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  • HYPPADEC  Proactive  Over NIMET Prediction Of Eminent Flooding In 2023 – MD

    HYPPADEC  Proactive  Over NIMET Prediction Of Eminent Flooding In 2023 – MD

    From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja

    The Managing Director of HYDROELECTRIC Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) , Arch. Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa in Lokoja
    said the commission has taken proactive measures to avert some preventable flood prone areas.

    Arch Yelwa who disclosed this at the opening ceremony of the HYPPADEC House in Lokoja
    commended Kogi State Government for facilitating the first State office for HYPPADEC in the Country.

    He said the Commission is also working on having a permanent befitting office in the State in the next five years that would accommodate and provide facility for youth training.

    On the eminent flooding, Arch Yelwa said flood management committee has been put in place and has enlisted the services of experts to identify areas of possible interventions against the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) prediction of high flood in this year.

    The Managing Director said HYPPADEC received warning from NiMET indicating worse flooding this year (2023) beyond 2022 experience hence the need for plans to mitigate impact of flooding of ten local areas in the state.

    “We have done a lot of studies and met a lot of consultants to ensure adequate measures is taken, assuring the people of more intervention especially in the area of health sector. Medical Outreaches across all HYPPADEC Local Government Areas in the Country.”

    The traditional title holder of Katukan Yauri warned the 10 flood-prone Local Government Areas and riverine communities in Kogi to guard against the NIMET prediction by taking a proactive measures too.

    The Managing Director disclosed that the commission has begun
    Identifying Communities in the ten HYPPADEC LGAs of Kogi State for improvement in their health need, adding that the Commission has commenced study in the riverine communities to ascertain the major challenges as it affect health facilities with a view to addressing one health facility in each LGA.

    The Managing Director said more students in the HYPPADEC LGAS would benefit from the Commission’s scholarship scheme, which would be coordinated by the local government and community development associations.

    As a gateway linking the North and Southern part of Nigeria, efforts would be intensified to avert the difficulties faced by commuters during the flood that usually cut off the road and cause gridlock at Kotonkarfe, Kogi LGA of the State.

    He stressed that despite the provision of solar powered lights to communities in Kogi State, the Commission is working to provide electricity to about 200 communities in the State in 2023.

    The commissioner for environment, Hon. Victor Adewale Omofaiye, said by virtue of the location of the state, Kogi would continue to be on the Red Alert. “We in the Ministry of Environment and related ministries have been working round-the-clock to ensure that flooding would never be a nightmare in the state.”

    Hon. Omofaiye who represented Gov. Yahaya Bello at the occasion, listed areas of empowerment, improving lots of citizens in education and infrastructural development, noting that when achieved, it will change the narratives of flooding that usually cause havoc in that area of the State.

    In his speech, the representative of Kogi state at the commission, Alh Isah Ozi Salami commended Kogi state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello for providing a conducive environment for HYPPADEC in the state.

    Earlier in her welcome address, the coordinator of the commission in the state Engr. Joy Oguche appreciated the governor for his proactive action in taking the lead in Nigeria as regards the provision of land and other facilities for HYPPADEC in Kogi state.

    She pointed out that the gesture would encourage staff to put in their best towards achieving maximum results. 

  • Jigawa State Farmers Called Upon To Adopt Advices Issued By NIMET On Timely Plantings

    Jigawa State Farmers Called Upon To Adopt Advices Issued By NIMET On Timely Plantings

    By Jabiru Hassan, Dutse.

    Farmers across Jigawa state has been called upon to adopt advices given by the Nigerian Metro logical Agency about this year’s rainfall for better and timely cropping season.

    In a statement signed and issued to newsmen in Dutse by the state’s chairman of the All Farmers Association (AFAN), Idris Yau Mai Unguwa Jaga, the association remind farmers that timely planting is the best option whenever there is an expectation of early rainfall.

    ” The All Farmers Association wish to inform the farmers that based on an advice received from the National Metrological agency, there might be an early rainfall existence this season and farmers should plants their crops early so as to cope with the new down as adviced by experts”. According to the statement.

