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  • Build teams not group of people, Navy charges command level officers

    Build teams not group of people, Navy charges command level officers

    By Christian Njoku 

    The Nigerian Navy on Friday charged graduands of the Command Level Officers Course Seven to build teams and not just a group of people by understanding the strengths and weaknesses of their team members for effective deployment.

    This was disclosed by Rear Adm. Saheed Akinwande, Flag Officer Commanding, (FOC), Eastern Naval Command during the graduation  ceremony of 20 officers in the Command Level Officers Course Seven at the Naval War College Calabar.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three weeks training which commenced on Oct. 14 was to sharpen the knowledge of participants to function effectively when given commands of naval units.

    Akinwande who urged the graduands to be good ambassadors of the Nigerian Navy, urged them to make positive contributions to the discharge of the Navy’s statutory responsibilities as well as be good ambassadors of the college.

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    According to him, “your passage through this course is to better prepare you for the challenges you will be confronted with in the course of your career, meanwhile, the Nigerian Navy expects the very best of you in terms of commitment and loyalty to the service and nation.

    Speaking further, the FOC said until recently Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea had witnessed significant cases of piracy, sea robbery and kidnapping but the concerted efforts of the Nigerian Navy had drastically reduced such cases in recent times.

    Akinwande said this effort led to the delisting of Nigeria from piracy prone countries in March, 2022 by the International Maritime Bureau.

    He added that “this reality underscores the critical place of capacity building in the Nigerian Navy and roles of its training institutions in achieving sustained security in the nation’s water ways,” he said.

    On his part, Rear Adm. Abdullahi Ahmed, Commandant Naval War College Calabar said with the course, the college had laid a solid professional foundation for the participants to be more effective in the field.

    Ahmed told the graduands that as they went back to the field, they would be required to integrate practical experiences with the command and leadership skills that they had been taught.

    He said it was up to the graduands to build on the knowledge gained, through  further self-development efforts, perseverance and tact.

    “It is pertinent to state that the process of becoming effective tactical level commanders demand a lot of sacrifice and immense effort, however, It is the price that must be paid for success in the field.

    “Preparing the graduands to meet this demand aligns with the mission of the college to develop  operational level commanders with thorough appreciation of complex national security problems, who are prepared to make sound decisions,” he said.

    (NAN)

  • “Walk the talk,” CNS urges naval warfare course graduates

    “Walk the talk,” CNS urges naval warfare course graduates

    Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla has charged graduands of the Naval Warfare Course Eight to translate the knowledge gained in the course to improve operations in their respective units and establishment.

    Ogalla made the call on Friday during the graduation event of 24 participants of the course from the Naval War College Calabar.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Naval Warfare Course Eight which commenced on Jan. 29, 2024 had as participants 17 Cdr., two Lt. -Col., two Wing Cdrs., a Capt. from Guinea Bissau and two Cdrs. from Ghana and Cameroon.

    The Chief of Naval Staff who congratulated the participants for successfully completing the course urged them to be good ambassadors of the college.

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    According to him, the maritime domain is susceptible to various forms of threats which result to trade disruptions and increased shipping costs, affecting economic prosperity of countries.

    He said as such, multidimensional security and safety initiatives were required to combat these threats.

    “The objective of the Naval War College is to build capacity of operational level commanders for the conceptualisation, planning and execution of operations towards combating maritime security threats.

    “It is instructive to note that the College is satisfactorily actualizing its mandate amongst several other initiatives,” he said.

    He said in a bid to make the nation’s maritime environment safer, the Nigerian Navy has carried-out operations such as OP. Calm Waters, Delta Sanity and Tsare Teku, which have achieved remarkable successes by curbing maritime crimes.

    He added that the Nigerian Navy was also bolstering regional maritime security collaborative engagements under the 2013 Yaoundé Code of Conduct, to curb transnational maritime crimes in the Gulf of Guinea region.

    On his part, Rear Adm. Abdullahi Ahmed, Commandant, Naval War College Calabar said the college was mandated to run various courses, principal among which was the Naval Warfare Course.

    He said this was to develop operational level commanders with understanding  of complex national security problems and are prepared to make sound decisions in the application of maritime force as a policy option.

    “I call on the graduands who have been strategically trained to understand operational environment, to note that the end, means and ways of solving any problem must rest on a solid and objective understanding of the problem,” he explained.

    NAN also reports that the weeklong graduation events also saw the participants visit motherless babies homes, played a novelty match among other events.

  • Navy renews commitment to strengthen ties with NUJ

    Navy renews commitment to strengthen ties with NUJ

    By Christian Njoku

    The Nigerian Navy has renewed its commitment towards maintaining strong synergy with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).

    Commodore Rotimi Oderemi, the Commander, Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) Victor, made the expression when he visited the NUJ, Cross River Council on Wednesday in Calabar.

    He said that the media had remained a reliable ally in the navy’s mandate to protect the nation’s territorial waters.

    “We strongly commend the NUJ for its support, your reports have positively projected the image of the navy and its operations.

    “Your have portrayed the navy as a formidable force in the fight against waterways crime in the country,” he said.

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    The commander presented 12 new set of chairs to the council as part of the Navy’s Civil-Military Cooperation initiative.

    “This is in support of your collaboration with us. This is to make your secretariat a little more comfortable.

    “This is not exhaustive, we will come back soon to add value to the NUJ Press Centre in Cross River,” he said.

    Oderemi said that the Operation Delta Sanity which was launched on Jan. 6, to combat oil theft and related crimes along the nation’s waterways had been extended for 90 days.

    “The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, did the extension and codenamed it Operations Delta Sanity II, the whole essence is to end the menace of crude oil theft in the region.”

    He urged the media to continue to support the Navy by reporting true and objective stories.

    “Call on us when in need of clarifications, our doors are open, we are partners in the project of building a decent and crime free society,” he said.

    Responding, Mrs Archibong Bassey, the NUJ Chairman, Cross River Council, commended the NNS Victory for the gesture and its sacrifices to secure the nation’s waterways.

    She said that the union would continue to collaborate with the navy to ensure the success of Operation Delta Sanity II and all other profitable engagements of the force in the state.

    (NAN)