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NiMet workers call off strike after Minister’s intervention

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The intervention of the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo has led to the suspension of indefinite strike embarked on by workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET). The meeting between the workers led by their unions was heated but the ability of the Minister to wade into the matter softened the hard stance of the workers who had vowed to ground flight operations across the country. Their action forced Air…

End in sight as Minister meets striking unions, says, “We will resolve NiMet strike today”

Posted on April 24, 2025April 24, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Minister, unions in close door parley The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus is presently meeting all the unions comprising the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE), and the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) with a view to prevailing on the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet)…

Air Peace suspends flight services over NiMet workers’ strike, foreign airlines monitor situation

Posted on April 23, 2025April 24, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Agency decries strike action by unions ValueJet reviews operations The industrial action embarked upon by the workers of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) may have taken a huge toll on airlines as Air Peace has suspended all its flight operations nationwide with immediate effect. Foreign carriers are monitoring the situation keenly to determine the next line of action to take concerning the industrial crisis that may force them to suspend flight services. VlueJet on Wednesday…

NiMet issues severe weather warning, forecasts strong wind, heavy rainfall

Posted on April 10, 2025April 10, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Airlines warned of potential turbulence The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has urged people to be prepared for strong winds and heavy rainfall in many parts of the country by issuing a three-day severe weather warning. The agency noted that heavy rainfall and strong winds will affect different regions from Friday while Southern states should prepare for potential flooding incidents, the High Impact-Based Forecast Bulletin states On Friday, moderate to heavy rainfall is expected. Affected states include Ogun,…

Unions issue 14 day ultimatum to ground aviation over NiMet workers unpaid wages

Posted on January 21, 2025January 21, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Unions issue 14 day ultimatum to ground aviation over NiMet workers unpaid wages Aviation unions have given the Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) Prof. Charles Anosike two weeks ultimatum to resolve all issues concerning workers welfare and outstanding payments due to the workers. The Union’s in a joint letter signed by the General Secretary of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Ocheme Aba and the Secretary General of the Amalgamated Union…

NiMet workers petition Tinubu, Keyamo over poor salary structure

Posted on January 20, 2025January 20, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Some workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) have written to President Bola Ahmed, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo and the Secretary to the Federal Government over the significant salary disparity between NiMet staff and their counterparts in the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB). They noted that the salaries of those of…

Succour AS FG Pays NiMet Staff Outstanding 45-Month Minimum Wage Arrears

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Succour came the way of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) workers as the Federal Government paid the outstanding 45-month minimum wage arrears owed to the staff. Non-payment of the arrears, which date back to 2019, has often led to unrest between the management staff of the agency and the labour unions. The unions had in May planned to embark on industrial action on Monday. However, following an intervention by the House Committee on Aviation Technology and…

NiMet workers to down tools over 45 months wage arreas, unions issue 14-day ultimatum

Posted on February 10, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Seek probe of staff employed in 2018 The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE), and the Association Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) have given the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) a 14-day ultimatum to pay outstanding 45-month arrears of minimum wage consequential adjustment which they said has remained unpaid since 2022. The unions in a letter…

16 African nations benefit from NiMet’s capacity building on early warning systems

Posted on December 11, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has begun the training of 17 participants from 16 nations on the Early Warning System at the organisation’s Regional Training Centre (RTC). This is in collaboration with the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). Opening the two-week program, Director General Professor Mansur Bako Matazu emphasized the theme “Early Warning for All,” targeting meteorologists and climate scientists across the sub-region. The NiMet DG expressed his joy for the capacity building, particularly in the…

NiMet warns of dust haze in 24 hours to affect visibility, cautions airlines, Asthma patience, others

Posted on November 15, 2023November 15, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, (NiMet), has alerted the public on the possibility of approaching thick dust hazes that can lead to deterioration of horizontal visibility within the next 24 hours. General Manager of the agency, Muntari Yusuf Ibrahim in a statement said the Inter-Tropical Discontinuity (ITD) is currently at about 9.60N Lat and this is expected to retreat slightly Southwards in the next 24 hours. He said Winds over 10m and 925hPa (700m) are favourable…

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