Airlines

Of NIMET’s Strike and Air Travellers’ Safety

Last week Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) went on strike in protest against poor welfare of the workers and the reneging of earlier agreement by the management. NIMET statutorily provides weather forecast for airlines and it is internationally recognized as the sole provider of weather report for the aviation industry in Nigeria. NIMET is a federal government agency […]

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NiMet, ACReSAL Partner On Digital Climate Data Delivery to Farmers

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), and the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project, have partnered in developing a customisedDigital Precision Agricultural Extension (DPAE) platform for smallholder farmers in northern Nigeria. While briefing the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of NiMet, Professor Charles Anosike, at a meeting held at NiMet’s headquarters in Abuja, Mukhtar Y. Tanko, National Project Coordinator of ACReSAL said that the […]

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NiMet Staff Strike Causes Disruption to Flight Operations

•Air Peace suspends flight operations nationwide •Flights disrupted at Kano airport •NiMet: we are disappointed with unions’ hardline decision Kasim Sumaina in Abuja, Chinedu Eze and Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano A industrial action by aviation labour unions over the failure of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) management to acquiesce to the demands of its workers impacted […]

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NiMet Predicts Sunshine, Haziness Across Nigeria

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast sunny and hazy conditions across Nigeria from yesterday to Monday. The agency’s outlook for the period indicates sunny skies with hazy conditions in the northern region, along with localised thunderstorms in some central and southern states. NiMet’s weather outlook, released at the weekend in Abuja, predicted sunny and […]

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As NIMET DG Marks One Year in Office

The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Charles Anosike, has clocked one year managing the weather agency that provides critical information to many sectors of the economy. Anosike exemplifies William Shakespeare’s famous words, ‘Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown’, going by what the records attribute to him as achievements in the last […]