Director General, Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu, has met with state governors, and decisions were taken to raise awareness about forecast and early action, especially in vulnerable communities. Speaking on Tuesday in an interview on NTA program tagged: ‘Mitigating Flood Amidst Rising Water Level’, Prof. Matazu said he led his team to […]
The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) has received commendation from pilots for the agency’s accurate weather forecast. According to pilots who spoke to THISDAY, accurate weather reporting by the agency did not just happen, but it took time as NIMET acquired state of the art equipment, employed the right personnel and had efficient management that […]
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 […]
