Nigerian Navy launches 3 combat boats to tackle piracy.
To combat piracy on Nigerian waters, the Nigerian Navy on Tuesday in Lagos launched three newly acquired Manta boats.
The combat vessels have high speed and adequate firepower to address the challenges in the maritime sector.
Commodore Jonathan Ango said The boats are designed to combat criminal activities in the sea, especially criminals who attack ships, waylay fishing trawlers and make the waterways unsafe.
Ango, who is the Commanding Officer, Nigerian Nay Ship Beecroft, Apapa, said the combat boats would complement the existing ones.
According to him, the combat boats will replace the over 30-year-old boats that had been deployed to fight piracy, illegal bunkering, and vandalism of oil platforms.
He stated any attack on the waterways was an attack on the maritime interest of the nation.
Ango said the three vessels would be deployed in Lagos, South-East and the Niger Delta. ............................
Navy begins recruitment exercise for ratings in Lagos.
Scores of applicants on Tuesday besieged the Nigeria Navy School (NNS) Quorra in Lagos, as the Nigerian Navy began its recruitment exercise for ratings.
During the two-week exercise, junior personnel would be selected for further training in the Batch 20 of the Nigerian Navy Basic Training School (NNBTS).
Thousands of youths stormed the Apapa Naval Base as early as 7 a.m., holding large brown envelops containing credentials and necessary documents.
A 19-year -old applicant, who declined her identity, disclosed that she applied with her National Examination Council (NECO) result into the catering department.
The Director of Information, Nigerian Navy, Commodore Kabiru Aliyu, in a telephone interview in Lagos, said the exercise was ongoing simultaneously in 24 centres across the country.
He said the candidates should possess SSCE, NECO, GCE, OND, while staff nurses must be between the age of 21-year and 25-year.
He further added that the selection exercise, which would end on May 24, 2011, was based on the federal character in which all states would be represented.
To combat piracy on Nigerian waters, the Nigerian Navy on Tuesday in Lagos launched three newly acquired Manta boats.
The combat vessels have high speed and adequate firepower to address the challenges in the maritime sector.
Commodore Jonathan Ango said The boats are designed to combat criminal activities in the sea, especially criminals who attack ships, waylay fishing trawlers and make the waterways unsafe.
Ango, who is the Commanding Officer, Nigerian Nay Ship Beecroft, Apapa, said the combat boats would complement the existing ones.
According to him, the combat boats will replace the over 30-year-old boats that had been deployed to fight piracy, illegal bunkering, and vandalism of oil platforms.
He stated any attack on the waterways was an attack on the maritime interest of the nation.
Ango said the three vessels would be deployed in Lagos, South-East and the Niger Delta. ............................
Navy begins recruitment exercise for ratings in Lagos.
Scores of applicants on Tuesday besieged the Nigeria Navy School (NNS) Quorra in Lagos, as the Nigerian Navy began its recruitment exercise for ratings.
During the two-week exercise, junior personnel would be selected for further training in the Batch 20 of the Nigerian Navy Basic Training School (NNBTS).
Thousands of youths stormed the Apapa Naval Base as early as 7 a.m., holding large brown envelops containing credentials and necessary documents.
A 19-year -old applicant, who declined her identity, disclosed that she applied with her National Examination Council (NECO) result into the catering department.
The Director of Information, Nigerian Navy, Commodore Kabiru Aliyu, in a telephone interview in Lagos, said the exercise was ongoing simultaneously in 24 centres across the country.
He said the candidates should possess SSCE, NECO, GCE, OND, while staff nurses must be between the age of 21-year and 25-year.
He further added that the selection exercise, which would end on May 24, 2011, was based on the federal character in which all states would be represented.
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