The Eastern Naval Command (ENC) of the Nigerian Navy says the navy saved the nation of N95 billion through the operations of the command between April 2023 and February 2024. This was disclosed in Calabar on Monday by Rear Admiral Olusola Oluwagbire, during a parade to mark the...
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The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base, FORMOSO, in Bayelsa, destroyed three illegal refining sites between Sunday and Tuesday, Capt. Murtala Rogo, the Commanding Officer, stated on Wednesday in Brass. He stated that 50,000 litres of products suspected to have been produced from stolen crude oil were recovered from...
The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Saturday handed over a fishing trawler, MFV Lady Jessica ll, and 13 crew members to the Federal Department of Fisheries in Bayelsa. The trawler was arrested on Dec. 11 by the the Navy’s Forward Operating Base (FOB) Formoso. It was arrested while trawling...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The first of the Nigerian Navy’s 2 x 76m, 1200 Tons High Endurance Offshore Patrol Vessels (HE OPVs) was formally launched at the Dearsan Shipyard, Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey on October 26, 2023. Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla,...
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT on Wednesday handed over 2,640kg of substance, suspected to be cannabis sativa worth N200 million, to the Nigerian Drug Law Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos. The Commander, NNS BEECROFT, Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga, handed over the exhibits to NDLEA officials at NNS BEECROFT, Apapa,...
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The Nigerian Navy (NN) says the Merchant Vessel (MV) CECELIA arrested on Aug. 15 at Meco Jetty in Port Harcourt, was carrying illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO). The Director of Information, Nigerian Navy, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. ...
The Nigerian Navy says assets acquired by NIMASA under the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, otherwise known as the Deep Blue project, have been fully deployed. This is contained in a statement by the Acting Fleet Commander, Western Naval Command and Commander Deep Blue Project, Commodore...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Navy (NN) has warned applicants undergoing its Basic Training School (NNBTS) Batch 35 Recruitment Exercise holding in Lagos, Rivers and Kaduna States to be wary of fraudsters. The Director, Naval Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan issued the warning in...
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, says the Nigerian Navy will leverage on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies to enhance its operational activities. Ogalla said this during the presentation of a paper by navy participants of National Defence College (NDC) Course 31, entitled...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Nigerian Navy has expressed serious concern over what it described as high-handedness and unprofessional conduct of a private security outfit, Tantita Security Service Limited (TSSL), in the controversy over arrest of an oil vessel, MT Praise last week. Director, Information, Naval Headquarters, Commodore...
The Nigerian Navy on Sunday says it has deactivated a boat laden with suspected stolen crude in Bayelsa. It also said that that troops of the Navy Ship SOROH (NNS SOROH) recovered two AK-47 rifles, six AK-47 magazines, 133 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition. The Commander of the NNS SOROH,...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Following the recent spike in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG), The Nigerian Navy (NN) says it has sustained presence of her capital ships at sea as well as directed operations bases to enhance efforts to dominate their Areas of Operations. The Director of...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, has approved appointments of senior officers comprising Rear Admirals and Commodores as part of the routine reorganisation in the service. The Director of Information, Nigerian Navy, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, made this known in a statement...
Unknown gunmen have abducted an operative of the Nigerian Navy in Anambra State,. The naval personnel, identified as Lt. IS Ozuowa, was kidnapped alongside some civilians, whose number could not be ascertained at press time. He was said to have been released from NNS Ologbo last Friday for his...
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 equipment and a 46-meter patrol vessel by the People’s...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Nigerian Navy has recorded a milestone in indigenous systematic survey and charting of the nation’s offshore waters. Director of Defence Media Operations (DMO), Major-General Benard Onyeuko, who made this known in Abuja on Thursday, said the commencement of the indigenous survey was necessary...