Tag: Navy
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Navy releases list of successful candidates for Direct Short Service
The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Monday released the list of names of successful candidates for its Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) Course 24 Selection Exercise. The Acting Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Capt. Suleman Dahun, said this in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja. Dahun said candidates who participated in the selection process…
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Navy announces commencement of 2017 recruitment
The Nigerian Navy has announced the commencement of its online registration for the 2017 recruitment exercise from July 1 to July 31. The announcement was issued in a statement on Friday by the Chief of Naval Staff, Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas via the Navy Secretary. “The Nigerian Navy wishes to inform the general public and all…
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Navy effects major shakeup, redeploy 21 senior officers
In line with the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Vice Adm. Ibok-Ette Ibas’ effort to reposition the Nigerian Navy, 21 senior officers were redeployed on Thursday to head different formations and commands. The Director, Naval Information, Capt. Suleiman Dahun, Spain in a statement in Lagos that the posting was to re-organise the upper echelon of…
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Navy/Police clash: Don’t engage in reprisal attacks, IG warns officers
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, on Friday issued a stern warning to officers and men of the Cross River State Police Command not to retaliate Tuesday’s attack on the Akim Police Station in Calabar by some ratings of the Nigerian Navy. A naval rating was on Tuesday shot in the shoulder by a…
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Nigerian Navy repositioning for enhanced operational efficiency – CNS
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Ibok-Ette Ibas, on Wednesday said the Nigerian Navy was being repositioned for enhanced operational efficiency in light of the emerging security threats in the nation’s maritime space. Ibas said this at a seminar organised for naval personnel to celebrate the Navy’s 61st anniversary. The naval chief, who…
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One die as Navy, Police clash in Cross River
Men of the Nigerian Navy and Police on Tuesday (today) clashed in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The clash, which occurred at the Akim Police Station axis of the IBB Way in Calabar, it was gathered, led to the death of one person while several others were injured. The whole area was thrown into…
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Navy destroys 40 illegal refineries in Delta
The Commander of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS), Delta Command, Commodore Ibrahim Dewu, on Thursday said more than 40 illegal refineries and over one million metric tonnes of products suspected to be crude oil have been destroyed. Dewu disclosed this to newsmen at the Warri Naval Base shortly after the operation. He said the illegal…
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Navy seize N70m stolen diesel, arrest 12 suspects
The Nigeria Navy said it had impounded a vessel and two large wooden boats both transporting 240,000 litres of stolen diesel worth N70 million. The commander of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, Port Harcourt, Commodore William Kayoda, disclosed this to newsmen in Port Harcourt on Wednesday Kayoda said that a total 12 suspects were…
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Navy seized N420 billion petroleum products in 2016 – CNS
The Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Ibok Ekwe-Ibas, on Wednesday said the Nigerian Navy seized 810,725 metric tonnes of stolen crude in 2016. He said the Navy also seized 1,078,104 metric tonnes of illegally-refined diesel and destroyed 181 illegal refineries during the same period. The Chief of Naval Staff, Ibok Ekwe-Ibas, disclosed the figures…
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Navy concludes “Exercise Eagles Eye” in Bayelsa waterways
The Nigerian Navy on Saturday, concluded the annual sea inspection drill of the Chief of Naval Staff, christened “Exercise Eagle Eye” at Forward Operation Base, Formoso, Brass in Bayelsa. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the exercise was conducted by officers and men of Central Naval Command (CNC) and Special Forces of the Nigerian…