Speaking at a panel session on the theme “Green Economy, Sustainable Growth, and Infrastructure Transformations” at The Oriental News 2024 Summit, held in Lagos, the Executive Director of PowerUp Nigeria, Adetayo Adegbemle, has challenged the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and…
Seasonal Climate Predictions: HEDA, NiMet conduct training for farmers, extension workers
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), in partnership with the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has conducted training for farmers and extension workers across 10 states. A statement by HEDA on Sunday said that the training which extended…
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…
Nigeria’s Flood Disaster: Some Key insights and Potential Solutions.
Earlier this year, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) released its Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) for 2022, alongside a mobile app that allowed people in weather-related sectors to predict extreme weather conditions. Despite the gathering of sectors, including civil societies to…
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…