Tag: Navy
NAVY ARREST VESSEL, HANDS OVER TO NIMASA
The Nigerian Navy has handed over a Tanker vessel “MT Sea Eunice” which was arrested on August 11, 2022 to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The vessel is presently located along Escravos River, close to the...
Navy Decorates 30 Newly Promoted Rear Admirals
The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Wednesday in Abuja decorated 30 newly promoted Rear Admirals, urging them to rededicate themselves to safeguarding Nigeria’s maritime environment. The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, who decorated the officer...
Amnesty Programme Partners Navy On Training
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) and the Nigerian Navy (NN) are collaborating to develop the country, especially the Niger-Delta region through the training of ex-agitators. Alaenetonwa Lawson, acting Head of Information, PAP, in a statement on Friday,...
CNS Dismisses Reports On `Rogue’ Vessel
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, has urged Nigerians and the international community to disregard what he described as the false narrative on the interception of a vessel, MT HEROIC IDUN, by the Navy. Gambo made...
Nigerian Navy Receives Patrol Vessel From China To Boost Fight Against Piracy
The Minister Of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, on Friday said that the Nigerian Navy had taken possession of a patrol vessel from China to boost the fight against piracy. The minister said this during the handover of some military...
NPA beats Navy to win 2022 Maritime Cup
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) football team on Friday defeated its Navy counterparts by a lone goal to emerge winner of the 2022 edition of the Ships & Ports Maritime Cup Competition. This is the second time the NPA team...
Shippers’ Council, NEXIM, NIWA, Navy, Strengthen Regional Shipping Line Partnership
The Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) is currently working with the Nigeria Shippers’ Council (NSC), Nigerian Navy, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) as part of measures to ensure smooth execution of the sub-Saharan regional shipping line project s...
Navy Hands Over 627 Bags Of Smuggled Rice, Indian Hemp To Customs, NDLEA
The Nigerian Navy on Friday handed over 627 bags of smuggled parboiled rice, 57 parcels of Indian hemp and one suspect to the Nigerian Customs Service and the NDLEA. Commanding Officer, Forward Operating Base (FOB) Badagry of the navy, Capt....
NIMASA Pledges Logistics Support For NNS Kada
The arrival of Nigerian Naval Ship NNS KADA will greatly enhance security in the Nigerian maritime domain, the Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Bashir Jamoh has said. The NIMASA Boss who jo...
Buhari Lauds Navy Over Nigeria’s Exit From Sea Piracy List
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday commended the Nigeria Navy for improving maritime security in the nation’s waters, prompting the delisting of Nigeria from countries affected by sea pirates. Buhari, represented by the Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen....
Navy Seeks Speedy Trial Of Sea Pirates, Arrested Vessels
The Nigerian Navy has called on the nation’s judiciary to ensure a speedy trial of sea pirates and other suspected criminals involved in illegal bunkering activities on the nation’s maritime environment. Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Awwal...
Gulf Of Guinea Accounts For 4.5million Barrels Of Oil Daily, Says CNS
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, on Tuesday said that the Gulf of Guinea accounted for about 4.5million barrels of oil produced daily in Africa. Gambo said this at the 10th SECUREX West Africa 2022 International...
NPA, Navy Collaborate On Local Capacity Building In Hydrographic Survey
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has expressed its resolve to collaborate with the Nigerian Navy (NN) as part of measures to localise hydrographic survey training and capacity building. Managing Director, NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko discl...