman’s father, says ‘everything’ was done to save her
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday spoke with Mohammed Liman, father of Hauwa Liman, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) midwife who was executed by Boko Haram insurgents. Garba
The post Buhari calls Hauwa Liman’s father, says ‘everything’ was done to save her appeared first on TheCable. …
Red Cross ‘heartbroken’ over killing of aid worker by Boko Haram
CAN commiserates with Muslims, Red Cross, families
NAN The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has commiserated with the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and the families of the aid workers who were murdered by the Boko Haram terrorists sect. The President of CAN, Rev. Samson Ayokunle commiserated with them in a statement signed by Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, the Special Assistant, […]
The post CAN commiserates with Muslims, Red Cross, families appeared first on The Sun Nigeria. …
Boko Haram makes good on threat, kills another aid worker
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a faction of Boko Haram, has executed Hauwa Leman, an aid worker with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), TheCable has been informed. READ ALSO: Boko Haram kills 4 UN aid workers, abducts others in Borno attack The terrorists also promised to keep Leah Sharibu, the Dapchi schoolgirl, as […]
The post Boko Haram makes good on threat, kills another aid worker appeared first on The Sun Nigeria. …