High oil reserves, increased oil wealth and the accompanying diplomatic leverage possessed by Equatorial Guinea are all reasons for Nigeria to be on the lookout for Equitorial Guinea and the serious challenges it posses to Nigeria’s security and interests. Nigeria may logically be keeping an eye for Sao Tome and Principe on its radar as well.


The induction of the patrol ship “BATA” for Equitorial Guinea’s navy.
The irony of interstate relations is that small States have the potential to be seen as a threat by their large neighbors. This is because it is customary for small states like Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and principe to rely heavily on external partnerships and support. Nigeria has first hand experience of this wit its neighbours.

It is very easy to form partnerships with small states endowed with oil wealth, think Kuwait and what happened to Saddam. It is imperative for Nigeria to be wary of big powers that lie behind smaller states.
Equatorial Guinea has been spending an incredible amount of money on its navy. An undisclosed number of naval patrol crafts from Israel and a Corvette from South Korea have been delivered to the oil rich tiny country in recent times. This defence build up has been canvassed in commentaries concerning the arms race being waged by Equatorial Guinea, with the country seeking to Balance Nigeria’s naval power and defend its maritime borders and Nigeria, one of Africa’s naval superpower.

Now does the Nigerian government know its in an arm’s race for naval supremacy?

Equitorial Guinea, one of Africa’s richest country with a population of just 600,000 people has built up a naval fleet larger than that of a country of 180 million people, which also happens to have Africa’s biggest economy with an oil reserve more than that of the next 51 countries in Africa combined.

Now of course it will be absolutely ridiculous to premise that Equitorial Guinea can or is willing to toe to toe with Nigeria, the description however is the reality of naval rivalry between Nigeria and Equitorial Guinea. Before we proceed lemme give you some facts about Equitorial Guinea so we know what we are dealing with.

Equitorial Guinea is the richest country in Africa, with the largest per capita income (at least on paper).
While Nigeria has been distracted by a decade long war with Boko Haram and domestic issues, the oil rich Equitorial Guinea have been steadily building up its naval assets. To put things into perspective, Equitorial Guinea has a GDP of $15.7 billion and its defence was $8.4 billion in 2010.
In 2011 Equitorial Guinea bought 3 Corvettes from South Korea plus two Israeli patrol boats.
In 2012 Equitorial Guinea added the 2,500 ton frigate Bata into its fleet and ordered two more Israeli made Corvettes.
As it stands Equtorial Guinea is second only to Nigeria in terms of Naval power.

Nigeria accounts for %57 of the oil supply from the Gulf of Guinea, while Angola accounts for %34. While Angola is using its oil wealth as an instrument to foster its strategic interest what is Nigeria doing? Angola is making huge investments in Guinea Bissau an ECOWAS member state and is gradually carving out a lusaphone enclave.

Nigeria is sleeping with a false sense of security as the regional hegemon.

WAKE UP !!!

ECOWAS is up for the taken. The vast reserve of energy and mineral in the Gulf of Guinea is too large to be ignored by external players. The wind of conflict ahead is blowing right on our face. Militarily bases springing up along our perimeters. Morocco and Angola jostling for a foothold in West Africa, Equitorial Guinea building up the most powerful navy…all in WEST AFRICA ! Nigeria’s very own domain.

The President of the Ivory Coast recently espoused that France is an important partner to the country and he is delighted to forster closer relations with Paris in other for it regain its lost glory as the economic juggernaut in West Africa. This reinforces the strong influence of France in ECOWAS region. The resurgence of an Ivorian-French partnership has the potential to reignite a geopolitical contest with Nigeria.

Where is English West Africa. Why are Anglophone countries in West Africa so weak? The second most powerful country in West Africa -Ghana, which by the way has a maritime dispute with the Ivory Coast should complement Nigeria in thwarting the invasion of ECOWAS by external players jostling for influence.

English speaking countries West Africa should formulate a maritime security cooperation , which should entail information sharing, joint naval patrols etc.

