Nigerian Red Cross Society. The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) was founded in 1960 and it has its headquarters in Abuja. It has over 500,000 volunteers and 300 permanent employees. Its driving principles are humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality. The Movement Statutes – Main Movement Resolutions – RCRC Statutes and Byelaws […]
In 1962, the first attempt to build a healthcare system in Nigeria was made when the federal Minister at that time, presented a bill in parliament for its enactment in the Lagos area. Unfortunately, there was stiff resistance from the Nigerian Medical Association when the idea was brought forward. In 1988, the then health minister […]
Colonialism is a major feature of the economic history of Nigeria. Britain eventually gained control of Nigerian administration. After independence, the Nigerian economy seemed very promising. Many saw Nigeria, with 25% of Africa’s population, as an emerging economy. However, this potential never materialized. A series of unfortunate political and economic events have stalled Nigerian growth. […]
he Nigerian civil war is commonly referred to as the Biafran War. It was fought between 6th of July, 1967 to 15th of January, 1970. Purpose of the war was to quell the secession of Biafra from the original Nigeria. Biafra is a part of Nigeria covering the old eastern region of the country. […]
The Nigerian Baptist Convention, which Thomas Jefferson Bowen started in 1850, has grown into over 10,000 Churches with about 3,000,000 baptized members and up to 6.5 million worshipping members spread across the nation. This denominational entity has metamorphosed into thirty-one Conferences (ecclesiastical regions) in Nigeria alone. The work has spread to several other African nations […]
Urbanization in Nigeria is depicted, and based on the populace builds a urban pecking order is recommended, with Lagos to finish everything, developing at a managed rate four times the national normal. The 1967 authoritative rearrangement of the four districts into twelve states, and the development and also the adjustment in the distributional example for […]
Lagos Island General Hospital is the oldest hospital in Nigeria. It is also known as General Hospital, Lagos. Located at 1-3, Broad Street, Odan, Lagos Island, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria, the hospital is one of the several general hospitals of the Lagos State Government. At the time of its establishment in 1893, it was the […]