DR. Ibrahim Abubakar Kana, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development on Friday, paid a courtesy visit to the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet).
On hand to welcome the permanent secretary was the Director General/Chief Executive Officer of NiMet, Prof. Charles Anosike, who briefed him on the operations of the agency and its relationship with the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).
The NiMet DG/CEO, who is also Nigeria’s permanent representative with WMO said: “We have strong relationships with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Blue Economy, and other MDAs who rely on our weather forecast for various operations.”
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Responding, Dr. Kana expressed appreciation for the services NiMet is rendering towards the socio-economic development of the country. He praised Prof. Anosike, the management team and the staff of NiMet for their hard work while encouraging them to do more.
“I appreciate the strong relationship existing between NiMet and other government ministries and agencies. I call for even stronger and better relationships between the heads of the agencies. I will work with the Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo SAN to see that NiMet receives more government support,” he promised.
As part of the visit, the NiMet DG/CEO took the visiting Permanent Secretary on a tour of facilities in the agency, including the new digital weather broadcasting studio.