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Nigerian Navy. The Nigerian Navy ( NN) is the naval force of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It is a branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces. With 75 warships (including the two frigates Thunder and Aradu ), it is categorised as the fifth strongest navy in Africa (after South Africa, Egypt, Algeria and Morocco).
The Nigerian Armed Forces ( NAF) are the military forces of Nigeria. The armed forces consist of three service branches: the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, and Nigerian Air Force. The President of Nigeria functions as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, exercising his constitutional authority through the Ministry of Defence, which is ...
The Chief of the Naval Staff ( CNS) is the military head and highest ranking military officer of the Nigerian Navy. [1] The Chief of the Naval Staff is usually the highest ranking and most senior admiral to serve in the Nigerian Armed Forces unless the Chief of Defence Staff is a naval officer. The position is often occupied by the most senior ...
The Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Abeokuta, is a secondary school located in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. The school is an all-boys boarding school that offers academic and military training.
The Special Boat Service ( SBS) is the special forces unit of the Nigerian Navy and the maritime special forces unit of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is modelled after the Royal Navy's Special Boat Service and the United States Navy SEALS. [1] It is considered to be one of the more elite naval special forces units in Africa. [2] It was established in 2006, with its pioneer commander being Rear ...
Nigerian Naval Engineering College (NNEC) is a Nigerian Government Monotechnic Institute located in Sapele, Delta State, South-South Nigeria .The college is a diploma awarding institute, established by the federal government of Nigeria in the year 1982 to train engineers, technologists and craftmen.
The Nigerian Navy came into official existence in 1956, staffed by 200 people from the Marine Department, with the tasks of mine-sweeping, ports examination and naval control services. The Nigerian Marine Training School, established in April 1952, provided basic training in seamanship to the Navy, Merchant Navy, Inland Waterways Department and ...
NNS Andoni (P-100) is a seaward defense boat of the Nigerian Navy. It is the first of 3 vessels in its class, with each vessel a larger variant of the previous one. Its armament includes a manned 30mm main gun, two 12.7mm and two 40mm AGL. It also has a RHIB embarked.