THE UNTOLD STORY OF NFCS UNIMAID
1. HISTORY OF NFCS: Nigeria Federation of Catholic students, NFCS, trace her origin and visions to the movement towards peace in Rome by some Catholic students. This movement is affiliated to "International Movement of Catholic Students", IMCS Pax Romana. Pax Romana was founded officially on 19th of July, 1921, 23 students leaders from all over war torn Europe, the United States, Argentina and Java (Indonesia) met in Fribourg, Switzerland (from Pope Benedict XV) for the first Pax Romana congress. Thereafter, the movement later spread to many countries in Africa, Europe, America, Asia and Australia. The movement is recognised by the Holy See and is a member of United Nations Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOC) with “B” Status, and accredited consultative status in Department of Public Information (DPI) and UNESCO since 1949. Nigeria Federation of Catholic Students, NFCS, which is "IMCS Nigeria", was formed in 1956 by some vision