Nigerian Red Cross Society

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| headquarters = Plot 589, T.O.S. Benson Crescent, Utako District

| location_city = Abuja

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File:The Nigerian Red Cross Society Building.jpg

The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) was founded in 1960,{{Cite web |title=Nigerian Red Cross Society - Home |url=https://redcrossnigeria.org/index/index.php/en |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=redcrossnigeria.org}}{{Cite web |title=Nigerian Red Cross Society - Home |url=https://redcrossnigeria.org/index/index.php/en |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=redcrossnigeria.org}} and it has its headquarters in Abuja.{{Cite news|title=Nigerian Red Cross Society expands fight against COVID-19 in Nigeria with support from Coca-Cola|url=https://www.thecable.ng/nigerian-red-cross-society-expands-fight-against-covid-19-in-nigeria-with-support-from-coca-cola}}{{Cite web |title=Nigerian Red Cross Society - Home |url=https://redcrossnigeria.org/index/index.php/en |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=redcrossnigeria.org}}

It has over 500,000 volunteers and 300 permanent employees. 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) on 4 February 1961.{{Cite web|url=https://redcrossnigeria.org/about-us|title=The Nigeria Redcross}}

Its driving seven fundamental principles{{Cite web |date=2023-11-19 |title=Our 7 Fundamental Principles {{!}} Nigerian Red Cross |url=https://www.redcrossnigeria.org/our-7-fundamental-principles |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=www.redcrossnigeria.org |language=en}} are humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality.{{Cite web |title=Doctors without borders {{!}} The Practical Guide to Humanitarian Law |url=https://guide-humanitarian-law.org/content/article/3/humanitarian-principles/ |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=guide-humanitarian-law.org}}{{Cite web |title=Fundamental Principles {{!}} IFRC |url=https://www.ifrc.org/fundamental-principles |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=www.ifrc.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=New Chairman emerges at 9th West Coast Group Meeting |url=https://redcrossnigeria.org/index/index.php/en/news-and-events/67-new-chairman-emerges-at-9th-west-coast-group-meeting |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=redcrossnigeria.org}}{{Cite web |title=Nigerian Red Cross Society |url=https://oldmedia.ifrc.org/ifrc/where-we-work/africa/nigerian-red-cross-society/ |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |language=en-US}}

NRC Anthem ==>We are members of the NRC

We shall never go astray.

With the seven principles of the ICRC,

Direct and guide our ways:

Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence,

Voluntary service, Unity, Universality.