The Nigerian Navy will commission three ships, three helicopters, and inaugurate several accommodation plots, and office blocks as part of its 69th anniversary celebrations. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, disclosed this on Sunday, at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Navy Town, Lagos. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the church service was …

The Lagos State Government (LASG), in collaboration with the officers and men of the Nigerian Navy under the Western Naval Command, on Saturday, embarked on the clean-up of Apapa and its environment. Speaking with the journalists after the exercise, which extended to Mobil Road and Marine Beach, the governor’s Special Adviser on Environment, Kunle Rotimi-Akodu, said the quest to clean …

The Nigerian Navy have said that it would induct three newly procured aircraft and three patrol vessels into their inventory as part of activities marking the service’s 69th Anniversary. The aircraft—AgustaWestland 109 Trekker helicopters—will bring the total number of helicopters in the Nigerian Navy’s inventory to 14. At a press briefing in Abuja, the Chief of Policy and Plans at …

Personnel of the Nigerian Navy attached to Forward Operating Base Escravos on Friday night raided the Oteghele community at Obodo Omadinho, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, leading to the discovery and deactivation of two illegal refining sites. The Commanding Officer of FOB Escravos, Navy Captain Ikenna Okoloagu, who led the operation told journalists that ‘the sites …

Committed to securing the maritime borders of the country, the Nigerian Navy has deployed 15 warships and three helicopters for this year’s Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) sea exercise aimed at curbing maritime threats and improving security in the Gulf of Guinea. The exercise will showcase the navy’s ability to protect the maritime environment for national economic prosperity as well …

The Nigerian Navy, members of the National Assembly, and a coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) have voiced strong opposition to the proposed bill seeking to establish the Nigerian Coast Guard. The Senate Committee on Marine Transport had initially scheduled a public hearing for 7 November, but it was postponed due to the passing of the Chief of Army Staff, …

To improve on gains of security in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG), the Navy has deployed five warships, two helicopters and two fast attack boats for this year’s multinational sea exercise, GRAND AFRICAN NEMO 2024. The exercise, a force multiplier executed with navies of Benin and Togo, as well as allies from United Kingdom, France and Spain, seeks to foster …

There was serious disagreement between the Navy and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency. (NIMASA), over the proposed law on maritime security by the Senate. In its bid to strengthen maritime security, the Senate drafted a bill to repeal and amend the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Act of 2007, which when passed into law, would empower …

The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla has said the service would inaugurate three recently acquired ships and two helicopters in its inventory on 30 May 2024. He disclosed this at the interdenominational service in Abuja held as part of events to mark the 68th anniversary of the Nigerian Navy. Ogalla also said the service was expecting five …

The Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Beecroft, Apapa, Lagos, has foiled an attempt by a drug cartel to smuggle 193 bags of Cannabis Sativa weighing 7,443kg, into Nigeria, through the waterways off the Badagry coast, Lagos. Meanwhile, a suspected member of the cartel, Emmanuel Asamani, 24, was arrested inside the large wooden boat conveying the substance. Briefing journalists yesterday, while handing …