Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof Mansur Bako Matazu, has explained how the intervention of the agency saved the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) about N120 billion because of adherence to its weather advisory.
This is even as the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), has indicated interest to partner with the NiMet.
Matazu made who made this disclosure in his remarks, when NIPSS visited NiMet headquarters, described NiMet as an extension of the University, stated: “Our main duty is to collect, collate and produce products and services in all socio-economic sectors of Nigeria that are climate induced or influenced”.
According to him, almost all the socio-economic sectors are climate-induced or influenced and this shows how relevant NiMet services are to the existence of this country.
He, therefore, pointed out that the agency has data dating as far back as 100 years.
Speaking during the visit to the agency, the team leader of the Senior Executive Course 45 of the institute, Dr Emmanuel Sambo Mamman, highlighted the functions of the NIPSS and its activities as the centre for research and dialogue for academics and policymakers.
Sambo Mamman who doubles as the Institute’s librarian, explained that participants for course 45 are drawn from the public and private sectors of Nigeria and converge annually to solve problems of Nigerian society.
Mamman revealed that the Senior Executive Course programme is the flagship programme of the institute and runs for ten months.
He noted that the programme is driven by a theme given by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria every year and the theme for this year is Industrialization, Climate Change and Energy Security in Nigeria with emphasis on Issues, Challenges and Prospects.
On their purpose for the visit,” We are here because we think your organisation is strategic to the theme for the set of 2023″.
He said the participants are expected to conduct research and their reason for coming is to gather information for the research after which the participants will produce a final report which would be presented to the President.
Part of the visit include presentations by Prof Matazu and by the Director of Research and Training in NiMet, Prof. Effiom Essien Oku.
The participants were later taken on a tour of the NiMet facility.
