To prevent unauthorised activities around the harbours and back channels, the Western Naval Command (WNC) yesterday flagged off a strategic exercise codenamed Operation AWKWARD 2026. The exercise is coming at a time when concerns have been raised about activities of stowaways who usually snuck into foreign vessels around Lagos Anchorage, as we...
The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, has approved the appointment of Captain Abiodun Folorunsho as the new Director of Naval Information and spokesperson of the Nigerian Navy. Captain Folorunsho took over from Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu today, Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Adams-Aliu, who served in the position for over two yea...
•The vessel on fire The Nigerian Navy has rescued 20 crew members from a burning vessel along the Calabar section of the Oron–Calabar waterways. The rescue was carried out yesterday by the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS OSE, following a distress call from Motor Vessel MV Chimba Express, which was en route from Gabon to Calabar […]
•Nigerian Navy personnel The Nigerian Navy has opened applications for its Basic Training School (BTS) Batch 38 recruitment exercise, scheduled to run from October 2 to October 31, 2025. According to an official statement, the recruitment process is free, and interested applicants must submit their applications online at https://www.joinnigeri...
•Naval officers The Navy Board yesterday Thursday, December 19, 2024 approved the promotion of 146 senior officers to various ranks in the Nigerian Navy. A breakdown of the promotions released showed that 24 Commodores were promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral, 26 Captains were elevated to the rank of Commodore, and 96 Commanders were [&hellip...
•Tompolo Amid celebrations of Nigeria’s increased crude oil production reaching 1.8 million barrels per day, the Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, has expressed concern over a recent confrontation between his security team and Nigerian Navy personnel in Port Harcourt...
•House of Representatives A proposed Bill to establish the Nigerian Marine Corps faced widespread rejection today during a public hearing conducted by the House Committee on Navy. The Bill, titled “A Bill for an Act to Establish Nigerian Marine Corps to Promote Maritime Security” (HB 225), seeks to create a new federal agency to enhance [&hell...
The Nigerian Navy has taken delivery of three newly acquired Agusta Westland 109 Trekker Helicopters from the Ministry of Defence. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, today in Abuja. Adams-Aliu stated that the three helicopters were handed over in a brief ceremony on Tuesday at the...
The Nigerian Navy in Badagry, Lagos, has transferred nine suspected victims of human trafficking to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). This was confirmed in a statement by Lt. B.C. Awodeyi, the Base Information Officer, today. According to Awodeyi, the victims were handed over by the Forward Operating B...
•Illegal crude oil refinery The Nigerian Navy has continued its onslaught on crude oil theft in the country with the destruction of illegal refining sites in Bayelsa and Delta States yesterday, Wednesday, June 19. In a release yesterday, the Navy said its Forward Operating Base (FOB) FORMOSO discovered and deactivated a newly established illeg...
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