BY OLAPEJU OLUBI
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has approved February 20 as the date for the public presentation of Nigerian Meteorological Agency’s (NiMet) 2024 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP).
With this approval, NiMET and other relevant stakeholders involved in handling the project are now working hard to ensure the success of the event.
The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the NiMet, Professor Charles Anosike, who made the disclosure in his office described the annual weather and climate prediction event as a grand one, saying that all its partners, including the World Meteorological Agency (WMO), the United Nations (UN), its various agencies and other stakeholders are expected to participate.
“This year, we are doing it differently. We are involving the private sector because weather impacts all aspects of our economy including agriculture, marine, oil and gas sectors etc”.
“As part of our statutory responsibility, NiMet has produced a draft 2024 Seasonal Climate Prediction for the country. We are in the process of validating the contents of the 2024 SCP document and will be hosting critical stakeholders to the 2024 SCP Stakeholders’ meeting, where the socio-economic implications of NiMet’s 2024 forecast on the different sectors will be discussed, and thereafter incorporated into the 2024 Forecast document. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, 23rd January, 2024”, Prof. Anosike revealed.
