Tag: West Africa

  • Grand African NEMO

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    Training and capacity building to enhance maritime security. French navy drills with West Africans to battle Gulf of Guinea thuggery By: Christina Mackenzie PARIS – France and 14 West African nations […]

  • NIMASA not happy

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    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 […]

  • Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea

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    Nigerian media adds pressure. Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea When in August the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), an arm of the International Chamber of Commerce, released its latest report […]

  • New Delta ops for Navy

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    Country continues to try to combat maritime crime. Nigerian Navy deploys eight vessels, helicopters for sea exercise The Nigerian Navy in Lagos on Wednesday said it would deploy eight vessels […]

  • Niger Delta neglect fuels crime

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    Nigeria’s problems persist. FG’s neglect of Niger/Delta encouraging piracy — stakeholders By Godfrey Bivbere THE Federal Government has been accused of fueling the problem of piracy in the nation’s maritime […]

  • Nigeria’s piracy loss

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    Huge scale of loss highlights the issues in region. Maritime piracy: Nigeria loses US$2.74bn in four years Piracy attacks in the Nigerian maritime domain are taking alarming toll on shipping […]

  • Nigeria oil deal scrutiny

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    Wrongdoing denied. Nigeria loses $6bn from ‘corrupt’ oil deal linked to fraud By Russell Padmore A court in Milan is considering charges of corruption against Eni and Shell in a […]

  • JTF Delta crackdown

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    JTF continue crackdown. Nigerian military taskforce destroys 156 boats, 300 refineries in Niger Delta The Commander of the joint military taskforce operating in the Niger Delta, Operation Delta Safe, Rear […]

  • Nigeria losing trade

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    Concerns other regional nations are taking trade. Sustained insecurity threatens Nigeria’s shipping trade By BAYO AKOMOLAFE Piracy, kidnapping, hijacking of vessels, robbery and other thefts on Nigerian waters have become […]

  • Nigeria in piracy swoop

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    Unfortunately, the legislation to prosecute them still hasn’t been passed. Navy arrests 40 for alleged piracy The Navy said yesterday that it had arrested 40 suspects in the past two […]

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