Like every country in the world, Nigeria has itsNavy. Founded in 1958, the service has the duty of defending the territorialwaters. Presently, it stands as one ofthe largest navies in Africa with thousands of personnel.
Do you want to know about the ranks in the service? Are you interested in the salary structure of every Nigerian Navy officer? With this post, you will have answers to all your questions about the Nigerian Navy.
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TheNigerian Navy Ranks
The Navy places its personnel under two broad categories– commissioned and non-commissioned officers. Most of the senior officers fallin the first group while junior personnel belong in the other class. Now let’scheck out the ranks under both groups.
TheNigerian Navy Ranks: Commissioned Officers
- Admiral of the Fleet
- Admiral
- Vice-Admiral
- Rear Admiral
- Commodore
- Captain
- Commander
- Lieutenant Commander
- Lieutenant
- Sub-Lieutenant
- ActingSub-Lieutenant
- Mid-Shipman
TheNigerian Navy Ranks: Non-Commissioned Officers
- Warrant Chief PettyOfficer
- Chief Petty Officer
- Petty Officer
- Leading Rating
- Able Rating
- Ordinary Rating
- Trainee
TheNigerian Navy: Salary Structure
The Navy has an attractive pay structure for itspersonnel. So, if you want to know more about the pay of the Navy, look at thetable below that shows the monthly and annual salaries of the commissionedstaff.
| Rank | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary |
| Admiral | ₦16,303,140 | ₦1,358,595 |
| Vice Admiral | ₦13,363,229 | ₦1,113,602 |
| Rear Admiral | ₦12,038,945 | ₦1,003,245 |
| Commodore | ₦7,385,856 | ₦615,488 |
| Captain | ₦3,715,859 | ₦309,655 |
| Commander | ₦3,380,086 | ₦281,674 |
TheNigerian Navy: Symbols/Insignia of the Ranks
You can identify the rank of a Navy officer by looking at their insignia. Since the emblems rest on the shoulder of their uniforms, you can easily guess the rank within minutes.
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The Nigerian Navy: All You Need to Know About the Senior Ranks
Do you wish to know more about the ranks of thecommissioned officers in the Navy? You will find a detailed explanation in thefollowing paragraphs.
Admiralof the Fleet
This rank stands as the highest in the Nigerian Navy. Since it’s an honorary title, it’s not awarded regularly. You can even compare it to the Field Marshal and Marshal of the Nigerian Air Force and Army.
Admiral(Adm)
Although it looks like they see the second rank on this list, it stands as the highest rank of the Nigerian Navy. Since the Admiral of the Fleet comes as an honorary rank, this commission claims the top spot. Moreover, it’s on the same level as the Air Chief Marshal or General titles of the Army and Air Force.
Vice-admiral
Commonly known as 3-star officers, personnel with this rank stand on the same level as the Air Vice-Marshal or Lieutenant General positions.
Rear-admiral
Also known as flag officers, personnel on thisrank come as the lowest of the Admiralty cadre. You can also describe them as2-star officers.
Commodore(Cidre)
This position equals the Air Commodore of theNigerian Air Force. It also stays on the same level as a Brigadier in theNigerian Army.
Captain
If you have this rank, you will head theoperations of the largest sea vessels of the Nigerian Navy. At this rank, youwill be on the same level as a colonel in the Nigerian Army.
Commander
This position equals the rank of a Wing Commander or Lieutenant Colonel of the Nigerian Army or Air Force.
LieutenantCommander
A Squadron Leader in the Nigerian Airforce equalsthis Nigerian Navy rank. You can also compare this position to the Major rankof the Nigerian Army.
Lieutenant
A Lieutenant in the Nigerian Navy has the samerank as a Flight lieutenant of the Nigerian Airforce. He/She also has the samestatus as a Captain in the Nigerian Army.
Sub-Lieutenant
Officers of this rank have equal status withLieutenant of the Nigerian Army. The title also equals the Flying Officer rankof the Nigerian Airforce.
Mid-Shipman
This ranks as the least commission amongst the senior cadre of the Nigerian Navy. It has the same status as the Second Lieutenant or Pilot Officer of the Nigerian Army or Airforce respectively.
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