Maryam Aminu
The Centre for Atmosphere and Environmental Research (CAER) at the Imo State University, Owerri, has expressed interest in forging partnership with the Nigerian Meteorology Agency, NiMet, in the area of data exchange.
Representing the Vice Chancellor of the University, the Director of the Centre, Prof Theo Chidiezie Chineke disclosed that the purpose of the visit was to see how NiMet and the Research Centre can work together for a win-win situation
Chineke also used the visit to congratulate and commend NiMet for the successful hosting of the Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP), which he said they joined via Zoom. He added that the university track the partnership.
The representative of the VC came with a copy of a drafted Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for NiMet’s perusal.
Receiving the team from IMSU, the representative of the DG/CEO of NiMet, Director of Weather Forecasting Services, Engr Mailadi Yusuf assured them of NiMet’s commitment towards assisting national institutions through collaborations to do research work together.
To give the team better knowledge of the agency, they were later taken on a facility tour round the agency
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