Tag: Nigeria

In an effort to enhance Nigeria’s ranking on the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), boost transparency, eliminate bottlenecks and illegal demands within region's seaports and terminals, the Nigerian Government launched the Nigerian Ports Process Manual (NPPM).

Nigeria will commission $195 million worth of aircraft, boats and vehicles during the next three months, aiming to improve security in the Gulf of Guinea, as Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi informed.

The Nigerian Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, believes that corruption still exists in the country because thieves are not jailed or severely punished.

Mr Pierre Morcos from CSIS ( Center for Strategic & International Studies) mentions that a vast maritime zone of 2.3 million square kilometers and 5700 kilometers of coastline with considerable economic wealth, the Gulf of Guinea has recently been plagued by a succession of acts of piracy, making this maritime space one of the most dangerous and unstable in the world.

Reporting indicates that that the Hong Kong-flagged oil products tanker MV SEAFRONTIER was approached by a single skiff some 3 nm from the vessel, while underway 164 nm southwest of Agbami, Nigeria. 

A cargo ship has allegedly reported a suspicious approach, 65 nm southwest of Bonny, Nigeria, in the Gulf of Guinea. This the 4th offshore incident and the third recorded approach in 2021. 

A gas pipeline explosion was reported in Oduoha at the Port Harcourt, creating tension in the community, Dryad Global reports. However, no injury has been reported for the time being.

In ligh of the increased piracy incidents off Gulf of Guinea, Dryad Global reported that pirates attacked a general cargo vessel, kidnapping ten seafarers. In fact, the cargo ship was attacked 14nm NNM of the Pennington Terminal, 10nm from shore, resulting in the kidnap of 10 crewmembers. Reports from Dryad Global indicate that the piracy attack occurred onboard the St Kitts flagged general cargo vessel MILAN, while en route from Koko Nigeria to Douala Cameroon. AIS indicates that the vessel was in a southbound transit when it stopped on the evening of the 25th. The precise time of the attack remains unclear. ...as the security consultancy added. What is more, following the confirmation of kidnapping, the total amount of personnel kidnapped from vessels operating in the Gulf of Guinea in 2020 is 128 across 24 incidents.  Concluding, this is the sixth boarding incident (excluding Lagos) within Nigerian TTW during 2020.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has reported an explosion at its production facility in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 40, at Gbetiokun Early Production facility.

Reports by the Maritime security consultancy Dryad Global, indicated that the oil/chemical tanker "PTI NILE" has been boarded by pirates approximately 115 Nm South of Lomé.