Tag: Red Cross
Mokwa floods: Red Cross distributes relief items to affected families
"They also received sleeping mats, blankets, camp beds, and shelter kits containing tools and materials needed to build temporary shelters,”
Hamas releases 14 more Israeli hostages,three foreign nationals
The Israeli army says that, based on information it has received from the Red Cross, 14 Israeli hostages and three…
Red Cross to train Amotekun personnel on first aid, safety
The Red Cross is ready to partner with relevant stakeholders in the state, in curbing crime and providing first aid…
Coronavirus: Red Cross mobilises 80,000 volunteers
The Nigerian Red Cross Society, Lagos Branch, says it has mobilised over 80,000 volunteers in the state for social mobilisation…
Building Collapse: Red Cross begins ‘Back to School’ campaign for survivors
The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) says it has commenced ‘Back to School’ campaign for the survivors of the collapsed…
Red Cross, others appeal for blood for victims of building collapse
The Nigerian Red Cross (NRC) has appealed for blood donations for victims of the collapsed building on Lagos Island. Mr…
Red Cross begs FG to secure release of 2 abducted health workers by Boko Haram
The Red Cross on Sunday appealed to Nigeria Government and to communities and individuals with influence to secure the release…
Flood: Marine Police, Red Cross evacuate stranded Yola residents
Marine Police and members of Nigerian Red Cross have mobilised to evacuate stranded residents of Yolde-Pate Ward of Yola, which…
JOHESU Strike: Red Cross takes over patients management at Sokoto Specialist Hospital
The intervention followed the solidarity strike embarked upon by state health workers with the protracted nationwide industrial action initiated by…
Red Cross accuses EU of increasing suffering of African migrants trying to cross the Sahara
Europe is increasing the suffering of African migrants trying to cross the Sahara, the Red Cross chief said, urging lawmakers…
South Sudan rebels release 15 prisoners to Red Cross
A South Sudanese rebel group said on Monday it had released 15 soldiers it had been holding to The International…
Red Cross harps on benefits of First Aid training, services
The Nigeria Red Cross Society (NRCS) has advised organisations, employees and individuals to provide First Aid training and services at…
Red Cross loses $5m Ebola funds to fraud in West Africa
The Red Cross has confirmed that more than $5m (£3.8m) of aid money was lost to fraud and corruption during…
Red Cross solicits support in Anambra
The Nigeria Red Cross Society, Anambra chapter, has solicited the support of the state government, corporate organisations and individuals to…
Protect dignity of victims during emergency response- Red Cross
The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) on Friday urged Nigerians to protect the dignity of victims during emergency response to…
Red Cross advocates first aid training for employers
The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), has advised employers to provide adequate first aid training to employees on handling small…
NHRC, BBOG to establish databank of missing persons in Nigeria
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is collaborating with the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group to establish a databank…
Explosions kill seven in Maiduguri – Red Cross
Reuters – Blasts detonated by three suicide bombers in the northeastern Nigeria city of Maiduguri killed at least seven people…
Red Cross tasks FG on proliferation of small arms, dangerous chemicals
The Nigeria Red Cross Society has urged the Federal Government to check the proliferation of small arms, which have heightened…
Red Cross nurse dies from Ebola in Sierra Leone
A nurse working for the Red Cross in Sierra Leone has died of Ebola in the eastern district of Kenema,…
At least four months needed to contain Ebola, says Red Cross boss
The Ebola epidemic will take at least four months to contain even if all necessary steps are taken, the global…
At least 18 killed in new attacks in Kenya
At least 18 people have been killed in new attacks in Kenya’s Lamu coastal region, the same area where some…
Bauchi attack: police arrest one suspect
The Bauchi State Police Commissioner, Malam Lawal Shehu said on Saturday that one suspect had been arrested in connection with…
31 children burn to death in bus accident
Thirty-one children were burned to death when their bus caught fire and exploded in northern Colombia on Sunday, the Red…
Muslim militants kidnap Red Cross officials
The five missing Red Cross officials in Northern Mali were kidnapped by an Islamic militant group, an official the group…
127 killed in Central Africa’s fresh sectarian violence
At least 127 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in the Central African Republic over the past…
Boko Haram: 2,400 Flee War Zone
The Red Cross has said at least 2,400 people have fled violence in northern Nigeria just as the country said…
Ombatse: The Lethal Cult
How a previously little known group, which calls itself a spiritual organisation, rose to prominence through astounding brutality Until 7…
Nigerian soldiers restrict access to genocide town of Baga
Rescue workers on Tuesday struggled to reach a remote Nigerian town where the military was restricting access after fierce clashes…
Scores of bodies found in CAR capital
The French news agency, AFP said 78 bodies have been found in the streets of the Central Africa Republic capital…