Equitorial Guinea might have good reasons to protect its oil wealth by beefing up its navy. On January 17, 2009 Niger Delta militants stormed the Presidential palace in a bid to remove him from power. His paranoia and resolve to militarize might be understandable, however does Equitorial Guinea have wherewithal and resources to challenge a giant of 180 million people?


https://defensenigeria.blog/2017/11/27/equitorial-guinea-challenges-nigeria-as-dominant-naval-power-in-the-gulf-of-guinea/

You're an assh0le if you don't know Nigeria is a dead country

Ikengawo:
You're an assh0le if you don't know Nigeria is a dead country

Your opinion is duly noted lol. But there's hope for Nigeria.

Na only crocodile our military sabi dey fight for. Yehyeh country wey malam dey rule no go ever do good until den scatter am.

Useless pipo

you are referring to equatorial guinee that is heavily dependent on Nigeria for its own existence!
anyway Nigeria salutes their intention to be more active in the fight against sea pirates and hopes that they enjoy political stability

Nigeria is not sleeping sir,

Nigeria is in coma!

My people say small pikin no dey know when sleep dey comot pounded yam from him hand.


Anyways, overtaking is allowed.

Nigeria has failed in so many fronts and will yet fail again and again.


Use country with a block head of a president!

Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana , Togo, Benin , Nigeria , Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea , Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe, Congo Republic , DR Congo , Angola

above are the countries in the gulf of guinea

SSBN:

High oil reserves, increased oil wealth and the accompanying diplomatic leverage possessed by Equatorial Guinea are all reasons for Nigeria to be on the lookout for Equitorial Guinea and the serious challenges it posses to Nigeria’s security and interests. Nigeria may logically be keeping an eye for Sao Tome and Principe on its radar as well.


The induction of the patrol ship “BATA” for Equitorial Guinea’s navy.
The irony of interstate relations is that small States have the potential to be seen as a threat by their large neighbors. This is because it is customary for small states like Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and principe to rely heavily on external partnerships and support. Nigeria has first hand experience of this wit its neighbours.

It is very easy to form partnerships with small states endowed with oil wealth, think Kuwait and what happened to Saddam. It is imperative for Nigeria to be wary of big powers that lie behind smaller states.
Equatorial Guinea has been spending an incredible amount of money on its navy. An undisclosed number of naval patrol crafts from Israel and a Corvette from South Korea have been delivered to the oil rich tiny country in recent times. This defence build up has been canvassed in commentaries concerning the arms race being waged by Equatorial Guinea, with the country seeking to Balance Nigeria’s naval power and defend its maritime borders and Nigeria, one of Africa’s naval superpower.

Now does the Nigerian government know its in an arm’s race for naval supremacy?

Equitorial Guinea, one of Africa’s richest country with a population of just 600,000 people has built up a naval fleet larger than that of a country of 180 million people, which also happens to have Africa’s biggest economy with an oil reserve more than that of the next 51 countries in Africa combined.

Now of course it will be absolutely ridiculous to premise that Equitorial Guinea can or is willing to toe to toe with Nigeria, the description however is the reality of naval rivalry between Nigeria and Equitorial Guinea. Before we proceed lemme give you some facts about Equitorial Guinea so we know what we are dealing with.

Equitorial Guinea is the richest country in Africa, with the largest per capita income (at least on paper).
While Nigeria has been distracted by a decade long war with Boko Haram and domestic issues, the oil rich Equitorial Guinea have been steadily building up its naval assets. To put things into perspective, Equitorial Guinea has a GDP of $15.7 billion and its defence was $8.4 billion in 2010.
In 2011 Equitorial Guinea bought 3 Corvettes from South Korea plus two Israeli patrol boats.
In 2012 Equitorial Guinea added the 2,500 ton frigate Bata into its fleet and ordered two more Israeli made Corvettes.
As it stands Equtorial Guinea is second only to Nigeria in terms of Naval power.

Nigeria accounts for %57 of the oil supply from the Gulf of Guinea, while Angola accounts for %34. While Angola is using its oil wealth as an instrument to foster its strategic interest what is Nigeria doing? Angola is making huge investments in Guinea Bissau an ECOWAS member state and is gradually carving out a lusaphone enclave.

Nigeria is sleeping with a false sense of security as the regional hegemon.

WAKE UP !!!

