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House Urges Navy, NIMASA To Curb Illegal Fishing By Foreign Vessel On Nigeria Waters

House of Representatives
The House of Representatives has called on the Ministry of Agriculture, the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to put measures in place to curbRead More

Piracy Worsens Despite 120% Surge In Naval Budget

Piracy rate
Nigeria records 250 attacks in eight years Gulf of Guinea accounted for 95% kidnapping cases in 2020 With its 17.95% share of 195 piracy and armed robbery attacks against shipsRead More

One killed, 15 Abducted In Pirates’ Attack Off Nigerian Waters

Nigerian pirates
Turkey yesterday sought to rescue members of a container ship after pirates attacked it off the coast of Nigeria, killing one person and kidnapping 15, according to the Turkish andRead More

US Warns Citizens Against Travels To Nigeria Over Crime, COVID-19

Nigeria and US Flags
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has cautioned American citizens to reconsider travel to Nigeria, due to COVID-19, crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, and maritime crime. The U.S. government, however,Read More

Anti-Piracy War: UN Applauds Nigeria’s Leadership Role

Bashir Jamoh
Celebrates SPOMO Act, deep blue project We’re poised to overcome maritime insecurity with home-grown solutions, says Jamoh For the second time in about six months, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO),Read More

ISWAP, Al-Qaeda Taking Over West Africa, US Warns

Commander of the US Special Operations Command, Africa, Maj. Gen. Davin Anderson
We’ll curb banditry in North-west, says Masari The US-backed AFRICOM has warned that the Islamic State and Al-Qaida terrorist groups are gradually taking over the West African region after beingRead More

Six Kidnapped Fishermen In Gabon Regain Freedom In Nigeria

Nigerian pirates
Six fishing boat crewmen abducted by pirates off the coast of Gabon have been released after more than a month in captivity, South Korea’s foreign ministry said Tuesday. A SouthRead More

Nigeria And Neighbouring Countries Collaborate In Security Gulf Of Guinea

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Malabo, said leaders of neighbouring countries would work together and provide all necessary assistance to secure the Gulf of Guinea. The President’s spokesman, MalamRead More