    Furthermore, Idris Yau Mai Unguwa Jaga commended the Jigawa state government under the leadership of governor Badaru Abubakar for facilitating agricultural production in the state which has been recognized by the farmers at both dry and rainfall seasons which is an excellent landmark achievements.

    He assured the members of the association that AFAN would continue to gives more enlightenment whenever there is an existing statement from all national agricultural researchers that are purely related to agribusiness in order to equip them with better knowledge of profitable production.

  • NiMet forecasts more flood for Nigeria in 2023

    NiMet forecasts more flood for Nigeria in 2023

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) yesterday asked Nigerians, especially those in the cities and riverine areas, to expect more floods. 

    Director-General, NiMet, Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu, stated this in Abuja at the sidelines of the public release of the 2023 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP).

    “Flood is a natural event and with the increase in climate change activities there will be more floods. This is because climate change is due to increasing temperatures. With increased temperature, the atmosphere will be more pregnant with more water vapour.

    “That means more rain. This rain will come in high intensity, but short duration. So, the length of the season has been reducing but the intensity and the amount of rain have been increasing. That gives more volume of water in limited time and that is what causes flash floods in cities and riverine areas due to overflowing of water.

    On rainfall, he said this year, the rain will “be a little normal but pockets of extreme weather events.

    “For states in the North, we’re experiencing dry spell in June and July for a between two to three weeks. The growing season will be normally with pockets of anomalies in parts of Yobe, Solomon, Katsina and some North Central states”.

  • Nigeria to experience three-day harmattan from Friday – NiMet

    Nigeria to experience three-day harmattan from Friday – NiMet

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted dust haze weather condition, also known as harmattan, from Friday to Sunday across the country.

    NiMet’s weather outlook released in Abuja anticipated prospects of thick dust haze on Friday over the Northern region with visibility of less than 1,000m over Yobe, Kano, Katsina and Jigawa.

    “However, the remaining parts of the northern states, the central cities and the southern region should be in moderate dust haze condition with visibility range of 1,000m to 5,000m.

    “Localised visibility of less than 1,000m is expected over parts of Kwara and Oyo States within the forecast period,” it said.

    According to NiMet, thick dust haze with horizontal visibility of less than 1,000m is expected over Kano, Katsina, Jigawa and Yobe on Saturday.

    The agency envisaged the rest of the northern states, the North-Central and southern region of the country to be in moderate dust haze condition with horizontal visibility range of 1,000m to 5,000m throughout the forecast period.

    “For Sunday, slight improvement in horizontal visibility is expected over the entire country with moderate dust haze condition in the range of 1, 000 to 5, 000m is expected over the country within the forecast period.

    ”The public is advised to take necessary precautions due to dust particles presently in suspension over the atmosphere.

    “Individuals with respiratory ailments are to protect themselves as the current dusty weather condition is adverse to their health.

    ”Night–time cold temperatures should be expected, hence, warm clothing are advised for the little ones. All Airline operators are advised to avail themselves of weather reports periodically from NiMet for effective planning in their operations,” it said.

  • We’re Going to Experience More Flood in Other States -NiMet

    We’re Going to Experience More Flood in Other States -NiMet

    The NiMet DG said in the coming days, there would be high intensity rains and coupled with the dams being let open, there will be more floods.

    Some states are experiencing huge flooding, reminiscent of the 2012 floods. The latest floods has led to loss of lives and properties worth billions of naira.

    “Remember, we issued the forecast in February and we followed up with the monthly updates that we’re going to have above normal rainfall in most part of the country. So in terms of the rainfall induced floods, we’ve seen the peak but remember we told you that this rainwater gets collected into the reservoirs and dams, and whenever they are filled, it gets spilled. So, on the13th of September, the Lagbo Dam was released. And also Kainji and Shiroro dams were also were released. So what we’re witnessing now is riverine flooding” Prof. Matazu explained.

    “And from the information we’re getting from NIHSA we’re going to see more floods. And now the rain is concentrating on the North Central and the southern states. So that will be a combination of short duration, high intensity rain, which riverine flooding. So we’re going to see more of these floods in the north central states as we are seeing in Kogi and also south eastern and southwestern states as we are beginning to see in a number of parts of South West.”

