NWC is in a good position to educate foreign military troops and increase marine security according to CNS

The Naval War College, NWC, Calabar is better equipped and well-positioned to also train military people from other countries, according to the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral EI Ogalla.

Speaking in Calabar when he led 22 graduates of the Naval Warfare Course 7 to pay a courtesy visit to Governor Bassey Otu after their graduation, Ogalla claimed that the College is the highest naval training institution in Nigeria and that it was created to increase security in the maritime industry and to improve the ability of officers to make wise decisions in both command and management positions.

The College, he said to the governor, was once located in Rivers State but had to move. It is now well established in Calabar, home to a number of other naval installations, and it has achieved worldwide standards and recognition.

No negative occurrence was noted over the course’s duration, according to the chief of naval operations.

The global nature of security threats, according to Ogalla, is a demand for militaries all over the world to adopt long-term and robust strategic postures in order to be able to counter such threats.

He named banditry and insurgency as two of the nation’s irregular problems.

Ogalla, who was the Special Guest of Honor, expressed his gratitude to the state government for providing the Navy with land and support.

Peter Odey, the state’s deputy governor, who filled in for Governor Bassey Otu, congratulated the 22 graduates after receiving the Chief of Naval Staff and the War College grads.

In addition to the Navy Reference Hospital, which is currently regarded as the best hospital in Nigeria’s South-South Region, he claimed that the Nigerian Navy has been a big help to the state and that its personnel have been proactive in carrying out their security responsibilities with dedication.

The governor informed the Navy that the State was committed to provide them with whatever other resources they might require in the state, including land.

Rear Admiral MB Hassan, the commandant of the Nigerian Naval War College, informed the graduates that they had acquired the same talents as their forebears.

The 22 officers, according to Hassan, were the best of their generation and could now handle greater operational level command responsibilities and meaningfully contribute to addressing many of the country’s security issues.

When the graduates of Course 7 return to their different services, he charged them to embody the War College’s defining characteristics.

According to the Nigerian Naval Order 08/17, which authorized its establishment, the Naval War College was founded. Before moving to Calabar, the College initially opened its doors in 2017 at a temporary location in Ubima, Rivers State.