Tag: Gulf of Guinea

  • Navy warns Delta militants

    Renewed threat of militancy in Niger Delta. Naval chief to Avengers: We will stop you from bombing oil facilities Ibok-Ete Ibas, chief of naval staff, has warned the Niger Delta […]

  • Pirates free crew

    Crew kidnap is still big business off Nigeria. Nigerian Pirates Release Six Demeter Crewmen Pirates have released the six crew members of the container ship Demeter who were kidnapped on October 21 […]

  • Delta bunkers busted

    Crackdown on oil theft continues. Army destroys 46 oil bunker sites in Niger Delta The Nigerian Army said it had destroyed 46 illegal bunker sites in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and […]

  • Nigeria plea to militants

    Militants threaten oil security again. Nigeria: Govt, Delta Appeal to Avengers for Patience By Omololu Ogunmade, Emmanuel Addeh, Omon-Julius Onabu and Idowu Sylvester with Agency Report The federal and the […]

  • Delta militants return

    Threat to oil infrastructure returns. Niger Delta Avengers declares fresh war on oil facilities As the Niger Delta Avengers threatens to resume fresh attacks on oil facilities in Nigeria, the […]

  • Nigeria’s pricey waters

    It’s not just pirates who are coining it in. Piracy – Foreign Shipping Firms Pay N14 Billion to Escort Vessels in Nigeria By Yusuf Babalola Lagos — Due to the […]

  • MARAD Nigeria alert

    MARAD issues alert for US ships. Piracy attacks: US warns ships over Nigerian waters By Godwin Oritse The United States of America, through its Maritime Administration, has published the latest […]

  • Oil theft clamp down

    HOSTCON vows to tackle pipeline vandals By Festus Ahon NATIONAL chairman of Host Communities of Nigeria, HOSTCON, Chief Mike Emuh, has vowed to tackle pipeline vandals, saying  their activities  can […]

  • Operation Octopusgrip

    Always let them know you’re coming… Operation ‘Octopusgrip’: Navy deploys 37 boats in Niger Delta The Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Central Naval Command (CNC), Rear Adm. Bello Al-hassan, on Tuesday […]

  • Nigeria outsources training

    Nigeria’s Navy, Army and Police to receive private sector training. FG hands over maritime security to Israeli firm FEDERAL Government has entered into a three years agreement with an Israeli […]