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  • Extreme weather hinders international flights’ safe landing at MMIA- NAMA

    Extreme weather hinders international flights’ safe landing at MMIA- NAMA

    The Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) says recent inclement weather is hindering the safe landing of some international flights at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.

    Mr Khalid Emele, the General Manager, Public Affairs of NAMA, said on Wednesday in Lagos that flight diversion could also be accompanied by the minimas of affected airlines.

    Emele said the agency’s position was that such diversions were in the interest of safety.

    He said the facts on record were as follows: Lagos had two runways, which was 18 Right and 18 Left.

    “The Doppler Very High Omni-Directional Radio Range (DVOR) and the Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) at the airport have successfully been calibrated and passed 100 per cent.

    “The localiser is a component of the Instrument Landing System responsible for horizontal guidance at runway 18 Left has also passed 100 per cent calibration.

    “While the glide slope which is another component of the Instrument Landing System that provides vertical guidance is undergoing routine maintenance,” Emele said.

    He said the maintenance would be concluded and the equipment would be fully on air on Feb. 12.

    Emele said that on Runway 18 Right, there was Category III ILS, which was still undergoing installation.

    According to him, presently, Selex Systems, the contractors are working on the realignment of its parameters, preparatory to the calibration and commissioning of the equipment in the shortest possible time.

    Emele reassured airspace users and the general public that the Nigerian airspace remained safe for seamless and economic air travel, regretting any inconveniences caused.

  • NiMet predicts dust haze condition for Friday

    NiMet predicts dust haze condition for Friday

    Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thick dust haze condition  over the north western part of the country for Friday.

    NiMet’s weather outlook on Thursday in Abuja, predicted thick dust haze over Sokoto, Katsina, Yelwa, Kano, Gusau and Zaria axis of northern states.

    It further predicted the rest of the northern region to be in dust haze condition with horizontal visibility of 2km to 5km and localised visibility of less than or equal to 1000m throughout the forecast period.

    According to it, day temperature of the region is expected to be 30 to 38 degree Celsius while night is expected to be 10 to 20 degree Celsius.

    “For, central states, dust haze condition with horizontal visibility of 2km to 5km is expected over the region within the forecast period.

    ” Day temperature of the region is expected to be 28 to 37 degree Celsius while night is expected to be 11 to 20 degree Celsius, ” it said.

    NiMet forecast dust haze condition with horizontal visibility of 2km to 5km over the inland cities of southern states within the forecast period.

    It envisaged early morning mist/fog to prevail over the southeast coast with hazy condition over the entire region in the afternoon/evening period.

    “Day temperatures is expected to be  30  to 38 degree Celsius and night to be 15 to  23 degree Celsius,” it predicted. ( NAN )

  • NiMet predicts hazy, thundery weather conditions on Monday

    NiMet predicts hazy, thundery weather conditions on Monday

    Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted
    dust haze and hazy conditions over the North and Central cities with possibilities of thunderstorms over some parts of the coastal cities on Monday.

    NiMet’s Weather Outlook on Sunday in Abuja forecast dusty hazy conditions with localised visibility range between 2 to 5 km over Potiskum, Maiduguri, Katsina, Kano, Damaturu, and Yola of Northern states during the forecast period.

    It further predicted day and night temperatures of the region to be between 31 and 36 degree Celsius and between 14 and 19 degree Celsius respectively.

    According to NiMet, hazy conditions are expected to prevail over the central states within the forecast period with day and night temperatures of 27 to 37 degree Celsius and 12 to 23 degree Celsius respectively.

    “For Southern states, partly cloudy to sunny conditions with early morning mist/fog over Calabar, Abeokuta, Ijebu-Ode, Akure, Oshogbo, Ibadan, Ado-Ekiti, Port Harcourt, Eket, Yenagoa, and warri are envisaged over the region in morning hours,” it said.

    The agency envisages chances of thunderstorms over Port Harcourt, Calabar, and Lagos during the afternoon and evening hours.

    It predicted day and night temperatures of the region to be between 31 and 37 degree Celsius and between 20 and 24 degree Celsius respectively. (NAN)

  • NiMet predicts sunny, hazy conditions for Thursday

    NiMet predicts sunny, hazy conditions for Thursday

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted
    Sunny and hazy conditions over the country for Thursday with chances of thunderstorms over coastal cities.

    NiMet’s Weather outlook on Wednesday in Abuja predicted sunny and hazy conditions over Northern states throughout forecast period with day and night temperatures of 34 to 36 degree Celsius and 13 to 16 degree Celsius.

    ” For Central states, partly cloudy to sunny conditions are expected over
    the region throughout the forecast period with day and night temperatures of 25 to 34 degree Celsius and 17 to 20 degree Celsius
    respectively.

    ” For Southern states, partly cloudy to sunny conditions are anticipated over this region in the morning hours.
    “Later in the day, thunderstorms are
    envisaged over Port-Harcourt, Calabar, Eket, and Yenegoa with day and night temperature of 31 to 34 degree Celsius and 20 to 23 degree Celsius respectively,” it said. (NAN)