Nigerian Navy

November 02, (THEWILL) - The Presidency has debunked reports that President Bola Tinubu requested approval of the National Assembly for a presidential yacht in the N2.1 trillion supplementary budget. President Tinubu, on Tuesday, October 31, requested approval of...

October 29, (THEWILL) - The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, are currently in Turkey to facilitate the speedy delivery of T-129 ATAK helicopters to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). The...

October 26, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Navy has intercepted a large wooden boat with 300 drums on the verge of perpetrating illegal oil bunkering at the Lagos anchorage. The Base information officer, NNS BEECROFT, Happiness Collins, said the wooden boat,...

October 17, (THEWILL) - The U.S. government has donated an 11-meter Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) to the Nigeria Navy Special Boat Service as part of a longstanding security partnership. The RHIB will support the Nigeria Navy Special Boat...

October 07, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT has Intercepted a boat with 205 drums of stolen crude suspected to be Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and other products. Commander, NNS BEECROFT, Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga, who disclosed this,...

October 05, (THEWILL) - The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy, Badagry, has intercepted a smuggling syndicate with 27 bags of suspected Cannabis sativa. Commanding Officer, Nigerian Navy, FOB Badagry, Navy Captain Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, disclosed this on Wednesday,...

October 03, (THEWILL) - Master Warrant Officer Edet Etim Okon, a 65-year-old retired naval officer from Akpabuyo LGA of Cross River State, has recounted his ordeal and maltreatment during his service to the nation. Edet Okon, who enlisted in 1981,...

September 14, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), on Monday, graduated a batch of 20 young Nigerians at the Nigerian Navy Underwater Warfare School, Navy Town, Ojo, Lagos State. The programme, held in partnership...

September 12, (THEWILL) - Nigeria, Benin Republic and Togo have inaugurated “Operation Safe Domain II”, as a collaborative effort towards eradicating piracy and maritime crimes within their domain, especially the Gulf of Guinea. Speaking at the inauguration on Monday,...

August 24, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Navy has set ablaze an Oil vessel, ‘MV Cecilia’ with about 350,000 litres of stolen Automated Gas Oil (AGO) also known as diesel, in Woji, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. Personnel of...