Tag: Niger delta
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Nigeria’s maritime concerns
Concerns over Nigeria’s maritime industry. Smuggling, piracy choke shipping business By BAYO AKOMOLAFE Stakeholders in the maritime industry said that business activities suffered a serious setback this year, especially in the […]
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Fishing hit by piracy
Attacks and incidents in local waterways are often unreported by agencies. Fishermen lament frequent attacks by pirates in A’Ibom Patrick Odey Fishermen in Ibeno, a community in Akwa Ibom State, […]
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USCG praise NIMASA
The long road to compliance. A Pass Mark for NIMASA Eromosele Abiodun posits that the commendation of NIMASA by the United States Coast Guard for its efforts to improve security and […]
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Hostages freed
Crew kidnapped on October 27th. Abducted Boxship Crewmembers Released by Nigerian Pirates Eight Polish crewmembers from the container ship Pomerania Sky have been released by their captors, two months after they were […]
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Delta oil theft woes
Despite fight against thieves, problem persists. A’Ibom Elders Raise The Alarm Over Oil Theft In Niger Delta By Idongesit Ashameri Akwa Ibom elders have raised alarm over what they described […]
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Nigerian Navy doing well?
Comments come a week after NIMASA’s on IMB. Navy’s support to merchant shipping thwarts 15 piracy attacks — Stakeholders By Oko Ebuka Stakeholders in the Nigerian maritime industry have said […]
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JTF pirate arrest
Information provided by locals. JTF destroys militant camps, arrests suspected pirates, others in Niger Delta By Wale Odunsi The Joint Task Force, JTF, Operation Delta Safe has destroyed active militant […]
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Nigeria piracy push back
Interesting claim from Navy. Seafarers fault Navy on pirate attack Concerned seafarers have faulted the Nigerian Navy’s on rate of pirate attacks on the waters in recent times. While the […]
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More GoG initiatives
Strengthening national capacities to combat maritime piracy. Abidjan hosts int’l piracy conference An international conference of the G7++, Friends of the Gulf of Guinea co-chaired by Canada aimed at discussing […]
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NIMASA not happy
Bizarre call from NIMASA. Unfair Reporting on Piracy, Says Nigeria Laxman Pai The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has called on […]
