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A New Director, Naval Information (DINFO) has been appointed by the Nigerian Navy.
He is Commodore Aiwuyor Augustine Adams-Aliu and he took over today, 22nd March, 2024 from his dpredecessor, Rear Admiral Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, who has been redeployed to Headquarters Naval Training Command (NAVTRAC) as the Chief Staff Officer.
His appointment was sequel to approval by the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla.
In a statement on Friday in Abuja by the Rear Admiral JD Akpan, Chief of Policy and Plans, Nigerian Navy disclosed that Commodore Aiwuyor Augustine Adams-Aliu was born on the 15th December, 1977 in Lagos into the family of Sir and Lady Adams Aliu.
His father being a veteran journalist/Editor with Daily Times of Nigeria predisposes him early in life to the inner workings of the journalism profession where he developed a flair for public speaking and media relations.
Commodore Adams-Aliu attended Shepherd Hill Primary School and Kings College Lagos before proceeding to the Nigerian Defence Academy in 1995, where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry in 1999 and was commissioned into the Nigerian Navy in the year 2000 as a member of 47 Regular Course.
He has attended several professional courses including the Captain Career Course at United States Army Infantry School, Atlanta, from 2007 to 2008. He also attended the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, for the Junior and Senior Staff Courses in 2004 and 2010 respectively.
Adams-Aliu later graduated from the Naval War College Nigeria in 2018 and the United States Naval War College in 2019.
He commenced his naval career, serving as Watch Keeping Officer onboard various Nigerian Navy Ships from year 2000 to 2004. He also served as a military observer in the United Nations Mission in Liberia from 2011 – 2012. He was the Officer in Charge of Nigerian Navy Ship BENIN and Squadron Commander of SHALDAG Boat squadron from 2013 to 2014 and between 2016 and 2018, he was the Pioneer Commanding Officer, Nigerian Navy Ship KARADUWA, the second Nigerian Navy (indigenously) built Seaward Defence Boat (SDB II).
From 2019 – 2020, he served as the Principal Staff Officer (Navy) to the then Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin (retd). Thereafter, from July 2020 to June 2021, he obtained a Master of Arts Degree in Strategic Security Studies from the National Defence University, Washington DC, where he won the award as Most Outstanding International Fellow in the College of International Security Affairs (CISA) for year 2021.
On graduation in 2021, Adams-Aliu was deployed as a Directing Staff and Member of Faculty at the Naval War College Nigeria. In March 2023, he assumed office as the Commanding Officer Forward Operating Base BADAGRY, and was later appointed Deputy Director Plans at Naval Headquarters in January 2024 before being appointed in February as the Director, Naval Information (DINFO).
Adams-Aliu’s career experience which traverses command duties ashore and afloat, staff duties and training of subordinate officers exposed him to the gamut of naval operations and administration thus equipping him for higher responsibilities such as his recent appointment as DINFO.
His awards and decorations are Passed Staff Course, Meritorious Service Star, United Nations Medal, Nigerian Navy Command at Sea Badge, and Distinguished Fellow of the Naval War College (dagger+).
Commodore Adams-Aliu is an associate member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM). He is also a Member of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), International Institute of Professional Security (IIPS), and the United States Naval Institute (USNI).
Commodore Adams-Aliu is happily married to Dr. Loretta and the union is blessed with three children.
