The Director General, Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, Prof. Charles Anosike, has emphasised that apron safety is fundamental to the smooth, safe and efficient operation of airports. Speaking at an apron safety forum in Lagos, organised by the Chairman, Airport Business Summit, Mr Fortune Idu, he said the airport apron remains the operational hub where aircraft, […]
The Director-General/CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Charles Anosike, has been honoured at the Nigeria GovTech Public Service Awards 2025, organized by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) under The Presidency. NiMet was conferred with the “Best Federal MDA in Open Data Excellence” award in recognition of its outstanding performance in data […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency NiMet has predicted rainy and thundery weather conditions from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja envisaged isolated thunderstorms on Monday, with light rains over parts of Adamawa and Taraba during the morning hours in the northern region. It envisaged isolated thunderstorms with light […]
The Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof Charles Anosike says, despite the limited resources available to the Agency, service quality has never been compromised, but constantly expanding the scope of services in line with NiMet’s establishment mandate. In his welcome address at the stakeholders’ engagement forum with the theme ‘Early Warnings : […]
Charles Anosike, director-general of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has called for climate-smart public-private partnerships (PPP) to integrate climate risks into agricultural infrastructure projects. Anosike, who is also Nigeria’s permanent representative with the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), spoke on Monday in Abuja at the Best Practice Workshop on Public-Private Partnership for Climate Information Services and […]
The Director-General and CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Charles Anosike yesterday stressed the need for integrating climate-related risks into sustainability reporting. Professor Anosike made this known during the 2nd Regulatory Roundtable on the Implementation of ISSB’s Sustainability Reporting Standards in Nigeria. The event, hosted by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of Nigeria, […]
Farmers in Plateau State’s southern zone say delayed rainfall is killing their crops and threatening their livelihoods. The affected zone includes Langtang North, Langtang South, Mikang, Shendam, Wase, and Qua’an Pan local government areas. Unlike other parts of the state where rains have been steady, the southern belt is experiencing a disturbing dry spell. Crops […]
By Dooyum Naadzenga The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a critical alert for Nigerians to brace for extreme weather events and significant climate variability in the days ahead, attributing these changes to climate change. Prof. Charles Anosike, NiMet’s Director-General, emphasized that these extreme weather conditions could lead to extensive damage to infrastructure, agriculture, displacement […]
By Dooyum Naadzenga The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the Anambra-Imo River Basin Development Authority (AIRBDA) are poised to enhance their collaboration to address the escalating threats of climate change, particularly concerning river basin hydrology and water resource management. During a meeting at NiMet’s headquarters in Abuja recently, the Director General/CEO of NiMet, Professor Charles […]
By Dooyum Naadzenga The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has called for stricter adherence to weather-related guidelines in ferry operations to improve safety and efficiency on Nigeria’s coastal and inland waterways. NiMet Director-General, Professor Charles Anosike, made the appeal during the Regional Ferry Safety Conference held in Lagos on June 25-26, 2025. Professor Anosike emphasized the […]
By Dooyum Naadzenga The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has formalized its partnership with the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at expanding agro-meteorological information delivery to smallholder farmers across Nigeria. The agreement builds on a collaboration that began in 2010 and marks a renewed commitment to providing […]
By Dooyum Naadzenga The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria’s National Meteorological Agency, NiMet, Professor Charles Anosike been elected as the President of the ECOWAS Committee of Directors of National Hydrological and Meteorological Services (NMHSs). This milestone occurred during the Committee’s 14th Meeting, held from last week in Abuja, Nigeria. The ECOWAS Committee, […]
The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Charles Anosike, has said that increasing challenges of climate change and growing populations, make it imperative that meteorological data should be integrated into urban transformation to ensure adequate preparedness for climate disasters. Prof. Anosike was speaking at the Abuja City […]
By Mathew Ajibola The purported call by phantom ‘NiMet workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), the Joint Action Congress (JAC)’ for the removal of the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Charles Anosike, has demonstrated once again the ethnic agenda by fifth columnists bent on making NiMet […]
By Dooyum Naadzenga The strike initiated by unions within the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has been suspended. This decision follows a high-level intervention by the Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, CON, FCIArb (UK). The suspension is effective until May 13, 2025, pending a resolution of the issues raised […]
By Dooyum Naadzenga Management of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), had slammed aviation unions’ over the ongoing strike and protest by the its members today. A senior management source, speaking to the press on condition of anonymity, expressed disappointment over the unions’ hardline stance. The source emphasized that many of the issues in dispute have […]
BY CHUKWUEMEKE IWELUNMO Air Peace has suspended all its flight operations across Nigeria following an indefinite strike by workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), which has halted the issuance of crucial weather reports required for safe flight operations. The airline, in a statement issued Wednesday evening, said it had no choice but to ground […]
The management of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has expressed dismay over the decision by labour unions to embark on a strike, despite ongoing efforts to address their grievances. A senior management official at NiMet, who spoke on condition of anonymity, revealed that the agency is “deeply disappointed with the hardline position adopted by the […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a formal response to a joint letter by three major aviation sector unions—National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE), and the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP)—over the planned resumption of industrial action. In a […]
By Dooyum Naadzenga The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, Prof. Charles Anosike, has urged staff of the agency to implement the 2025 budget in alignment with the organization’s strategic objectives. Speaking at the agency’s budget retreat yesterday, Prof. Anosike emphasized the importance of prioritizing projects and activities that […]