The Western Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy last week kicked off Operation Awkward in its areas of responsibility by engaging its aerial, surface and underwater elements. Chiemelie Ezeobi reports that it was to assess the response of men and assets to defend the harbour and base against any threat or emergency
It was on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 when the stillness of the air at the Western Naval Command (WNC), Apapa, Lagos, was broken by the wailing of sirens emanating from ships and vessels anchored at the jetty. To the untrained, it was a move to panic but for the several officers and men of the command and by extension, the Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS BEECROFT), it was a signal to kickstart the drills, which are part of the stimulation to herald the 2021 Operation Awkward.
Given that the blue economy is centered on trade and actions around large bodies of water ranging from rivers to oceans, Chiemelie Ezeobi reports that the recently commemorated 2021 World Hydrography Day provided ample opportunity to highlight the import of hydrography to the project and the Nigerian Navy’s role in actualising it
The blue or marine economy is the ecosystem of economic activities centred on trade and actions around large bodies of water ranging from rivers to oceans. When this is managed effectively, it yields better dividends given that over 90 per cent of the world’s trade is conducted by the sea, and this is by far, the most cost-effective way to move large quantity of goods and raw materials around the world.
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Chiemelie Ezeobi writes that the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre, which is saddled with the task of integrating military retirees into civil life, recently churned out 343 retirees after intensive training on various entrepreneurial skills to ease their transition
For 35 meritorious years or less, 343 soldiers went through series of military trainings to ensure they turn out to be professional soldiers in their various units and fields. Throughout those years, they recited the soldiers creed, and were solely dedicated to the actualisation of the Armed Forces core responsibilities whatever the cost or odds.
But six months to their retirement, it was time to reformat their thinking process back to the civilian life they were used to before their sojourn into military life. Thus began their journey to the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre (NAFRC), a centre established for military retirees to transition into civil life.
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