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  • Abduction Like Bad Movie

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    A French sailor freed from his kidnappers in Nigeria has described the attack on his ship and his five-day ordea as though he had been in a bad movie. Traumatised […]

  • Piracy Surge Endangering Commodities Shipping

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    Pirate attacks off West Africa’s mineral-rich Gulf of Guinea have almost doubled from last year and threaten to increase the costs and jeopardise the shipping of commodities from the region […]

  • French Sailor Freed in Nigeria

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    A French sailor kidnapped from a tanker in Togo when attackers sought to use him as a shield said Tuesday he has been freed in the oil-producing region of Nigeria […]

  • Offshore Crew Kidnapped

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    Reports are emerging that an offshore supply vessel has been boarded by pirates, and crewmembers have been taken hostage. The attack is understood to have taken place early on Thursday […]

  • Doubts and Due Diligence

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    The new rules governing private maritime security services in Nigeria require the shipping and offshore industries to conduct their due diligence with far greater care Doubts and Due Diligence The […]

  • Game Changer

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    A number of security providers have been forced to suspend operations in Nigeria following the implementation of new laws governing the private maritime security sector Game Changer The implementation of […]

  • Pirates kidnap five crew

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    Pirates have kidnapped five crew members from a cargo ship off Nigeria, a piracy watchdog and a security source said; part of a growing trend. Pirates kidnap five crew from […]

  • Heavy Regulation Ahead

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    The provision of maritime security services in Nigeria is about to turned on its head; non-legal actors will be forced out of the country and the Nigerian Navy and National […]

  • Piracy Takes Root in Nigeria

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    Piracy off the coast of West Africa takes root in the oil-slicked creeks of Nigeria’s southern delta, where militants steal millions of dollars of crude. Experts: Growing piracy across West […]

  • Nigeria, UK Sign MoU On Security

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    Nigeria, and UK have signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) on bilateral military cooperation to tackle terrorism and maritime insecurity in the country. Nigeria, UK Sign MoU On Counter-Terrorism, Maritime […]

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