LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With over 800,000 tons of fish worth two billion dollars lost yearly to pirate activities, Brazilian Navy Ship, Fragata INDEPENDENCIA, has arrived Nigeria for maritime interdiction mission code named ‘ GUNEX’ in the Gulf of Guinea. Speaking with The Guardian on Thursday, the Ambassador of Brazil in Nigeria, H. E. Ricardo Guerra…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Director General (DG) of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh has reiterated that it has become imperative for African countries particularly in the Gulf of Guinea to assist one another to ensure proper harnessing of the regional maritime potential. Dr Jamoh, who was represented by the Agency’s…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An SK Shipping tanker has been confirmed as the victim of a hijacking for the second time this year in the Gulf of Guinea. Piracy reporting body Maritime Domain Awareness for Trade Gulf of Guinea (MDAT GoG) had reportedly said communication had been lost with the 5,700-dwt B Ocean (built 2010) on…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Navy set a new historic milestone in December 2021 when the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR commissioned an array of vessels and helicopter to add to the country’s already existing formidable naval assets. President Buhari who applauded the efforts of…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Danish naval patrol killed four pirates in an exchange of fire in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of Nigeria, Denmark’s armed forces said on Thursday. “No Danish soldiers were injured, but five pirates were shot,” the military said. “Four of the pirates died. One was injured,” it added. The…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Determined to checkmate the spate of criminality in Nigeria and the West African sub-region, the British Government on Tuesday, deployed a naval patrol ship to Nigeria to assist the country in tackling maritime and other security challenges facing it. The Royal Navy patrol ship known as HMS Trent began its sail to…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Report has emerged that no fewer that eighty four ships were attacked and one hundred and thirty seafarers abduct by sea pirates in the Gulf of Guinea in 2020. According to the International Maritime Bureau, there were nearly 50 percent increase in kidnapping for ransom between 2018 and 2019, and around 10…
LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The dense mangroves of Nigeria’s Niger Delta region are known for their rich flora and fauna, as well as vast crude oil reserves. In recent years, though, the region has earned a more shadowy reputation, highlighted by the Suez canal blockage that has forced more cargo vessels to sail along the West…