ECOWAS is up for the taken. The vast reserve of energy and mineral in the Gulf of Guinea is too large to be ignored by external players. The wind of conflict ahead is blowing right on our face. Militarily bases springing up along our perimeters. Morocco and Angola jostling for a foothold in West Africa, Equitorial Guinea building up the most powerful navy…all in WEST AFRICA ! Nigeria’s very own domain.

The President of the Ivory Coast recently espoused that France is an important partner to the country and he is delighted to forster closer relations with Paris in other for it regain its lost glory as the economic juggernaut in West Africa. This reinforces the strong influence of France in ECOWAS region. The resurgence of an Ivorian-French partnership has the potential to reignite a geopolitical contest with Nigeria.

Where is English West Africa. Why are Anglophone countries in West Africa so weak? The second most powerful country in West Africa -Ghana, which by the way has a maritime dispute with the Ivory Coast should complement Nigeria in thwarting the invasion of ECOWAS by external players jostling for influence.

English speaking countries West Africa should formulate a maritime security cooperation , which should entail information sharing, joint naval patrols etc.

Equitorial Guinea might have good reasons to protect its oil wealth by beefing up its navy. On January 17, 2009 Niger Delta militants stormed the Presidential palace in a bid to remove him from power. His paranoia and resolve to militarize might be understandable, however does Equitorial Guinea have wherewithal and resources to challenge a giant of 180 million people?


https://defensenigeria.blog/2017/11/27/equitorial-guinea-challenges-nigeria-as-dominant-naval-power-in-the-gulf-of-guinea/

A country like Nigeria should be building frigates and corvettes already. We should partner with the Chinese and Brazilians in terms of naval military technology, and strengthen our relationship with countries like Ghana and Liberai where we can even setup naval bases and steadily build a line of defense that stretches across the entire west African coast.

Ikengawo:
You're an assh0le if you don't know Nigeria is a dead country

Exactly, Nigeria is truly a dead country. No hope

op does not understand west African politics!
ivory coast,bukina Faso and Senegal has their own feud that is far more serious than carrying Nigeria on their head.

Cameron and Gabon are fighting sea pirates

sao tome and Principe and equitoral guinea are in the existence fight against its itself

EVarn:
A country like Nigeria should be building frigates and corvettes already. We should partner with the Chinese and Brazilians in terms of naval military technology, and strengthen our relationship with countries like Ghana and Liberai where we can even setup naval bases and steadily build a line of defense that stretches across the entire west African coast.

on what justification do you need to fund a navy budget to encroach the whole of west africa

baralatie:
you are referring to equatorial guinee that is heavily dependent on Nigeria for its own existence!
anyway Nigeria salutes their intention to be more active in the fight against sea pirates and hopes that they enjoy political stability

It beats me too o, GUNIEA wey neva reach Ghana

Tlion19:


It beats me too o, GUNIEA wey neva reach Ghana

me I am happy for them to buy those toys because Fameroun and Gabon is its neighbour on both sides. Nigeria is the last of its worries.It would rather join Nigeria against its neighhours

SSBN:

High oil reserves, increased oil wealth and the accompanying diplomatic leverage possessed by Equatorial Guinea are all reasons for Nigeria to be on the lookout for Equitorial Guinea and the serious challenges it posses to Nigeria’s security and interests. Nigeria may logically be keeping an eye for Sao Tome and Principe on its radar as well.


The induction of the patrol ship “BATA” for Equitorial Guinea’s navy.
The irony of interstate relations is that small States have the potential to be seen as a threat by their large neighbors. This is because it is customary for small states like Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and principe to rely heavily on external partnerships and support. Nigeria has first hand experience of this wit its neighbours.

It is very easy to form partnerships with small states endowed with oil wealth, think Kuwait and what happened to Saddam. It is imperative for Nigeria to be wary of big powers that lie behind smaller states.
Equatorial Guinea has been spending an incredible amount of money on its navy. An undisclosed number of naval patrol crafts from Israel and a Corvette from South Korea have been delivered to the oil rich tiny country in recent times. This defence build up has been canvassed in commentaries concerning the arms race being waged by Equatorial Guinea, with the country seeking to Balance Nigeria’s naval power and defend its maritime borders and Nigeria, one of Africa’s naval superpower.

Now does the Nigerian government know its in an arm’s race for naval supremacy?

