The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned pilots and all airline operators that this period is precarious for flight operations; therefore extra caution should be exercised in embarking on flights if the weather is reportedly bad. This supports the seasonal rainfall prediction issued by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) which alerted that the […]
*Says it’s a Duplication of Roles, Waste of Resources The Director General /CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency(NiMet), Prof. Sani Abubakar Mashi has faulted calls in some quarters for the creation of a separate and parallel Climate Change Agency (CCA), saying the establishment of such body would amount to a duplication of functions already being […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency is saddled with the responsibility of providing accurate weather forecasts for the aviation, maritime and agricultural sectors, among others. Despite the efforts to live up its mandate, airlines still record high air returns due to sudden adverse weather conditions For the Aviation sector, December 2016 will remain memorable, not for good, […]
The outgoing director general of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), Dr. Anthony Anuforom said bad weather may have contributed to the many air crashes that happened in Nigeria, but since 10 years ago when the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) improved its activities with the support of government, no accident has been attributed to weather. Speaking […]
The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) and the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) at the weekend signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a collaborative relationship to provide weather information to farmers under the foundation. According to the Executive Director of BATNF, Mrs. Oluaseyi Ashade, the objective of the partnership is for NIMET to […]
