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October 29, 2022 No Responses

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...

October 12, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Seeks Synergy To Tackle Piracy In Gulf Of Guinea

The Federal Government on Tuesday called for more synergy among the stakeholders to tackle headlong the perennial problems of regional piracy activities in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) nations.The Minister of State Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba, m...

May 31, 2022 No Responses

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....

March 23, 2022 No Responses

NIMASA Attributes Decline In Piracy To Collaboration

The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Bashir Jamoh has ascribed the decline of piracy on Nigerian waters and the Gulf of Guinea to collaboration among various organs of Government in Nigeria, Governments in...

February 14, 2022 No Responses

Piracy: NIMASA Explains Decline, Seeks Sustained Collaboration

The Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has reiterated the Agency’s commitment collaborate with all stakeholders s part of measures to ensure that Nigeria at...

October 19, 2021 No Responses

Piracy Drops In Gulf Of Guinea, Nigerian Waters, Says IMB

The International Maritime Bureau (IBM), has said that cases of piracy incidents in the first nine months of 2021 were the lowest reported in 17 years. It noted that at the other end of the scale, 51 crew members were...

September 3, 2021 No Responses

Maritime Organisation Reports Drop In Piracy Within Gulf Of Guinea

Citing a recent report of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Western Naval Command, Rear Adm. Jason Gbassa on Thursday reported a drop in piracy within the Gulf of Guinea. Gbassa said this through the C...

August 30, 2021 No Responses

‘Piracy Decline To End War Risk Insurance, Reduce Shipping Cost‘

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), says sustained reduction in reported cases of maritime crimes in Nigerian waters, will end regime of War Risk Insurance premium on Nigeria-bound cargoes. The Director Gene...

August 4, 2021 No Responses

Ship Hijacked Off UAE, Sail To Iran

A Panama-flagged ship has been hijacked by armed men in the Gulf of Oman and ordered to sail to Iran, Lloyds List Maritime Intelligence has confirmed. The bitumen tanker MV Asphalt Princess is heading into the congested approach to the...

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...

July 24, 2021 No Responses

Ten Pirates Bag 48 Years Imprisonment In Nigeria

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday sentenced ten (10) pirates to a total of 48 years each in prison under the Suppression of Piracy and Other Maritime Offences, SPOMO ACT, for hijacking a Chinese fishing ves...

May 19, 2021 No Responses

Shipping Firms Unveil New Agenda To Curb Piracy In Gulf Of Guinea

After more than 95% of sea kidnappings happened in the Gulf of Guinea in 2020, almost 100 shipping companies, organizations, and flag states have signed a new declaration calling for and to piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. The violence,...

April 30, 2021 No Responses

Army Expresses Concern Over Spate Of Piracy In Gulf Of Guinea

The Nigerian Army has expressed serious concern over piracy in the Gulf of Guinea which it said posed a serious threat to the peace and stability of Nigeria as a sovereign nation. The Chief of Training, Nigerian Army Headquarters, Maj.-Gen...

April 27, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria, ICC Yaoundé Pioneer Initiative To Counter Piracy

Nigeria and the Inter Regional Coordination Centre (ICC) Yaoundé have formed a forum to galvanise regional and international efforts to ensure security in the Gulf of Guinea (GOG). The Gulf of Guinea Maritime Collaboration Forum (GOG-MCF/SHADE) was floated af...