IT is no longer news that oil made the Gulf of Guinea, GoG, a region susceptible to criminal activities. Unfortunately, these threats pose adverse security implications on the region generally, as this corridor has been bedevilled by various forms of illegalities ranging from piracy, kidnap of sailors, crude oil theft, illicit trafficking of drugs and weapons, among other maritime crimes.
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U.S. navy, others to tackle illegal maritime activities
Top leaders from the United States Africa Command, Nigerian Navy, representatives of maritime forces from the Gulf of Guinea, Europe, North and South America as well as regional and international organisations gathered in Lagos yesterday for the opening ceremony of the 2019 multi-national sea drills tagged ‘Exercise Obangame Express.’ The yearly event is to improve […]
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Robbers Attempt to Board PIL Boxship in Gulf of Guinea
Record-low hijackings yet danger persists in Gulf of Guinea, shows latest global piracy report
A total of 156 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported to the ICC International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) in the first nine months of 2018 compared to 121 for the same period in 2017.
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Disquiet over Zabazaba Deepwater project
Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) worldwide has expressed serious concerns about the delay in the signing of the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the Zabazaba Deepwater Project. The $13.5 billion Zabazaba oilfield is located in the Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 245 offshore Nigeria in the Niger Delta of the Gulf of Guinea. […]
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