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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has organised zonal training for its workforce to enhance their capability.

The agency’s training for its workers on Grade Levels Four to Seven were held in the Southsouth, Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest.

A statement by the Director of Human Resources at the agency, Dr. Nasiru Sule, said the workers from the zones were being trained in Kano, Ibadan, and Enugu.

S said that senior staff training had earlier been conducted and continues to receive management’s attention.

The training for junior workers, which started on June 13, will end tomorrow.

“By investing in the professional growth of our workers, we aim to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness, enhance service delivery and client satisfaction, foster a culture of innovation and adaptability, and ensure compliance with the latest industry standards and best practices,” Sule said.

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He added: “What we do at NiMet must always align with what the Bola Tinubu government is trying to achieve, linking it with the Aviation sector’s roadmap of Festus Keyamo, the  Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development.

“Starting with Tinubu government’s Eight-Point Agenda for economic recovery, food security, poverty eradication, growth, job creation, access to capital, inclusion, rule of law, and fighting corruption, down to the performance bond the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, signed with Aviation Agencies Heads and their Directors in February 2024.

“Development of human capacity is a key deliverable in the performance bond. As a scientific agency, the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of NiMet, Professor Charles Anosike, always ensures that both management and staff are aligned to these objectives.”

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and Oxfam have announced plans to work together to reduce humanitarian emergencies in the country.

Announcing the partnership at a meeting with officials of both organisations yesterday in Abuja, NiMet’s Director General, Prof. Charles Anosike, said: “There is no early action without early warning. NiMet already has products, such as the annual Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP), and other advisories and forecasts we issue.

“Oxfam has the platform. So, this is a relationship that will work. NiMet has other partners, including the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and others, and publishes the SCP in local Nigerian languages.

“The relationship with Oxfam is a welcome development as the work both organisations do is very critical.”

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Oxfam’s Programme Manager in Nigeria, William Mafwalal, said the confederation of independent non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and its partners would launch two anticipatory pilot projects in Nigeria to tackle floods and drought.

He said: “The objective of the one-year project, which is scalable, is to minimise humanitarian actions and interventions. The pilot for the flood project will be carried out in Adamawa State, while the pilot for the drought project will be carried out in Katsina.

“NiMet is already working on key areas that impact the projects. With NiMet’s data, expertise, understanding and technology, Oxfam and its partners can develop early action protocols.

“We are happy and excited to partner NiMet. This is like a one-stop shop. NiMet has all the data we require available in one location. It’s not like this in some of the other countries where we have worked.”

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted three days sunshine and thunderstorms from Monday to Wednesday across the country.

NiMet weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja forecast sunny skies on Monday with patches of clouds over the northern region with chances of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Taraba state later in the day.

”Sunny skies with cloud patches are anticipated over the North Central region with prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Benue state during the afternoon and evening period.

”Cloudy skies are anticipated over the southern states with prospects of morning thunderstorms over parts of Cross River and Akwa Ibom states.

” In the afternoon to evening hours, isolated thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of Ondo, Ogun, Oyo, Imo, Abia, Edo, Ebonyi, Delta, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Bayelsa states,” it said.

NiMet anticipated sunny skies on Tuesday with patches of clouds over the northern region with prospects of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Adamawa, Kaduna and Taraba states later in the day.

It envisaged the North Central region to be predominantly cloudy with chances of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Plateau and Nasarawa states during the afternoon and evening hours.

“Cloudy atmosphere is expected during the morning hours over the southern states during the morning
hours.

“Later in the day, isolated thunderstorms are expected over parts of Ondo, Ekiti, Osun, Oyo, Imo, Abia, Enugu, Ebonyi, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Cross River, Bayelsa, Delta and Lagos states,” it said.

According to NiMet, sunny atmosphere with patches of clouds are anticipated over the northern region with prospects of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Taraba, Adamawa and Kaduna states during late hours on Wednesday.

It predicted the North Central region to be cloudy with intervals of sunshine during the morning hours with isolated thunderstorms over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Plateau, Niger, Kwara and Kogi later in the day.

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The agency envisaged a cloudy atmosphere with prospects of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Akwa Ibom, Rivers and Cross River states during the morning period.

NiMet anticipated thunderstorms over Imo, Enugu, Anambra, Ekiti, Ondo, Ogun, Edo, Ebonyi, Delta, Lagos, Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states later in the day.

The agency urged the public to take adequate precaution as strong winds might precede the rains in areas where thunderstorms were likely to occur.

NiMet advised Airline operators to get updated weather reports and forecasts from NiMet for effective planning in their operations.

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The Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Charles Anosike, has urged the agency’s workers to ensure strict compliance with budgetary provisions.

He said doing so would help its management and workers to achieve the set goals in the course of the budget year.

Anosike, who spoke at a budget retreat organised for the agency’s workers yesterday in Abuja, said his advice was in line with the performance bond NiMet signed with the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo (SAN).

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He said: “The NiMet budget retreat is fundamental for the new management and workers. It is an opportunity for us to improve our budgetary practices and discuss the 2024 budgetary provisions.

“The anticipated outcome of the retreat is that all will embrace performance-based budgeting, which will lead to transparent and accountable budgetary processes.

“This will help the management and the workers to achieve our set goals during the budget year, in line with the performance bond signed with the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo.”

The director general of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Charles Anosike, has called on the staff of the agency to ensure strict compliance with budgetary provisions.

He said compliance with the provisions would help the management of the agency and staff to achieve set goals during the budget year.

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Anosike, who spoke at the budget retreat of the agency on Monday, added that the call was also in line with the performance bond signed with the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo.

He said: “The NiMet Budget Retreat is fundamental for the new management and staff. It is an opportunity for us to improve our budgetary practices and also to discuss the 2024 budgetary provisions.

“The anticipated outcome of the retreat is that all will embrace performance-based budgeting which will lead to transparent and accountable budgetary processes.

“This will help management and staff to achieve our set goals during the budget year, in line with the performance bond signed with the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo”.

The Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Charles Anosike, has said inadequacy in meteorological observation networks is among the challenges facing climate early warning system in Nigeria.

The NiMet boss listed other challenges as difficulties in reaching smallholder farmers with relevant climate advisories, especially rural women and youths, limited technical capacity, and fragmented coordination.

Anosike spoke yesterday in Abuja at the inaugural meeting of “Building Agricultural Systems Resilience in Nigeria Project”.

The NiMet boss said the project, which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, aims to support Nigeria’s infrastructure for climate early action and warning systems.

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In a statement yesterday in Abuja, Anosike said: “The project will address the demand for relevant and timely climate information for decision-support analytics in the agriculture sector through increasing analytic capacity and capability of the system, improving capacity to support locally tailored climate analytics and information services, aligning national early action infrastructure for improved regional impact and enhancing early warning systems operational governance through inter-agency cooperation.”

The steering committee, which comprises technical directors from key ministries and agencies, technical partners, implementing partners, and representatives from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will oversee the project’s implementation, provide strategic guidance, monitor progress, advocate for programme coordination, and ensure effective risk management.

Stakeholders involved in the project are: NiMet, the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), the Federal Ministry of Environment, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.

The project is being managed by Sahel Consulting Agriculture and Nutrition Limited.