Equitorial Guinea, one of Africa’s richest country with a population of just 600,000 people has built up a naval fleet larger than that of a country of 180 million people, which also happens to have Africa’s biggest economy with an oil reserve more than that of the next 51 countries in Africa combined.

Now of course it will be absolutely ridiculous to premise that Equitorial Guinea can or is willing to toe to toe with Nigeria, the description however is the reality of naval rivalry between Nigeria and Equitorial Guinea. Before we proceed lemme give you some facts about Equitorial Guinea so we know what we are dealing with.

Equitorial Guinea is the richest country in Africa, with the largest per capita income (at least on paper).
While Nigeria has been distracted by a decade long war with Boko Haram and domestic issues, the oil rich Equitorial Guinea have been steadily building up its naval assets. To put things into perspective, Equitorial Guinea has a GDP of $15.7 billion and its defence was $8.4 billion in 2010.
In 2011 Equitorial Guinea bought 3 Corvettes from South Korea plus two Israeli patrol boats.
In 2012 Equitorial Guinea added the 2,500 ton frigate Bata into its fleet and ordered two more Israeli made Corvettes.
As it stands Equtorial Guinea is second only to Nigeria in terms of Naval power.

Nigeria accounts for %57 of the oil supply from the Gulf of Guinea, while Angola accounts for %34. While Angola is using its oil wealth as an instrument to foster its strategic interest what is Nigeria doing? Angola is making huge investments in Guinea Bissau an ECOWAS member state and is gradually carving out a lusaphone enclave.

Nigeria is sleeping with a false sense of security as the regional hegemon.

WAKE UP !!!

ECOWAS is up for the taken. The vast reserve of energy and mineral in the Gulf of Guinea is too large to be ignored by external players. The wind of conflict ahead is blowing right on our face. Militarily bases springing up along our perimeters. Morocco and Angola jostling for a foothold in West Africa, Equitorial Guinea building up the most powerful navy…all in WEST AFRICA ! Nigeria’s very own domain.

The President of the Ivory Coast recently espoused that France is an important partner to the country and he is delighted to forster closer relations with Paris in other for it regain its lost glory as the economic juggernaut in West Africa. This reinforces the strong influence of France in ECOWAS region. The resurgence of an Ivorian-French partnership has the potential to reignite a geopolitical contest with Nigeria.

Where is English West Africa. Why are Anglophone countries in West Africa so weak? The second most powerful country in West Africa -Ghana, which by the way has a maritime dispute with the Ivory Coast should complement Nigeria in thwarting the invasion of ECOWAS by external players jostling for influence.

English speaking countries West Africa should formulate a maritime security cooperation , which should entail information sharing, joint naval patrols etc.

Equitorial Guinea might have good reasons to protect its oil wealth by beefing up its navy. On January 17, 2009 Niger Delta militants stormed the Presidential palace in a bid to remove him from power. His paranoia and resolve to militarize might be understandable, however does Equitorial Guinea have wherewithal and resources to challenge a giant of 180 million people?


https://defensenigeria.blog/2017/11/27/equitorial-guinea-challenges-nigeria-as-dominant-naval-power-in-the-gulf-of-guinea/

The Nigerian military arm at large would have been a force to reckon with in Africa if it's high chiefs did not embezzle funds meant for reinforments. As far as am concerned, the only thing the Nigerian military is good at is oppressing her fellow Nigerians and mismanagement of funds. Other neighbouring countries have taken note of this and are now capitalizating on it. Imagine small country of 600,000 inhabitants challenging a nation of over 100million inhabitants. This should tell you they have sighted a flaw in d system. D day I saw a viral pic of a Nigerian police officer fixing his gun at a local welders shop, I knew there and then that it's only God protecting us in Nigerian. I feel sorry for those innocent soldiers battling the insurgency in the north east because I know they are not well equipped. Nigeria is suppose to hv a fucking submarine if not more at her age. Imagine! Small equitorial guinea flexing muscle against the "GIANT OF AFRICA" Even as large as Mexico, it can never flex muscles with the United States when it comes to military operations. But just as my brother said. There is hope for Nigeria.

baralatie:

on what justification do you need to fund a navy budget to encroach the whole of west africa

On the justification of safeguarding national security and collective territorial integrity.

