Navy, Ecological Project Office Strengthen Collaboration on Coastal Management

The Nigerian Navy's Western Naval Command is bolstering its partnership with the Ecological Project Office (EPO) to improve coastal management strategies. Rear Admiral A.A. Mustapha, Flag Officer Commanding the Western Naval Command, met with Dr. Aishetu Gogo Ndayako, Permanent Secretary of the EPO, and other officials on August 18, 2026.

The collaboration, facilitated by the National Hydrographic Agency and the Centre for Renewable Energy and Action against Climate Change, focuses on sustainable coastal zone management, environmental protection, and climate change mitigation. Ndayako emphasized balancing human activities with environmental sustainability, highlighting biodiversity protection, ecosystem restoration, and effective climate change impact strategies. She also stressed the importance of data sharing and community engagement.

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We need to balance human activities with environmental sustainability, emphasizing the protection of biodiversity, restoration of degraded ecosystems and development of effective strategies to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Rear Admiral Mustapha, representing the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, welcomed the delegation. He reaffirmed the Nigerian Navy's dedication to working with the EPO and other stakeholders to tackle environmental and maritime issues. Mustapha described the partnership as timely and strategic, noting that enhanced inter-agency cooperation would significantly contribute to sustainable environmental management and the protection of Nigeria’s maritime domain. The meeting concluded with an exchange of souvenirs and a group photograph.

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The proposed partnership is timely and strategic, noting that enhanced inter-agency cooperation would contribute significantly to sustainable environmental management and the protection of Nigeria’s maritime domain.