Nigerian Navy,ABU hold Research Session on use of local materials to protect ship decks

The Nigerian Navy (NN) and a delegation from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Thurday 29th,July,2021 had a presentation on a research effort for the use of local materials to protect ship decks (floors) against corrosion. The session featured the presentation of a report on the Joint Research Work between the NN and ABU from the Department of Glass and Silica Technology. The presentation centered on the First Phase of the development of composite laminate using glass polymer for ship deck system. It presented the development of a coating system…

Nigerian Navy hands over convicted pirates to Correctional Services

The Nigerian Navy has handed over the 10 pirates convicted by Federal High Court Ikoyi for the hijack of FV HAILUFENG II to the Nigeria Correctional Service, Kirikiri, Lagos. The handling over ceremony took place yesterday Tuesday 27 July 2021 at about 1205 noon. It could be recalled that a Nigerian Federal High Court had sentenced 10 pirates involved in the 2020 hijack of a merchant vessel FV HAILUFENG II to 12 years imprisonment each with a fine of N1,000,000.00. Delivering his judgment, Justice Faji said the Federal Government proved beyond…