NIMET

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 […]

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NIMET’s Protracted Labour Challenges

The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) has been having labour issues over the welfare of its workers since the past nine years and recently the workers of the agency have threatened to embark on strike action for seven days in protest against over 42 months unpaid salary arrears. NiMET workers issued a warning in a letter […]

Aviation

NiMet, NIRSAL to Boost Agriculture in Nigeria

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), and the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc) have announced their collaboration on several projects to boost agricultural productivity in Nigeria. This followed a meeting in Abuja on Wednesday at NIRSAL Plc’s headquarters, between the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of NiMet, Professor Charles Anosike, […]