Nigerian Navy Bans Night Movement on Calabar-Oron Waterway — What You Need to Know

The Nigerian Navy has taken a decisive step to tackle rising piracy and kidnapping on one of Nigeria’s busiest waterways. Starting immediately, no vessel moves on the Calabar-Oron route between 5pm and 6am. Here is the full story. The New Restriction The Nigerian Navy introduced a 13-hour daily movement restriction on the Calabar-Oron water channel….

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U.S. donates to Nigerian Navy maritime security equipment worth $180,000

The U.S. has donated maritime security equipment worth $180,000 (70 million) to the Nigerian Navy, the U.S Consulate in Lagos said in a statement on Friday. The equipment is to enable the navy to upgrade the anti-piracy and nautical security functions of the country’s Regional Maritime Awareness Capability (RMAC). RMAC was developed in 2006 to…

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