Nigerian Navy
Navy decries poor funding, stalling vital sea policing
The Nigerian Navy has raised concerns over inadequate funding, warning that persistent budgetary shortfalls continue to undermine its capacity to secure the nation’s vast maritime domain. Speaking at the 3rd MARAN Annual Lecture (MAMAL 2025), organized by the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) in Lagos, the Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral […]
Navy crushes Maritime crime, seizes 333 vessels in six years – Official
The Nigerian Navy has intensified its efforts to secure the nation’s waters, arresting 333 vessels over a six-year period for violations ranging from crude oil theft and piracy to illegal fishing and bunker operations. This disclosure was made by the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Gregory Oamen, during the 3rd MARAN Annual […]
Final Toll Rises: Corps Member, Naval Officers Recovered from Delta Waters
The bodies of a missing National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member and two naval personnel have been recovered days after a Nigerian Navy gunboat tragically capsized in Delta State. IREPORT247NEWS reports that the incident, which occurred on the evening of Thursday, July 3, 2025, claimed a total of six confirmed lives, with efforts continuing to […]
Shipowners Pay $8,000 Daily Despite Piracy-Free Waters
Despite a clean record of zero piracy attacks in Nigerian waters over the last three years, shipowners continue to pay as much as $8,000 daily for private security escort services—a cost maritime stakeholders say is unsustainable and out of tune with current realities. This revelation follows a recent statement by the Minister of Marine and […]
Six Confirmed Dead as Navy Boat Capsizes in Delta
A tragic maritime incident struck Delta State on the evening of Thursday, July 3, 2025, when a Nigerian Navy gunboat capsized, resulting in the deaths of six individuals. Among the victims were three naval personnel, two members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), and one civilian boat operator. The ill-fated vessel, identified as the […]
NSCDC Shuts Down Illegal Refinery, Seizes Petroleum Products
In a significant operation aimed at curbing illegal petroleum activities in Anambra State, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has uncovered an illegal artisanal refinery and unregistered petrol station in Nkwelle Ezunaka, Oyi Local Government Area. The operation, conducted in collaboration with the Nigerian Army and Navy, led to the seizure of large […]
Boat Accident: Navy Rescues 99 Passengers
The Nigerian Navy Ship Pathfinder, based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, rescued 99 people from a local market boat that had been in trouble on the Bukuma River in the Degema LGA of the state. The ‘Blood Of Jesus,’ a riverboat that was carrying people and merchandise from Port Harcourt to the state’s Akuku-Toru local […]
Nigerian Navy to Reinstate Dismissed Officer, Pay N7m Damages
The court has affirmed that what happened to me was unjust. I am relieved that justice has finally been served. It has been ordered that the Nigerian Navy hire back Naval Rating Officer Fagbemi Babatunde and pay him all of the salaries, perks, and pension contributions that he has not received since August 2008 till […]
Navy Officers Stops Lagos Rice Smuggling, Seizes 213 Bags
In executing our statutory responsibilities, the Naval Base Epe intercepted six vehicles laden with smuggled foreign rice Along the Epe-Ijebu-Ode Expressway, members of the Nigerian Navy captured over two hundred bags of foreign rice while also thwarting a smuggling ring that was operating in the state of Lagos. According to a statement that was released […]