An environmental watchdog, the Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development (FENRAD) has urged the Abia State government and other relevant authorities to embark on early preparedness and immediate action to mitigate against expected flooding in Abia State. This advisory…
HEDA, NiMet, NIHSA to Host Train- The -Trainer Workshop on Climate Prediction and Flood Forecasting
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) in collaboration with the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), are set to organize a Train-the-Trainer Workshop on the Interpretation and Application of Climate Prediction and…
PRESASS 2024: Aviation Minister Keyamo Tasks Participants On Downscaling Climate Information as Workshop Closes
The Nigerian Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has tasked participants at the Regional Forum Workshop on Seasonal Forecasts of Agro-hydro-climatic characteristics of the rainy season for the Sudanian and Sahelian zones of West Africa and the…
NiMet, UKCEH, NiHSA collaborate to Implement WMO’s HydroSOS in Nigeria
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has joined forces with the UK Center for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NiHSA) to implement the World Meteorological Organisation’s (WMO) 2022 Hydrological Status and Outlook System (HydroSOS). The highly…
STAKEHOLDERS HAVE CANVASSED ON THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO TACKLE FLOODING
Stakeholders have canvassed on the use of technology in tackling flooding in Nigeria, through innovations such as flood mapping, web-based flood early warning systems as well as water purification technology. This was part of the consensus of stakeholders at an…
Water Minister Tasks State Governments to invest more in Water Supply and Sanitation
The Hon. Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman H. Adamu FNSE, FAEng has called on the various State Governments to invest more in Water Supply and Sanitation. Engr. Suleiman while briefing journalists at a Lunchtime Forum held in Abuja on…
Buhari Re-Appoints Nze as DG, NIHSA
President Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed Engr Clement Nze as the Director-General of the Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) for a second term of five years. The letter of re-appointment was conveyed by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of…