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February 10, 2022 No Responses

NIMASA DG Lauds Partnership With Nigerian Navy

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Bashir Jamoh has commended the Nigerian Navy for its continued support to the Agency over the years. The DG who said this when he met with the Admiral Superintendent...

January 9, 2022 No Responses

Navy Hands Over Impounded Vessel, 20 Suspects To EFCC

The Nigerian Navy on Saturday handed over impounded vessel – MTT4 and 20 suspected crude oil thieves to the officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Bayelsa State. Commodore Patrick Effah, the Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship So...

November 27, 2021 No Responses

French Ambassador Scores Nigerian Navy High On Maritime Safety

The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Mrs Emmanuelle Blatmann, on Friday scored the Nigerian Navy high in its bid to curb maritime insecurity, especially piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. Blatmann, during a courtesy visit to the Western Naval Command, said...

November 10, 2021 No Responses

Nigerian Navy Deploy Ships, Helicopters For ‘OMI MIMO’ Exercise

The Nigerian Navy (NN) has deployed six ships, two helicopters and the NN Special Boat Service (SBS) alongside two Deep Blue Project ships for OMI MIMO Sea exercise. Rear Adm. Jason Gbassa , the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Western Naval...

August 4, 2021 No Responses

Nigerian Navy Takes Delivery Of 50 Gunboats, Drones For Maritime Operations

The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday received 50 assault gunboats and drones to tackle crime and criminality in the nation’s territorial waters. The platforms and equipment donated by Aiteo Global Group are 21 gunboats, 14 operational patrol boats, seven hou...

July 27, 2021 No Responses

Nigerian Navy Deploys Ships, Helicopters For Sea Exercise

The Nigerian Navy (NN) says that eight ships, two helicopters, Maritime Domain Awareness facilities and elements of the NN Sea Boat Service (SBS) will participate in the ‘Ex Beni Kekere’ sea exercise. The Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Eastern N...

June 29, 2021 No Responses

Transport Ministry, Navy Disagree Over Proposed Hydrographic Agency

The Nigerian Navy and the Ministry of Transportation on Monday in Abuja disagreed over who should be in control of the proposed Hydrographic Agency. The disagreement came up at a one-day public hearing organised by the House of Representatives Committee....

June 18, 2021 No Responses

Navy Impounds 251 Bags Of Smuggled Rice

The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, has impounded 251 bags of smuggled rice and siezed the boat used in smuUggling the rice. The Commanding Officer, FOB, Navy Capt. Suleiman Abdullahi, disclosed...

May 6, 2021 No Responses

NIMASA Collaborates With Navy On Training, Accreditation

FOC, Naval Training Command, Rear Admiral Kamarudeen Lawal (Left) and DG, NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) said it would assist the Nigerian Navy with accreditation of professional courses a...

March 21, 2021 No Responses

Nigerian Navy Deploys Six Ships, Two Helicopters, Aircraft, Others To Gulf Of Guinea

The Nigerian Navy has deployed six ships, two tugboats, two helicopters and a Nigerian Airforce ATR42 aircraft as part of measures to tackle maritime challenges in the Gulf of Guniea. The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Awwal...

March 1, 2021 No Responses

Navy, NIMASA Intensify Security Efforts

The Nigerian Navy and Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) are intensifying efforts to protect, interdict, and deter threats around vessels anchored in the Secure Anchorage Area (SAA), off the coast of Lagos, the Director- General of NIM...

August 13, 2020 No Responses

Nigerian Navy, NEXIM Bank Seal Inland Waterways MoU

The Nigerian Navy on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), to open up the nation’s inland waterways to boost maritime movement of goods and service. The aimed to enhance economic trade and....

May 19, 2020 No Responses

Navy Rescues 18 Crew Members On Board Chinese Vessel

The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Monday said it rescued 18 crew members on board a Chinese vessel, MV HAILUFANG II, from pirates’ attack. A statement issued by Commodore Ibrahim Shettima, the Commander Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT explained that the...

January 31, 2020 No Responses

Navy Impounds 2,053 Bags Of Rice

The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy in Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, has arrested 13 suspects and seized 2,053 bags of smuggled rice in Akwa Ibom. The Commanding Officer of the FOB, Cpt. Peter...