Nigerian Navy has intensified efforts to strengthen indigenous shipbuilding capacity and modernize its operational capabilities through strategic partnerships with global defence technology firms. Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while receiving the Managing Director of ASELSAN Nigeria Limited, Amadou Thiam, during...
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The Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has commenced investigations of eight suspected oil thieves handed over to it by the Nigeria Navy Ship, NNS Pathfinder, Naval Base, Port Harcourt, Rivers State on March 23, 2026. The suspects were arrested on Sunday, March...
Nigerian Navy has confirmed the rescue of seven persons following a boat collision along the Ogboinbiri waterways in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. According to a statement issued by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore A.A. Folorunsho, the incident involved a Tantita patrol boat and a...
President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the passing of the Chief of Naval Operations of the Nigerian Navy, Rear Admiral Musa Katagum, who died on February 19, 2026. The senior military officer died after a protracted illness. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, condoled with his...
In a bid to strengthen operational synergy in the fight against terrorism in the North East, the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, paid a landmark visit to the Headquarters of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), in Maiduguri, Borno State,...
Chief of Naval Staff (CoNS), Vice Admiral Idi Abbas has said that the Lake Chad and its adjourning waterways are to be secured by the military for fishing, transportation and other socio-economic activities in the Northeast. According to him, in securing the Lake and insurgency-affected communities, synergy of the...
Nigerian Navy personnel on Monday executed a swift and coordinated rescue operation to save the lives of 20 crew members onboard Motor Vessel (MV) CHIMBA EXPRESS following a fire incident along Calabar waterways. The navy in a statement on Tuesday, said the successful rescue operation commenced at about 1pm...
Nigerian Navy on Saturday completed the recruitment of 1,962 ratings to support ongoing joint military operations across the country. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Idi Abbas, inducted the sailors at the Batch 37 Passing Out Parade of the Nigerian Navy Basic Training School (NNBTS), Onne, in Rivers....
Nigerian Navy has announced a sweeping round of promotions, elevating 127 senior officers in what the service describes as a strategic step toward strengthening its leadership structure and enhancing operational efficiency. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, confirmed the development in a statement released Thursday in Abuja....
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has dismissed social media reports claiming that an assassination attempt was made on Lt. Ahmed Yerima at NNPC Junction, Kubwa, Abuja. Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, described the claims, circulated online by Instagram user “Mazitundeednut,” as false...
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has offered an apology to the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, following the widely circulated altercation between him and armed naval personnel at a construction site in Gaduwa. At the Executive Committee meeting held on Thursday, senior officials detailed the events that triggered...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has defended his recent confrontation with a naval officer during a dispute over a plot of land said to be linked to a former Chief of Naval Staff. Speaking to journalists on Thursday just before the FCT Executive Council meeting, Wike...
National Chairman of the Pan Niger Forum (PANDEF), Amb Godknows Boladei Igali, has the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, deserves national apology for being prevented from performing his duties by soldiers on illegal duties in Abuja. Amb. Igali, on his way out of the Port Harcourt International Airport to...
A tense confrontation unfolded in Abuja on Tuesday as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, clashed with a group of soldiers and city officials over a disputed parcel of land in the Gaduwa District. The altercation began when armed soldiers reportedly blocked Wike and his...
The appointment of Rear Adm. Idi Abbas as the 25th Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) brings a wealth of experience, discipline, and professionalism to the leadership of the Nigerian Navy. A seasoned Above Water Warfare specialist, Rear Adm. Abbas has spent more than three decades in service to the...
Nigerian Navy’s Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Escravos has taken a decisive step against oil theft, dismantling six illicit refining sites in the Obodo Omadino Community of Warri South Local Government Area, Delta State. This was revealed by the Commanding Officer of FOB Escravos, Navy Captain Ikenna Okoloagu, in...
Nigerian Navy’s _Operation Delta Sanity_, launched to combat rampant crude oil theft in the Niger Delta, is yielding significant results, boosting the nation’s economy through increased oil production. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of Naval Warfare Course 9 in Calabar on Friday, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, Chief of Naval...
National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) has revealed that Nigeria accounts for 70% of the estimated 11 million illicit small arms and light weapons circulating in West Africa. This disclosure was made by Mr. Alex Ebimiebo, the South-South Zonal Director of NCCSALW, during...
Nigerian Navy’s Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Badagry, Lagos State, has intercepted seven fibre boats carrying numerous bags of foreign parboiled rice along the Badagry Porto-Novo creek. A credible source informed the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry on Sunday that the operation occurred under intensified patrols led...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Jubilee in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has arrested nine suspects, who are members of the “Nigerian Coast Guard” for engaging in illegal activities. The Commander of NNS Jubilee, Commodore Abubarka Umar disclosed this to the...