Shipping containers are seen at the Port of Montreal in Montreal, Canada, on February 3, 2025
The Federal Government has said the country has recorded zero piracy incidents in its territorial waters in four consecutive years.
Consequently, the government said it is now pushing for the country’s removal from the global war-risk list, a development expected to slash shipping costs and boost investor confidence in the maritime sector.
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, disclosed this during the 2026 graduation ceremony and capability presentation of the Deep Blue Project Task Group held at the 5th Battalion Army Barracks, Elele, Rivers State, on Thursday.
Oyetola said the Deep Blue Project, launched in 2021 to tackle piracy, oil theft, illegal fishing and sea robbery, had “transformed Nigeria’s maritime security landscape” through integrated air, land and sea surveillance systems.
