Nigerian Navy at 70: Army, Air Force, Police,

The Nigerian Navy celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2025, marking seven decades since its establishment in 1955. Over the years it has grown into a modern maritime force responsible for safeguarding Nigeria’s extensive coastline, protecting offshore oil assets, and conducting amphibious and humanitarian operations. While the Navy focuses on sea‑based security, the Nigerian Army handles land‑based defense and internal security, the Nigerian Air Force provides air superiority, reconnaissance and transport, and the Nigeria Police Force maintains law and order, crime prevention, and public safety on the ground. Together, these services form the core of Nigeria’s integrated security architecture, cooperating... Views Nigeria