EVarn:
A country like Nigeria should be building frigates and corvettes already. We should partner with the Chinese and Brazilians in terms of naval military technology, and strengthen our relationship with countries like Ghana and Liberai where we can even setup naval bases and steadily build a line of defense that stretches across the entire west African coast.

we are dying state if not i don't see why island like saotome and principe would still b dere without us making it like the pueto rico of america or Hawaii....the whole Gulf of guinea down to the shorelines of cabinda. To me angola is not a threat....If we were serious we would stirr some controveries with Morocco by seeing if we can get anything from western sahara if not...leave d wasteland to the Moroccans
Recently turkey built a base in Somalia, what is Nigeria doing...we should be practicing with states like Somalia. oh i forgot we are practicing with BH and Igbos

odigbosky:




we are dying state if not i don't see why island like saotome and principe would still b dere without us making it like the pueto rico of america or Hawaii....the whole Gulf of guinea down to the shorelines of cabinda. To me angola is not a threat....If we were serious we would stirr some controveries with Morocco by seeing if we can get anything from western sahara if not...leave d wasteland to the Moroccans
Recently turkey built a base in Somalia, what is Nigeria doing...we should be practicing with states like Somalia. oh i forgot we are practicing with BH and Igbos

Internal politics has taken away the FG's attention from important matters of defense and foreign policy. That is another reason why we need to decentralize the government.
Nigeria should have a military base in every zone of the continent; east,west,north and south, there are weak countries we can work with. In the next 20, power projection will be key, and capability to launch a large scale offensive on aggressors from any corner of the continent will boost our international standing.

SSBN:


Your opinion is duly noted lol. But there's hope for Nigeria.

Welcome back SSBN.

I'm happy you decided to return to Nairaland. Keep fighting the good fight.

baralatie:

me I am happy for them to buy those toys because Fameroun and Gabon is its neighbour on both sides. Nigeria is the last of its worries.It would rather join Nigeria against its neighhours

Exactly

EVarn:
Internal politics has taken away the FG's attention from important matters of defense and foreign policy. That is another reason why we need to decentralize the government.
Nigeria should have a military base in every zone of the continent; east,west,north and south, there are weak countries we can work with. In the next 20, power projection will be key, and capability to launch a large scale offensive on aggressors from any corner of the continent will boost our international standing.

God bless you bro.
Those who have the money and the power rule the world. We have potential for economic and military power...recently i watched some Nigeria artist perform shows in east and west africa and i was marveled at how these countries follow us...imagine if we had these countries as our markets for export commodities. We aint even producing shit for ourselves yet but if we could do you see business grounds. I still think we are not reaping enough from Liberia and sierra Leone after d blood we shed dere....
Until we decentralize the FG and have a foreign policy that means something to us we aint going anywhere. The days of decolonizing africa is over.....we should be in the era of conquering Africa.....

odigbosky:





God bless you bro.
Those who have the money and the power rule the world. We have potential for economic and military power...recently i watched some Nigeria artist perform shows in east and west africa and i was marveled at how these countries follow us...imagine if we had these countries as our markets for export commodities. We aint even producing shit for ourselves yet but if we could do you see business grounds. I still think we are not reaping enough from Liberia and sierra Leone after d blood we shed dere....
Until we decentralize the FG and have a foreign policy that means something to us we aint going anywhere. The days of decolonizing africa is over.....we should be in the era of conquering Africa.....

Then we are like minds

Nigeria has the potential to dominate the entire African commerce and economic sphere....just look at what dangote is doing with practically nonexistent government backing, he is still managing to break into African countries.


African resources must be used to develop Africa, and it should be harnessed by an African hegemony, as Africa desperately needs a superpower.

Ikengawo:
You're an assh0le if you don't know Nigeria is a dead country

The way op was busy painting the picture of a supposed super power named Nigeria made me to consult my atlas to know if another Nigeria exists aside the jungle. WTF? Dude, come down from your high horse and smell the coffee, your imaginary Nigeria does not exist, what we have is a worthless geographical space filled with 179.9 million destitutes!! In the 1970's maybe we had the potential to be a great country but we wasted the opportunity!! The country has long gone to the dogs, a failed country at best!!!

This pretty interesting but nobody cares for war in this region. Everyone just eants to secure territory for trade.

