The Director General, Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) Professor Charles Anosike, has said partnership with Varysian Limited would strengthen the agency’s commitment to providing world-class weather and climate information services to citizens and the various sectors it serves.
Anosike disclosed this on Tuesday while signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United Kingdom-based weather and climate services consultancy at the NiMet’s Headquarters in Abuja.
The Professor said the partnership will center on key areas that will lead to improved service delivery by the agency.
“We are happy to be partnering with Varysian Limited. Their expertise is in enhancing partnership and collaboration between National Meteorological & Hydrological Services (NMHS) and other industry stakeholders, through world-class events, data, and research”.
“The MoU covers a lot of areas but most importantly, we will prioritize operationalizing capacity development of our staff in marine meteorology, instituting a mentorship programme for our staff with global weather and climate services organizations, and improving our capacity in parametric weather insurance”, Professor Anosike concluded.
The MoU signing was witnessed by the Executive Director of Legal Services of NiMet, Barr. Shola Gabriel and other staff of the agency.
The Chief Executive Officer of Varysian Limited, Tom Copping signed the MoU on behalf of Varysian, while Professor Charles Anosike signed on behalf of NiMet.
