NNS CENTENARY ON ARRIVAL IN LAGOS FROM CHINA
Nigeria’s NTA News channel has confirmed that the delivery of the second P18N offshore patrol vessel (OPV) that was built for the West African country in China has been delayed.
NNS Unity, the second of the P18N OPVs built for Nigeria in China, seen at its last known location on the mouth of the Yangtze Delta north of Shanghai on 2 August 2015. (2016 CNES / Astrium / Google Earth)
It broadcast footage on 17 April showing Defence Minister Mansur Mohammed Dan Ali meeting the management of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) during a visit to Beijing and said he intended “to resolve the issue with the second offshore patrol vessel they are building for Nigeria and agree on a timeline of delivery”.
When the first OPV, NNS Centenary , arrived in Nigeria in February 2015, the then chief of the navy staff said the second, Unity , would arrive later that year.
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