Navy

Navy arrests 3 suspected oil thieves in Delta

Personnel of the Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) Delta have apprehended three suspected pipeline vandals and recovered six crude-laden boats. Parading the two suspects and recovered items at the Warri Naval Base on Wednesday, the Commander of NNS Delta, Commodore Abdulazeez…

Navy destroys 8 illegal refining sites in Delta

The Forward Operating Base (FOB) Escravos of the Nigerian Navy, says it has destroyed eight illegal refining sites in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta. The Commanding Officer of the FOB Escravos, Navy Capt. Ikenna Okoloagu disclosed this to…

Navy inaugurates solar water project in Bayelsa

 The Nigerian Navy has inaugurated a rehabilitated solar-powered industrial borehole and a 700,000-litre capacity overhead water tank in Diebu Community, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The project was inaugurated on Wednesday under the Chief of Naval Staff’s…

NSCDC, Navy, Army uncover illegal refinery in Anambra

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in collaboration with the Nigerian Army and Navy, has uncovered an illegal artisanal refinery and illegal petrol station in Anambra. The illicit facility was discovered at Y-Junction, Nkwelle Ezunaka, in Oyi Local…

Reps recommend increased funding for Navy

The House of Representatives Committee on Navy has recommended an increase in funding for the Nigerian Navy to better protect the country’s waterways, rather than establishing a separate Coast Guard. The Chairman of the committee, Rep. Yusuf Gagdi (APC-Plateau), made…