Tag: Gulf of Guinea
ECOWAS Naval chiefs synergise against growing threats in Gulf of Guinea
The fifth meeting of the ECOWAS Sub-Committee of Chiefs of the Naval Staff, which held between Feb. 16 and 20,…
Tinubu wants task force for Gulf of Guinea
"This mechanism is envisioned to support member states in achieving their national development objectives, and it will also help create…
Nigeria partners 3 African countries on Operation Safe Domain II
The operation encompasses a vast area, spanning 105,746 square nautical miles, and involves the deployment of three ships and a…
Nigerian Navy sustains surveillance in Gulf of Guinea
Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan said that while concerted efforts were being made to reduce piracy within the GoG to its lowest…
IMB confirms piracy decline in Gulf of Guinea
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) in its half-year report of 2022 has lauded the reduction in piracy in the globally…
Report reveals the yearly heist of Niger Delta pirates
The report comes as the UN Security Council on Tuesday urged greater action to stop piracy in the Gulf of…
EU commends Nigeria for war against maritime crimes in Gulf of Guinea
EU Senior Coordinator for the Gulf of Guinea, Amb. Nicolas Martinez, leading a delegationn, made the commendation at the end…
UN lauds Nigeria’s role in securing Gulf of Guinea
The United Nations (UN) has commended Nigeria for playing a leading role in efforts to secure the Gulf of Guinea,…
NIMASA lauds naval cooperation at Gulf of Guinea
The Gulf of Guinea Maritime Collaboration Forum and Shared Awareness and De-confliction conference (GOG-MCF/SHADE) has identified cooperation at sea between…
Pirates kidnap 15, kill one in attack of Turkish cargo ship off Nigerian coast
Turkey sought on Sunday to rescue three surviving members of a cargo ship, called Mozart, after pirates attacked it off…
Pirates attack Norwegian ship off Benin coast , 9 kidnapped
Nine crew members of the Norwegian owned vessel MV Bonita were kidnapped weekend by pirates while the ship was anchored…
Gulf of Guinea: Abuja confab lists tough measures against maritime criminals
Delegates at the Global Maritime Security Conference (GMSC) rose Wednesday after three days of talks at the International Conference Centre…
Ghana confab of navy chiefs focuses on Gulf of Guinea piracy
From 24th to 25th July, the Ghanaian Navy will host over 10 Chiefs of Navies from across Africa at at…
10 Turkish sailors abducted off Nigerian coast
Ten Turkish sailors were taken hostage by armed pirates who attacked a Turkish-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria,…
Piracy: India bans its seafarers from Nigeria, Gulf of Guinea
Directorate General of Shipping in India has banned Indian seafarers from working in vessels in Nigerian waters and the Gulf…