Hillary Asemota
The new Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), on Wednesday paid a brief visit to the headquarters of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet).
After the tour, the Minister, who was impressed by the size and process of operations in NiMet declared: “The operations of NiMet are so massive and I am impressed by what I have seen in NiMet, I am impressed by their operations and one can only wish them well.”
The Minister was received by the Director General of the Agency, Prof Mansur Matazu, who conducted him on a tour of some key facilities of the agency.
As part of the tour, the Minister visited the Central Forecast Office (CFO), where he was briefed on how data is generated, transmitted, and translated to forecasts and other products.
The Minister also visited the Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Unit as well as the state-of- the-arts weather studio, where he presented an update on today’s weather.
