Establishment of Peace Corps of Nigeria

Peace Corps of Nigeria is a non-governmental, uniformed youth organization, that is committed to promoting national creativity, peace and youth development. Established on July 10, 1998, in Kaduna, North West Nigeria, by youth development advocate and strategist, Dr Dickson A.O. Akoh, FCITr, FCPA, FNSIS.

The Corps is registered in Nigeria with the Corporate Affairs Commission, under the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990, Part C. In line with its mandate, the Peace Corps of Nigeria was accorded formal recognition by the Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Federal Ministry of Education and the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, respectively.

The Corps was equally granted special consultative status by the Africa Union (AU) and the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). As at June 2019, the Peace Corps of Nigeria had registered over 113,822 Permanent Staff Officers and 78,247 Volunteers and established State Commands in all the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory.