NiMet Boss Urges Stronger Support To Sustain Weather Services

The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Charles Anosike, has called for increased support across sectors to boost cost recovery and strengthen the agency’s service delivery.

Speaking at the 2025 Stakeholders’ Forum themed “Early Warnings: Raising Awareness on Climate Risks and Promoting Early Action”, Anosike stressed that sustaining NiMet’s operations required consistent investment.

“We have relied primarily on cost recovery for sustainability, and despite the limited resources available to the agency, service quality has never been compromised,” he said.

He further stated that: “We are constantly expanding the scope of our services in line with NiMet’s establishment mandate, and hence, we need support across various sectors to recover more costs and improve on our overall service delivery.”

Anosike highlighted the agency’s achievements, including the deployment of the Electronic Flight Folder (e-Flight Folder) to replace manually prepared and collected flight folders, and the recent certification of Enugu Airport to ISO standards, bringing the total number of ISO-certified airports to five.

He also emphasised the importance of partnerships and collaborations in enhancing the agency’s services, citing examples of partnerships with stakeholders such as MTN Nigeria, and the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The NiMet DG noted that the agency’s services are crosscutting, and the forum would highlight further details on the agency’s products and services, including meteorological services for aviation, agriculture, marine and blue economy, disaster risk reduction, and public weather services.

Anosike expressed his gratitude to the Federal Government, the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, and other stakeholders for their support and looked forward to fruitful deliberations at the forum.