Tag: Nigeria

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), praised efforts made by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in the battle against maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.

Maritime Domain Awareness for Trade – Gulf of Guinea has been made aware of an increased threat of piracy centred in ZONE E within the next 24 – 48 Hrs. 

Twenty-four officers of the Nigerian Navy are participating in a four-week intensive U.S. Coast Guard Boarding Officer training program.

Nigeria loses about $25.5 billion annually to illegal maritime activities and another $1.3 billion to illegal bunkering.

Pirates have violently attacked a vessel in the Gulf of Guinea, injuring two crew members with another reported missing.

The Federal Government of Nigeria will collaborate with the Republic of Korea on the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure otherwise known as the Deep Blue Project.

USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, the first ship permanently assigned to Africa, recently arrived in Nigeria’s commercial capital city of Lagos, as part the U.S. government’s support to combat piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.

The Nigerian Chamber of Shipping has joined the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).

A court in Lagos sentenced 10 pirates to 12 years in prison for kidnapping the crew of a Chinese-flagged merchant vessel in 2020.

Federal Republic of Nigeria seeks to establish closer defence and security ties with the Republic of Gabon, as local media sources noted.