West Africa
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Illegal refinery kills 20
Agencies reportedly knew about site but didn’t act. How Negligence Led to Deaths of 20 Persons in Illegal Bayelsa Refinery Fire Emmanuel Addeh Fresh facts yesterday emerged as to how […]
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Nigeria talks piracy laws
Amazingly, still no piracy legislation in place in Nigeria. Anti-Piracy law ‘ll boost maritime security, says Defence Minister By: Precious Igbonwelundu Defence Minister Mansur Dan-Ali yesterday said an Anti-Piracy Bill has […]
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GoG nations talk marsec
Piracy, robbery, smuggling, illegal fishing on the agenda. G7, Gulf of Guinea Nations Join Forces Against Maritime Crimes The G7 Friends of the Gulf of Guinea Group (G7++FOGG), Monday met […]
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Nigeria chasing pirates
Captured pirates reveal useful intel. Navy urges DSS to hunt sea pirate network in Rivers The Nigerian Navy has called on the Department of State Security (DSS) to go after […]
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Eagle Eye II
Eagle Eye II underway. Navy deploys 80 boats, 13 ships against militants in Niger Delta By: Precious Igbonwelundu To contain activities of militants and sea pirates in Niger Delta, the Nigerian […]
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Navy Receives Four Patrol Boats
Defender Class Boats can be deployed against poaching, arms and narcotics trafficking and piracy. Navy Receives Four Patrol Boats Four patrol boats were on Monday inaugurated at the Western Naval […]
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Nigeria missing assets
Plan seems to have been cast aside. Government misses delivery target on $186m anti-piracy equipment fighting By Sulaimon Salau The Federal Government may have shelved its promise of floating some high-tech […]
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Nigeria’s weapons woes
Customs regularly intercept shipments. Nigeria: How Shipping Companies Import Illicit Firearms Into Nigeria – Customs Boss By Kingsley Adeniyi The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Hameed Ali, has lashed […]
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Security boost for Delta
Renewed threat of militancy in region. Nigerian police deploy gunboats to tackle sea piracy in oil rich state Nigeria’s police in southern oil rich Bayelsa had deployed 16 patrol gunboats […]
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Nigeria MSI launched
New MSI will hopefully improve domain awareness. Navy unveils Safety Information portal By: Precious Igbonwelundu The Navy has launched an online Maritime Safety Information (MSI) portal and data centre to provide […]
