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Technology

NiMet launches AI team to boost weather forecasting

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has inaugurated an Artificial Intelligence Research and Integration Team as part of renewed efforts to strengthen innovation, drive digital transformation, and enhance service delivery in weather and climate forecasting. The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of NiMet, Charles Anosike, disclosed this development in a statement issued by the agency on […]

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NiMet warns of dust haze, thunderstorms nationwide

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has forecast dust haze and sunshine across the country from Saturday to Monday. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Friday in Abuja, projected slight dust haze over parts of Borno, Jigawa, Katsina, Kano, Zamfara and Sokoto States on Saturday. The agency predicted that the remaining parts of the northern region would experience […]

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NiMet forecasts sunshine, haze, thunderstorms across Nigeria

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has forecast sunshine and hazy conditions across the country from Sunday to Tuesday. In its weather outlook released on Saturday in Abuja, NiMet predicted sunny conditions across the northern part of the country throughout the period, with hazy atmospheric conditions expected over the North-Central states. The agency also forecast localised morning […]

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NiMet forecasts three-day dust haze, thunderstorms across Nigeria

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has issued a three-day weather outlook, forecasting dust haze across northern and central Nigeria and isolated thunderstorms in the South from Monday, December 8, to Wednesday, December 10, 2025. The forecast was included in the Weather Outlook bulletin released by NiMet’s Central Forecast Office on Sunday. According to the outlook, visibility […]

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NiMet predicts three-day rainy, thundery weather nationwide

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted rainy and thundery weather conditions from Monday to Wednesday across the country. According to NiMet’s weather outlook, isolated thunderstorms are expected on Monday, with light rains over parts of Adamawa and Taraba during the morning hours in the northern region. For the central region, a cloudy atmosphere with sunshine […]

Air Peace suspends flights over NiMet strike, cites safety concerns
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Air Peace suspends flights over NiMet strike, cites safety concerns

Domestic airline Air Peace has suspended all flight operations across Nigeria, citing serious safety concerns arising from an ongoing strike by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency. In a statement released on Wednesday, the airline said the decision was taken to protect passengers and crew, stressing that weather updates provided by NiMet—particularly the Current Nowcast of Hazardous […]

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NiMet, farmers partner on mitigation of climate disasters

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency and the Women Farmers Advancement Network, a non-profit dedicated to empowering smallholder farmers, particularly women and youth, have met to discuss strategies for reducing the impact of climate disasters on Nigerian farmers. NiMet made this disclosure in a statement on Monday. The agency’s Director-General, Charles Anosike, said, “I commend WOFAN for […]

CBN, NiMet collaborate on food security
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CBN, NiMet collaborate on food security

In order to increase the nation’s food security, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency and the Central Bank of Nigeria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, when a delegation from the CBN visited NiMet on Monday in Abuja, NiMet’s Director-General, Prof. Mansur Matazu, announced that the cooperation will raise Nigerians’ […]

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NiMet forecasts three days haze

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted dust haze across the country from Saturday to Monday.   The News Agency of Nigeria reported that, in a report released on Friday in Abuja, NiMet’s weather outlook forecasts moderate dust haze on Saturday with a visibility range from 2km to 5km over the northern region during the forecast […]

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Aviation

Exercise caution with hazardous weather, NCAA warns pilots

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has advised pilots and airline operators to exercise caution with hazardous aviation weather in the rainy season. This circular came on the heels of the advent of the Seasonal Climate Prediction released for the year 2022 by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency. This caution was contained in an advisory circular with […]

Ports and Airports

FG urged to complete Sokoto airport hajj terminal

A member of the House of Representatives from Dange/Shuni/Bodinga-Tureta Federal Constituency, Balarabe Shehu-Kakale, has urged the Federal Government to complete the international Hajj Terminal at the Sultan Abubakar III International Airport, Sokoto. Shehu-Kakale, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, on Sunday, said, ”We are calling on the Federal Ministry of Aviation […]