Tag: Navy
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Navy releases list of successful candidates for DSSC Course 28
The Nigerian Navy (NN) has released the list of successful candidates for the Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) Course 28. The Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Commodore Suleman Dahun, announced this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. It said candidates who attended the Selection Board interview in Lagos from Dec. 16, 2020 to Jan.…
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Major shake-up hits Nigerian Navy
The Nigerian Navy (NN), says the service had redeployed 60 Rear Admirals, 123 Commodores, as well as 74 Captains, following the recent appointments of new Service Chiefs. A statement by the Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Commodore Suleman Dahun, stated that the deployment affected a total of 257 senior officers. According to the statement, those…
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250 Navy retirees evicted from homes after 35 years of service
No fewer than 250 retirees of the Nigerian Navy residing at the Federal Government owned 28 blocks of flats located on Roads 34, 41, 411 and 412 of the Gowon Estate, Egbeda, Lagos have been evicted from their homes. They currently hang their belongings with family members and friends, PM NEWS gathered. The retirees, who…
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Gunmen kill two naval personnel at Kogi checkpoint
Gunmen, on Wednesday, attacked a military checkpoint in the Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State and murdered two personnel of the Nigerian Navy. According to reports, the naval men were attacked around 7pm while resuming for duty at the checkpoint in Okene. The gunmen, numbering about seven, got to the checkpoint and were said…
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Navy declares 43 officers wanted
The Nigerian Navy, NN has released names of its 43 personnel who are currently wanted for desertion. A circular containing the names and photographs of the deserters is displayed at the Navy Headquarters in Abuja. The public with useful information that could lead to the arrest of the fleeing officers are requested to report to…
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NPA cedes Tarkwa Bay land to Navy
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has ceded 18 hectares of land to the Nigerian Navy (NN) for the establishment of a Forward Operation Base (FOB) at the Tarkwa Bay Island. This issue of a Forward Operation Base had been on between the NPA and NN since 2010. Rear Adm. Oladele Daji, the Flag Officer Commanding…
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Coronavirus: Nigerian navy suspends 2020 recruitment
The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday said it has suspended its 2020 recruitment until further notice in response to national concerns over coronavirus. Navy Director of Information, Commodore Suleman Dahun, who announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said it was in response to national concerns over coronavirus. “The Nigerian navy wishes to inform…
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Navy declares 36 wanted over kidnapping, killings in Ondo
The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy in Igbokoda, Ondo State, on Friday declared wanted, one Iwatan Bamitale and 35 others, said to be members of a gang allegedly masterminding criminal activities in the coastal areas of the state. The FOB alleged that Bamitale, a native of Ilaje Local Government Area, and his…
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JTF, Navy visit Jonathan in Otuoke to ascertain level of damage
The Joint Task Force (JFT), code named Operation Delta Safe, and the Nigerian Navy on Monday visited former President Goodluck Jonathan’s residence in Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The visit was to ascertain the level of damage following attack on the former president’s residence by unknown gunmen on Christmas eve. They said the…
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Navy releases names of successful candidates in DSSC aptitude test
The Nigerian Navy has published the list of successful candidates who took part in the Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) Course 27 Aptitude Test. The Service called on applicants who sat for its Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) Course 27 Aptitude Test to check www.joinnigeriannavy.com for the list of successful candidates. Navy Director of Information,…