FG launches Road Map on Ageing 2022-2032, Action Plan 2021-2025
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC), on Tuesday in Abuja launched its Strategic Roadmap on Ageing 2022 to 2032 and the National Plan Action on Ageing in…
Minister restates commitment to dignity of Older Persons
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has restated the commitment of the Ministry to ensure the dignity of Older…
Centre, Coy sign MoU on empowering older persons to go into agriculture
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC) on Thursday in Abuja signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Business Visa and Training Company Ltd. on empowering older…
Senior Citizens Centre celebrates National Day with Road Walk to create awareness
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC) on Wednesday had a Road Walk to celebrate the maidenedition of the Nigeria Day for Senior Citizens to create awareness about…
Senior Citizens Centre donates relief items to old people’s home
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC) on Tuesday donated some relief materials to Old People’s Home in Gwagwalada and Kado Estate in the Federal Capital Territory, to…
Senior Citizens Centre pushes for social safety net for older persons
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Director-General, National Senior Citizen Centre, Dr Emem Omokaro, says the centre will inaugurate social safety net for older persons to further enhance their livelihoods in the…
International Humanitarian Summit: FG inaugurates committee
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has inaugurated a planning committee to intensify effort in the organisation and successful hosting of the…
FG inaugurates Technical Group for communication on humanitarian activities
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has inaugurated Strategic Technical Working Group to enhance effective dissemination of information on humanitarian…
UN calls for collaboration to better lives older persons in Nigeria
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Dr. Claudia Mahler, the UN Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of all Human Rights by Older Persons has called for effective collaboration among stakeholders to better the…
UN, Nigeria restate commitment to enhance lives of older persons
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The UN and Nigeria have restated commitment to enhance the lives of older persons in the country. Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster…
NSIP: Humanitarian Ministry lauds Buhari, Osinbajo for progress, mandate delivery
The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, for delivery it mandate on the National Social Investment…
NSCC, NIMC, NUP to provide ID Cards for Senior Citizens to access services
The National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC), National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) are collaborating to provide ID Cards for senior citizens to access effective social…
Senior Citizens Centre trains 32 MDAs on aging policy, planning, implementation
National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC) has trained no fewer than 60 persons from 32 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) on mainstream aging policy, planning and implementation to enhance the livelihood…
NHIS Act: Centre applauds Buhari
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer (NAN) The National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC) on Saturday in Abuja applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for signing into law, the National Health Insurance Authority Bill 2022. Dr…
Minister of State for Finance sets to support NSCC on mandate delivery
Mr Clem Agba, the Minister of State for Finance, Budget and National Planning, has expressed readiness to support National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC) to deliver on its mandate. Agba made…