BY OLAPEJU OLUBI
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has called on airline to adhere to weather reports from NiMet for safe and effective planning of their flight operations, especially to the northern region of the country.
The agency released a weather report on the possibility of deterioration in visibility, resulting from dust haze propagated into the country from the source region.
A statement by the NiMet’s General Manager, Public Relations, Muntari Yusuf, noted that winds over 10m and 925hPha are favourable for Dust-Haze propagations into the Northern parts of the country.
“Stations in the source region, Niger (Goure, Zinder, Maine-Soroa, Diffa, N-Guigmi and 61091) reported horizontal visibility between 800m and 6000m. The sources from Chad are expected to report poor horizontal visibility in the next 24hrs, based on available models,” Yusuf stated.
The agency said due to strong winds, the dust in suspension is expected to propagate to some states in the northern part of the country, which will further reduce horizontal visibility especially over Katsina, Kano, Nguru, Jigawa, Potiskum and Maiduguri in the next 24 hours.
NiMet therefore advised members of the public to take necessary precautions due to dust particles presently in suspension over the atmosphere.
The agency also advised individuals with respiratory ailments to protect themselves as the current weather condition is not good for their health.
