Officer Title Period Served Remarks Captain F.W. Skutil CNS 1956 -- 1958 Commodore A.R. Kennedy CNS 1958 -- 1964 Vice Commodore J.E.A. Wey OFR FSS CNS 1964 -- 1973 Vice Admiral N.B. Soroh MFR FSS IDC CNS 1973 -- 1975 Vice Admiral M.A Adelanwa GCON FSS rcds CNS 1975 -- 1980 Vice Admiral A.A. Aduwo CFR FSS FBIM CNS 1980 - 1983 Rear Admiral A.A. Aikhomu FSS psc mni CNS 1984 - 1986 Vice Admiral Patrick Koshoni FSS psc mni CNS 1986 - 1990 Vice Admiral Murtala Nyako FSS psc mni CNS 1990 - 1992 Vice Admiral D.P.E Omotsola FSS DSO psc rcds CNS 1992 - 1993 Rear Admiral Suleiman Saidu FSS LSS MSS DSS rcds CNS September 1993 - November 1993 Rear Admiral A.A. Madueke FSS DSS MRNI mni CNS 1993 - 1994 Rear Admiral O.M Akhigbe FSS DSS psc mni CNS 1994 - 1998 Vice Admiral J. Ayinla DSS psc Usnwc fwc GCON CNS 1998 - 1999 Vice Admiral V.K. Ombu CFR mni CNS 1999 - 2001 Vice Admiral S.O. Afolayan DSS psc fwc CNS 2001 - 2005 Vice Admiral G.T.A. Adekeye DSS psc mirss mni CNS 2005 - 2008 Vice Admiral I.I. Ibrahim CFR DSS psc fwc CNS 2008 - 2010 Vice Admiral O.S. Ibrahim DSS psc rcds fwc LLB (Hons) MA CNS 2010 - 2012 Vice Admiral D.J. Ezeoba GSS fwc Msc MRIN FCIS CNS 2012 - 2013 Vice Admiral U.O. Jibrin GSS AM psc+ mni LLB PGCPA CNS 2013 - 2015 Rear Admiral Ibok - Ete Ekwe Ibas CNS July 2015 --
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Captain F.W. Skutil