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- 28 May 2013
US to Give Nigerian Navy ex-Vessels
The Nigerian Navy will receive two more ex-United States vessels next year, the US Navy Survey Ship John McDonnell and the US Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin. Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba, chief of Naval…
- 10 Oct 2013
Navy Declares War on Sea Robbers
Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba, chief of Naval Staff, has said that waging a war against pirates had become imperative, in view of the enormous challenges their nefarious activities posed to the economic…
- 16 Jan 2014
President Jonathan Sacks, Appoints New Service Chiefs
President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked all the service chiefs, who are statutorily the heads of the nation’s military apparatus. Dr. Reuben Abati, special adviser to the President on Media and…
- 1 Jul 2013
Court Sacks Service Chiefs, Says their Appointments Illegal
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday nullified the appointments of the nation’s security chiefs on the grounds that their appointments by President Goodluck Jonathan were without the…
- 22 Oct 2013
DG NIMASA, Chief of Naval Staff Address Piracy Issues @ OTL Africa 2013
The increasing tempo of piracy in Nigeria’s coastal waters has become a serious security threat requiring urgent attention by all relevant stakeholders in the maritime industry, the threat posed by…
- 23 Dec 2013
Navy Installs N2Bn Surveillance System to Tackle Piracy
Nigerian Navy (NN) has installed eight automated, long range camera-equipped surveillance towers in the waters just off the country’s coast, in a move aimed at tackling the surge in sea robbery…