NiMet increases weather stations to 157
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has increased its metrological stations from 54 to 157, the Director-General, Prof. Sani Abubakar Mashi, has said.
He stated this yesterday at a press briefing in Abuja on the 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction (SRP) event. The 2020 SRP will be made public today (Tuesday).
Prof. Mashi said NiMet has made significant progress in improving weather forecasts in Nigerian through the establishment of more weather stations.
According to him, due to paucity of funds, NiMet fell short of WMO standard in procuring weather stations across the country.
“To stem this tide, we had to devise and implement a solution. We decided to partner with tertiary institutions in the
Minister of Transportation Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has said the transportation sector is being developed as a strategic driver of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s economic diversification and growth agenda.
He said government was focused on the establishment of a strong intermodal transport system that would facilitate seamless movement of goods and country. This synergy, by way of a memorandum of understanding, birthed upgrades and in some instances, outright installation of new meteorological equipment,” he said.
“Largely through interventions and many other international collaborations, we have witnessed an increase from 54 to over 157 meteorological stations, and this is still ongoing in all the nooks and crannies of the country,” he said.
He noted that “though we are yet to attain the WMO standard of establishing one weather station per every 100 kilometres, significant progress has been made all the same.”
Also, the socioeconomic implications of the expected rainfall and temperature patterns for major sectors of the economy will be discussed during the event, he said.
Prof. Mashi disclosed people and reduce the transportation business.
Amaechi made this disclosure at an award and dinner night organised by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Saturday in Lagos.
He said with a developed transport sector, “there will be increased productivity, which comes with creation of more jobs and production of more drastically cost of
and that Nigeria now has the first meteorological training institute in Africa and second in the world.
The facility, owned by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and located in Katsina State, will commence academic programmes from September 22, 2020.
“We have also established a new National Meteorological Training Institute in Katsina, where we shall be training Nigerians in Meteorology at OND and HND levels. NBTE has already granted provisional approval for commencement of the programme,” he said.
The “first batch of students shall resume in September 2020,” he said, adding that the institute is not only the first in Africa, but the second in the world beside the South American Training Institute in Ecuador. goods and services. All these will make the economy more competitive, reduce dependence on oil, and usher in economic growth. This is our target.
“We are aware that transportation is key in any economic development plan. The major elements of production - raw materials, machines, people, finished products, etc. - have to be seamlessly moved from one point to the other as the need arises.’’