Aviation

NIMET Harps on 2023 Seasonal Climate Prediction Report

According to US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) statistics, weather is the cause of approximately 70 per cent of the delays in the National Airspace System (NAS). In addition, weather continues to play a significant role in a number of aviation accidents and incidents. While National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reports most commonly find human error […]

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NIMET Raises Air Travelers’ Awareness on Poor Visibility in Airspace as Christmas Approaches

As more Nigerians have taken to travel by air because of the insecurity on the roads, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) has again cautioned the citizens on possibility of poor visibility in the coming days. NIMET’s Central Forecast Office made this prediction adding that the development was as a result of fresh dust plumes raised […]

Aviation

NIMET Laments Vandalisation of Equipment Deployed at Airports for Accurate Weather Forecast

The Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), Professor Bako Mansur Matazu, has raised an alarm over the vandalisation of its weather equipment located at different airports in the country and warned that such damage would erode accurate weather forecast, which is critical for air safety. According to industry experts, 35 per cent of […]

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Sirika Congratulates NIMET DG over WMO Appointment

  The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has congratulated the Director-General/CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Mansur Bako Matazu, on his appointment into the Executive Council of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). Professor Matazu, who is also the Permanent Representative of Nigeria with the Meteorology regulatory body, was elected at the seventy-third session […]