The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) was founded in 1960 by act of parliament and it has its headquarters in no 2 makoko adekunle yaba Lagos .
It has over 500,000 volunteers and 300 permanent employees more than 70% of which are YOUTHS.
The Nigerian Red Cross Society was established by an Act of Parliament in 1960 and became the 86th Member – National Society of the League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (Now International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies-IFRC) on 4 February 1961.
Its driving principles are Humanity,
Impartiality,
Neutrality, Independence,
Voluntary Service,
Unity and
Universality.
