COVID-19 Will Not Stop Our Training – Navy

The Nigerian Navy says it will continue with the training of its personnel to keep abreast of emerging developments, despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Naval Training Command Apapa, Rear Admiral Frederick Ogu, made the declaration at the Social Dinner Night of the Command on Sunday in Lagos.

“Our colleges and schools are spread around the nation and we have been carrying out our mandate dedicatedly in spite of the challenges of the pandemic.

“We made provisions in spite of the challenges so that our training do not stop throughout the year.

“We train for operations and for war in case the situation arises, therefore, our training are compulsory and cannot be stopped,’’ he said.

Rear Admiral Ogu said that Information Technology (IT) had become an integral part of the Command’s training programmes so that personnel did not always have to be physically present during training.

The FOC added that the Nigerian Naval Colleges have made considerable achievements in 2020 in spite of the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We were able to pass-out our recruits from the ratings of the Nigerian Naval Command, Onura, as well as commission officers at the Nigerian Naval Command, Onne, both in Port Harcourt,’’ he said.