The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has unveiled its new website which the agency’s Director General, Chief Executive Officer, and the permanent representative of Nigeria with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Professor Charles Anosike says is; “More functional, interactive, dynamic and compares with websites of Met Offices in other parts of the world. The new website […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has predicted sunshine and haziness from Monday (today) to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja predicted sunny skies in a hazy atmosphere on Monday over the northern region. It envisaged prospects of dust haze over Yobe, Borno, Kaduna, Jigawa and Kano states during the […]
The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), and Permanent Representative of Nigeria with World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Professor Charles Anosike, has said that effective early warning system, equipping farmers with the knowledge of weather patterns and seasonal forecasting could boost food security and ensure adequate protection from climate disasters. Professor […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have commemorated 2024 World Meteorological Day. At the event held on Thursday, 21st of March at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja, the Director General/ Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Charles Anosike, said the reason for commemorating the day ahead […]
Leading telecommunications services provider, MTN, says it will partner the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), in disseminating weather and climate information to farmers and other users across Nigeria. The partnership is coming on the heels of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in February 2024, between NiMet and Tomorrow.io, a leading weather intelligence company based in […]
The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, Professor Charles Anosike has said that the university network programme of the agency is aimed at promoting early weather and climate warnings to farmers around the university’s vicinity in order to boost agricultural yield. Professor Anosike while speaking at the signing of a […]
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) on Tuesday, 27th February, 2024, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Varysian Limited, a United Kingdom-based weather and climate services consultancy, to partner in key areas that will lead to improved service delivery by the agency. Speaking at the MoU signing, the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of NiMet, […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) on Tuesday, 20th February, 2024, presented the 2024 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) in Abuja. The forecasts released indicate that rains will be delayed in some parts of the country. According to NiMet, the states of Borno, Abia and Akwa Ibom would witness early onset. The 2024 Seasonal Climate Prediction which […]
The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Charles Anosike, on Monday, 19th February, 2024, hosted the President and Chairman of council of the Nigerian Institute of Management, Dr. Mrs Christiana Atako, and council members of the institute in his office at NiMet’s headquarters in Abuja. Speaking during the visit, […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), and the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc) have announced that they will collaborate on several projects to boost agricultural productivity in Nigeria. This followed a meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, 14th February, 2024, at NIRSAL Plc’s headquarters, between the Director General and Chief Executive Officer […]
The Director General of the African Centre of Meteorological Application for Development (ADMAC), Andre Kamga Foamouhoue, on Wednesday, 31st January, 2024, paid a courtesy visit on Professor Charles Anosike, the Director General of Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, at the agency’s head office in Abuja. During the visit, Professor Anosike and Mr Foamouhoue exchanged ideas on […]
The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Charles Anosike, has called for collaboration amongst relevant agencies with a view to disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. Professor Anosike was speaking in Abuja on Wednesday, 31st January, 2024, at the ‘Technical Workshop On Sendai Framework Monitoring And Reporting’, organized […]
Meteorological sciences can help improve operational safety in the mining sector. This formed part of the paper titled, ‘Intersection Between Climate Change Concerns And The Mining Industry- The Role Of NiMet’, presented by the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Charles Anosike, at the one-day ‘Solid Minerals Conference’ organized […]
The new management of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), led by the Director General and Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Charles Anosike, is prioritizing commercialization of meteorological data and staff capacity development, in line with the vision of the Honourable Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, SAN, for the aviation sector. The Minister had charged Aviation agencies […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has signed a memorandum of understanding with a leading weather intelligence company, Tomorrow.io. The MoU with Tomorrow.io, a leading weather intelligence company based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, with footprints across Africa and the Middle East, will see NiMet and the firm collaborate on a whole range of areas including commercializing […]
Ahead of the public presentation of 2024 seasonal climate prediction (SCP), the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, on Tuesday, 23rd January, 2024, hosted stakeholders in Abuja, to discuss the socio-economic impact of the SCP. The stakeholders who cut across different sectors of the economy ranging from aviation, agriculture, oil and gas, construction, marine, insurance and financial […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and haziness from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Saturday in Abuja, predicted sunny and hazy atmosphere over the northern and North Central states during the forecast period. The agency said a moderate dust haze with visibility range of 2km to 5km […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) will partner the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) on capacity building of its meteorologists, scientists and other staff. The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Professor Charles Anosike stated this in his office on Friday, 19th January, 2024, when members of Maitama -Abuja chapter of the institute […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), is partnering Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun state, in building a weather station in the university. Signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Thursday, 18th January, 2024, the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of NiMet, Prof. Charles Anosike expressed happiness that the relationship with Bells University which began […]
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Unizik) on Friday, 12th January, 2024, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build a weather station in the university. Professor Charles Esimone signed on behalf of the Governing Council of Unizik while Professor Charles Anosike signed on behalf of NiMet. Speaking at the MOU signing ceremony, […]