As part of the ongoing effort by the management of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), under the leadership of the Director General and Chief Executive Officer, and Permanent Representative of Nigeria with World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Prof Charles Anosike, to reposition the agency, improve operational efficiency and end – to -end service delivery, a team from […]
The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Charles Anosike, has called for insurance coverage for Nigerian farmers to strengthen food security. Prof. Anosike made the call when a delegation from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) paid a courtesy visit to his office in Abuja on […]
By Ukpono Ukpong The Federal Government has addressed a long-standing grievance by settling the 45-month minimum wage arrears owed to staff of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet). This payment, which covers arrears dating back to 2019, marks a significant relief for the agency’s workforce and brings to an end a protracted period of financial uncertainty. […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) is a Federal Government of Nigeria agency charged with the responsibility to advise the Federal Government on all aspects of meteorology. NiMet is tasked to project, prepare and interpret government policy in the field of meteorology; and to issue weather (and climate) forecasts for the safe operations of aircrafts, ocean […]
As part of the ongoing collaboration between the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), and the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE), Effurun, Delta State, both institutions on Thursday, 25th July, 2024 held a one-day workshop in the university on the downscaling of the 2024 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) for Delta State. In a keynote address, […]
As a result of the directive by the Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, to the DG/CEO Nigerian Meteorological Agency Professor Charles Anosike to “ensure strict compliance with safety regulations and continuous upward movement of Nigeria’s rating by WMO and ICAO”. The Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu has been successfully […]
The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Charles Anosike, has said that the training on automatic weather station (AWS) configuration and climate data tool (CDT) will help the agency to improve data availability and quality control by combining station data with satellite. Prof. Anosike was speaking at the […]
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) will undertake an inspection visit of the facilities at the Regional Training Centre (RTC) of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) at Oshodi-Lagos. This followed an application for accreditation of National Diploma courses offered at the Centre by NiMet. According to the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of […]
BY UKPONO UKPONG Prof. Charles Anosike, the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has been honoured with a sustainability award by the Sustainable Development (SDC) of the University of Abuja. At a banquet and award ceremony held in honour of the immediate past Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Abdulrasheed […]
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) in partnership with the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has conducted training for over 500 farmers and extension workers in 10 states on seasonal climate predictions. This is contained in a statement by Mr Sulaimon Arigbabu, the Executive Secretary of HEDA, on Sunday in Lagos. Arigbabu said […]
The Embassies of Finland and France in Abuja, Nigeria, have said they will facilitate relationships between the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Finnish and French companies. At a tripartite meeting on Monday, 3rd June, 2024, held at the French Embassy in Abuja, the Finish Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms Leena Pylvanainen said; “NiMet is a key institution […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), is partnering leading broadcast media organization – TV Continental (TVC), in the dissemination of weather and climate information. Speaking at the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between NiMet and TVC at NiMet’s headquarters in Abuja on Friday, 17th May, 2024, the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of NiMet, […]
Officials of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), and the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of Nigeria, have met to discuss areas of partnership towards improving sustainability practices by corporate organizations in Nigeria. During a courtesy visit on the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of FRC in Abuja, Dr. Rabiu Olowo, on Monday, 13th May, 2024, […]
The Director General, Chief Executive Officer of The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Charles Anosike, has asked Directors and staff of the agency to ensure strict compliance to budgetary provisions. Professor Anosike was speaking at the Budget Retreat of the agency on Monday, 6th May, 2024. While declaring the retreat open, Professor Anosike said; “The […]
The Global Risk Modelling Alliance (GRMA), has expressed a willingness to partner the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), in creating and enhancing access to risk data and models. During a courtesy visit on the Director General, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), and Nigeria’s permanent representative with WMO, Professor Charles Anosike, on Thursday, […]
The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Charles Anosike, has said that inadequate meteorological observation networks is one of the challenges facing climate early warning system in Nigeria. Prof Anosike was speaking as Chairman of the Steering Committee, at the inaugural meeting of the ‘Building Agricultural Systems Resilience […]
The Director General, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), and Nigeria’s permanent representative with WMO, Professor Charles Anosike, on Wednesday, 24th April, 2024, played host to the Director General of AGRHYMET, Dr Abdul Ali in his office in Abuja. AGRHYMET is a specialized institution of the Permanent Interstates Committee for Drought Control […]
The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Charles Anosike, and aviation sector stakeholders, were on Tuesday, 23rd April, 2024, in compliance with ICAO annex 19, inaugurated as members of the National Executive Safety Council (NESC), by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo. Performing the inauguration, […]
The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Charles Anosike, has said that inadequate meteorological observation networks is one of the challenges facing climate early warning system in Nigeria. Prof Anosike was speaking as Chairman of the Steering Committee, at the inaugural meeting of the ‘Building Agricultural Systems Resilience […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), on Tuesday, 16th April, 2024, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Trans-African Hydro-Meteorological Observatory (TAHMO), a non-governmental agency, to expand NiMet’s network of weather stations across Nigeria. Signing the MoU on behalf of NiMet, the Director General, Chief Executive Officer of NiMet, and Nigeria’s permanent representative with World […]