Ten pirates get 48 years imprisonment for hijacking Chinese fishing vessel
Says NIMASA Ready to Tackle Criminalities in Gulf of Guinea
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday sentenced ten…
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Piracy and armed robbery incidents at lowest level in 27 years, but risks remain to seafarers, IMB…
The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) received the lowest number of reported incidents for the first half of any year since…
Akinsoji’s thoughts on 7 Nigerians sent to jail in Togo for piracy
Seven Nigerians convicted!!!
After reading the report on some Nigerians who were sent to jail by a court in Togo, over a case…
Court in Togo sentences 7 Nigerians, 1 Togolese, Ghanaian for piracy
Seven Nigerian nationals, a Togolese and a Ghanaian who is on the run, have been sentenced to various jail terms by a court in…
IMO calls for further action to address Gulf of Guinea piracy
Maritime Safety Committee resolution calls for greater collaboration to tackle escalating attacks in Gulf of Guinea.
Akinsoji’s thoughts on the only time the anti-piracy law will work for Nigeria
The Suppression of Piracy and Other Maritime Offences (SPOMO) Act 2019, popularly called the anti-piracy law, cannot make the…
Global shipping industry signs declaration to curb piracy in Gulf of Guinea
After more than 95% of sea kidnappings happened in the Gulf of Guinea in 2020, almost 100 shipping companies, organizations, and…
FG to launch maritime security project in June
The Hon. Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Monday disclosed that the Federal Government would in June 2021 launch…
Nigeria takes delivery of last batch of assets under Deep Blue Project
Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), received a Special Mission Aircraft in Lagos on Wednesday, in the…
Nigeria, ICC Cameroon establish new effort to counter piracy in Gulf of Guinea
Nigeria and the Inter- Regional Coordination Centre (ICC) Yaoundé have formed a forum to galvanise regional and international…