…operational situations and improve their ability to respond rapidly and effectively to maritime security threats. He said the exercise would also strengthen joint and coordinated responses among security agencies operating within the maritime environment. According to him, the littoral environment presents unique opera…

…to realistic operational situations and improving their ability to respond rapidly to maritime security threats. He said the exercise would also promote joint and coordinated responses among security agencies to threats including piracy, sea robbery, illegal oil bunkering, crude oil theft, smuggling and other forms of…

…United States Coast Guard conducted four comprehensive assessments of Nigeria’s national maritime security framework and port facilities. The assessments were carried out from March 11–13, 2024; April 15–19, 2024; March 15–21, 2025; and April 13–17, 2026. The results of the assessments demonstrated significant progress…

…also reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to regional cooperation, counter-terrorism, maritime security, economic integration and dialogue. He said Nigeria’s strategic position at the intersection of West Africa, the Sahel, the Lake Chad Basin, the Gulf of Guinea and the wider Atlantic world made the country’s peace and sta…

…frameworks remain central. But strategic autonomy also means pragmatism. On terrorism, maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea, and cyber threats, Nigeria is open to cooperation with any partner, East or West that brings intelligence, technology, and capacity without conditions that undermine sovereignty. The benchmark…

…to find common ground to curb the spread of insurgency across land borders and improve maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea. “There is a need for a unified security alliance between the ECOWAS and the Alliance of Sahel States to defeat terrorism, dismantle cross-border criminal networks, and restore regional stabili…

…allowing regional states-including Iran and Oman to collect reasonable service fees for maritime security and environmental protection. The framework mirrors mechanisms used in the Strait of Malacca, where coastal states charge passing vessels for specific maritime services. Alternatively, collected revenues could be d…

…Co. S.A.K., was hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, citing maritime security consultancy EOS Risk Group. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said it received reports early Tuesday of an incident about eight nautical miles northeast of Limah, Oman. In an advisory, the UKMTO said it h…

…Tehran would see benefits only if it showed “good behaviour”. – Hormuz attacks – British maritime security agency UKMTO said Tuesday an “unknown projectile” hit a tanker near Hormuz, causing a fire, before two more vessels were struck, at least one by a drone. CENTCOM identified the ships as the Marshall Islands-flagge…