    He further noted that water-associated risks are going to intensify in the coming years as the full weight of climate change begin to bear on our earth.

    “In Africa, water-related hazards such as flood, drought etc has become a major cause of food insecurity, strains on livelihoods, health risks and conflicts in many parts of the continent.”

    The DG NIHSA said the flood that has happened was primarily caused by rainfall and not the released dams.

    He also noted that coupled with the fact that some people had built on flood plains, and with the rise in water levels in the River Niger and Benue, the floods became inevitable.

    Alan Jenkins, the Deputy Director of the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, commended NiMet for being first agency in the world to apply the HydroSOS.

  • Bandits Attacks Kaduna Airport, Abducts Entire Family, Other Staffs

    By Gabriel Udeh, Kaduna

    Suspected bandits, armed with dangerous weapons were said to have attacked the staff quarters of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) at Kaduna International Airport.

    It was not clear how they gained access into the Staff quarters at the time of filling this reports, residents of the village bordering the airport however said some staff of FAAN living in the quarters who managed to escaped reported that some staff with their families have been abducted by the bandits.

    One of them bearing Abubakar Sani, put the number of those abducted at 11, among them a staffer of the NAMA, with his entire family, and a wife and kid of a staffer of the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMET).

    “Two houses were attacked inside the quarters and they later moved to the airside of the airport around 2am today (Saturday).

    “The situation is as bad as that. Many of us the villagers have left the village and have evacuated their families this morning. Even the remaining airport staff are leaving for a safe place. The kind of gunshots we heard is very scary,” a staffer of one of the agencies, who pleaded anonymity, said.

    When contacted, ASP Mohammed Jalige, Spokesperson, Kaduna State Police Command, told journalists that he was unaware of the attack but would get back when confirmed.

  • 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 to release 2020 rainfall prediction Jan. 21

    NiMet to release 2020 rainfall prediction Jan. 21

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency on Thursday in Abuja, said that it would release 2020 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction (SRP) on Jan 21.

    NiMet’s Director General, Prof. Sani Mashi, made this known at the media briefing on the forthcoming 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction.

    According to him, the 2020 rainfall prediction will highlight vital information that may affect socio-economic activities in the air, land and water transportation, agriculture, water resources, disaster management and mitigation.

    Others, he said, are tourism, sports, health, building and construction, energy sectors among others in the course of the year.

    “In order to help policy makers and farmers plan ahead, we wish to announce that this year`s Seasonal Rainfall Prediction will be unveiled to general public on Tuesday, Jan.21, 2020 at the NAF Conference Centre, Abuja.

    “Forecast information that have been provided include; the onset and cessation dates of the 2020 rainy season; the downscaled total amount of rainfall expected in all the 774 Local Government Areas of the country.

    “Temperature forecast as well as malaria and meningitis forecast. The socio-economic implications of the expected rainfall and temperature patterns for major sectors of the economy will also be discussed during the event, “ he said.

    Mashi said NiMet had witnessed increase from 54 to over 157 meteorological stations within three years and had acquired ISO 9001:2015 for Aeronautical Meteorological Services (AMS) delivery as first meteorological organisation in Africa to achieve the feat.

    The director general  said the agency also acquired ISO 29990:2010 for training services at the Regional Training Centre, Lagos, to be the first again in Africa.

    “On this, NiMet`s meteorological institution is the only institution in Africa and one of the seven in the world to have achieved this ISO Certification.

    “In addition to the WMO RTC NIMet is operating, we have also established a new National Meteorological Training Institute in Katsina, where we shall be training Nigerians in Meteorology at OND and HND levels.

    “National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has already granted provisional approval for commencement of the programme.

    “Our first batch of students shall resume in September 2020. The institute is the only one in Africa, but second in the world beside the South American Training Institute in Ecuador,“ he said.

    Mashi commended efforts of the stakeholders involved in achieving new and improved condition of service for the agency. (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)