The Nigerian Railway Corporation traces its history to the year 1898, when the first railroad in Nigeria was constructed by the British colonial government. In 1988, NRC declared bankruptcy, and all rail traffic stopped for six months. The Nigerian Railway Corporation is 112 years old and it runs a unilaterally designed track system of 1067mm […]
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 […]
Nigeria, the most populous African country (with a population of over 182 million in 2015), is nearly equally divided between Christianity and Islam, though the exact ratio is uncertain. There is also a growing population of non-religious Nigerians who accounted for the remaining 5 percent. The majority of Nigerian Muslims are Sunni and are concentrated […]
The history of nigeria can be traced to prehistoric settlers (nigerians) living in the area as early as 11000 bc. Numerous ancient african civilizations settled in the region that is today nigeria, such as the kingdom of nri, the benin empire, and the oyo empire. What did the nigerians have in common? They shared their […]
The Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria was founded in 1933 by the British colonial government. Named the Radio Diffusion Service (RDS), it allowed the public to hear the British Broadcasting Corporation’s foreign radio service broadcasts in certain public locations over loudspeakers. In April 1950, the RDS became the Nigerian Broadcasting Service and introduced radio stations […]
See Below The History Of Nigeria Satellite The national space research and development agency (NASRDA) is the national space agency of nigeria. It is a part of the federal ministry of science and technology. The agency based in the nigeria capital abuja has a ground receiving station. Nasrda was established in 1st august 2001 after preparation […]
The Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors was founded in 1969 by a group of Nigerians who trained, qualified and practiced in the United Kingdom but who upon returning to Nigeria sensed the urgent need to develop the profession of Quantity Surveying in Nigeria by establishing a parallel body to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors […]