Nigeria backs regional framework to fight piracy

Nigeria has expressed its support for any regional initiative geared towards eliminating the scourge of piracy…

Gulf of Guinea piracy has become more sophisticated – Report

The Gulf of Guinea is the most dangerous region in the world for seafarers, according to…

Three southeast Asian nations to designate shipping corridor in piracy battle

Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines agreed to designate a transit corridor for commercial vessels crossing a…

Nigeria spends $370m to combat piracy

Nigeria’s maritime industry in 2015 spent about $370m to combat piracy and provide security services, a…

U.S. says Nigeria loses $1.5bn monthly to robbery, piracy at sea

Nigeria is losing about 1.5 billion dollars a month to piracy, armed robbery at sea, smuggling,…

Piracy embers still aglow in Somalia

By Charlie Bartlett from London Until relatively recently, Somali pirates were the scourge of East-West trade, operating in a…

Piracy: Navy hands over vessel to InterPol

The Nigerian Navy has handed over a vessel, MT Itiri, suspected to have aided piracy off Pennington…

Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea

Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea affects a number of countries in West Africa as well…

Nigerian Navy partners Italy to fight piracy

To nip the rising tide of maritime illegalities like piracy and crude oil theft, especially in…