Sirika Congratulates Matazu On WMO Executive Council Appointment

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Senator Hadi Sirika, Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, has congratulated Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu, Director-General/CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), on his appointment into the Executive Council of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).   Professor Matazu, who is also the Permanent Representative of Nigeria with the Meteorology regulatory body, was elected at the seventy-third session of the Executive Council of …

Nigeria’s Nimet Graduates Gambian Meteorological Technicians

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The Federal Government through Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) will continue to support Gambia and other needy nations in the training of meteorological technicians to highlight the importance attached to the contribution of meteorology to sustainable socio-economic development, as well as safety of citizens.   The Honorable Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika stated this at the inaugural graduation ceremony of …

WMO, IATA Agree To Improve Aircraft Meteorological Reporting

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and World Meteorological Organization have signed an agreement to increase and improve the automated reporting of meteorological data by commercial aircraft. The new initiative, called the WMO and IATA Collaborative AMDAR Programme (WICAP), aims to expand the existing WMO Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay (AMDAR) system to ensure coverage over data-sparse areas. It is expected to bring …