The Nigerian Navy has concluded its three-day Annual Sea Inspection on Monday. During the exercise which began on Friday, the Visit Boarding Search and Seizure operations were carried out, showcasing the Navy’s dedication to bolstering security and enforcing maritime regulations. Sharing images of the exercise on its X account on Monday, the Navy said, “The Chief of Naval Staff Annual …

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh has said that the collaboration with the Nigerian Navy has played a key role in the achievements of his administration in terms of maritime security in Nigerian waters and the Gulf of Guinea. He also described the oil rich Tongeji Island between Nigeria and Benin …

The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla has launched a High Endurance Offshore Patrol Vessels (HE OPVs) for the Nigerian Navy at the Dearsan Shipyard, Tuzla in Istanbul, Turkey. In a statement by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, on Sunday in Abuja, he said the vessel is one of two 76m HE OPV …

Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS), Beecroft, Apapa Lagos, has arrested 11 stowaways from a tanker, Gwangzhou Highway Panama, which was en route to Ghana. This was barely three weeks after a similar arrest of eight Nigerians, who sneaked onto a ship, which was on its way out of the country to Europe, was made. Explaining how the stowaways were intercepted, the …

The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy, Badagry, on Saturday, warned petroleum dealers in the town over the smuggling of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) known as petrol to neighbouring countries. The Commanding Officer of FOB, Nigerian Navy, Capt. Adams Aliu gave the warning at a stakeholders’ meeting with the Petroleum Dealers Association (PDA), Badagry Chapter, at the Base …

The Nigerian Navy has taken delivery of two new ships to help increase its capacities to protect the maritime domain of the country, the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle said on Saturday. Matawalle, who did not state the number of the ships recently bought by the Navy, said the platforms would also be of immense help in the …

The Nigerian Navy has rescued 18 victims of human trafficking in the  Rijiyar Lemu, Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State. According to the Nigerian Navy’s Director of Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan the rescue was made at about 10 pm last Saturday, following a tip-off from an officer in the Nigerian Navy Finance and Logistics College, NNFLC Dawakin Tofa, whose …