Ps: Did the tts apps help you out?

Blue3k:
This pretty interesting but nobody cares for war in this region. Everyone just eants to secure territory for trade.

Ps: Did the tts apps help you out?

I'll be coming out with a YouTube channel for DefenseNigeria tomorrow. Wonder why it didnt figure out your suggestions earlier. Best suggestion I've had in a while, thanks.

This pretty interesting but nobody cares for war in this region. Everyone just eants to secure territory for trade.
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You gotta Understand that the concept of WW II transnational mode of war as we know it is so outdated . We've been at war for 20 years. We have to understand the concept of deterrence. We did not have to go to war with Cameroon to lose territory. Nobody declared war on Nigeria yet for three years we lost an area of territory the size of Scotland. That's 17 Lock givernments and 2.7 million Nigerians.

Nigeria is too big to be complacent. Our cultural influence and huge energy reserves only makes thing worse. Mandela was right, South Africa was never Africa's messiah. African Americans are not the messiah. Nigeria failed not just Africa but the black race. We delude ourselves into thinking we are Singapore in peaceful coexistence withour neighbors. Reality check here. We are in the roughest neighbourhood in Africa. Islamic militants, Pirates, France anf the United are jostling for influence in the region. We are really messing up. We need a generational change of leadership. One not governed by tribe or religious affiliations. We a need a leader that can unify all of Nigeria. A United Nigeria is the last thing the powers that be wants. This is worse than war, we are in a battle for survival as a sovereign nation.

SSBN:


I'll be coming out with a YouTube channel for DefenseNigeria tomorrow. Wonder why it didnt figure out your suggestions earlier. Best suggestion I've had in a while, thanks.

This pretty interesting but nobody cares for war in this region. Everyone just eants to secure territory for trade.



You gotta Understand that the concept of WW II transnational mode of war as we know it is so outdated . We've been at war for 20 years. We have to understand the concept of deterrence. We did not have to go to war with Cameroon to lose territory. Nobody declared war on Nigeria yet for three years we lost an area of territory the size of Scotland. That's 17 Lock givernments and 2.7 million Nigerians.

Nigeria is too big to be complacent. Our cultural influence and huge energy reserves only makes thing worse. Mandela was right, South Africa was never Africa's messiah. African Americans are not the messiah. Nigeria failed not just Africa but the black race. We delude ourselves into thinking we are Singapore in peaceful coexistence withour neighbors. Reality check here. We are in the roughest neighbourhood in Africa. Islamic militants, Pirates, France anf the United are jostling for influence in the region. We are really messing up. We need a generational change of leadership. One not governed by tribe or religious affiliations. We a need a leader that can unify all of Nigeria. A United Nigeria is the last thing the powers that be wants. This is worse than war, we are in a battle for survival as a sovereign nation.

now you can see exactly what needs to be seen!
it is not necessarily the armour it is the use of everything and wealth is a powerful weapon.
it makes you to understand why ajaokuta and alscon will be frustrated also why there is "conspiracy theory"

baralatie:

now you can see exactly what needs to be seen!
it is not necessarily the armour it is the use of everything and wealth is a powerful weapon.
it makes you to understand why ajaokuta and alscon will be frustrated also why there is "conspiracy theory"

ALSCON frustrated because nobody in government wants to simply hand over plant to BFI Group like suoreme court direected twice. I havw feeling that Russians bought these guys off. Theres no reasom they shouldnr just complete transaction and collect taxes.

Blue3k:


ALSCON frustrated because nobody in government wants to simply hand over plant to BFI Group like suoreme court direected twice. I havw feeling that Russians bought these guys off. Theres no reasom they shouldnr just complete transaction and collect taxes.

an Indian against an american firm would have been resolved

Blue3k:


ALSCON frustrated because nobody in government wants to simply hand over plant to BFI Group like suoreme court direected twice. I havw feeling that Russians bought these guys off. Theres no reasom they shouldnr just complete transaction and collect taxes.

take a guess_a russian firm and an American firm are fighting for a Alscon plant. To me it does not sound as if there is going to be a resolution. Court or no court

Imagine the comparison

Nigeria sef

Gulf of Guinea is the Bright of Biafra. Most of Nigeria's Navy can't swim.
say otherwise