{"id":20365,"date":"2024-02-21T09:14:28","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T09:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=20365"},"modified":"2024-02-21T09:14:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T09:14:28","slug":"nimet-predicts-early-onset-of-rains-in-borno-abia-akwa-ibom-delays-expected-in-north-central","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/02\/21\/nimet-predicts-early-onset-of-rains-in-borno-abia-akwa-ibom-delays-expected-in-north-central\/","title":{"rendered":"NiMet Predicts Early Onset of Rains in Borno, Abia, Akwa Ibom; Delays Expected in North Central"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has made forecasts indicating an early onset of the rainy season for Borno, Abia, and Akwa Ibom states. Conversely, certain regions, particularly in the North Central states, are anticipated to experience delayed rainfall.<\/p>\n

This revelation came to light during the unveiling of the 2024 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) on Tuesday, February 20th, 2024, in Abuja.<\/p>\n

Under the theme “Facilitating a Weather-Resilient Economy Through Early Warnings for All to Foster Renewed Hope and Sustainable Development,” Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, officially launched the 2024 SCP on behalf of NiMet. This underscores the importance of early weather warnings in building a more resilient and sustainable future for Nigeria.<\/p>\n

The 2024 SCP also predicts an anticipated early end to the rainy season in several regions, including parts of Yobe, Jigawa, Sokoto, Kebbi, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Nasarawa, Taraba, Benue, Bauchi, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ogun, and Lagos states. Residents in these areas should prepare for potentially shorter rainy seasons this year.<\/p>\n

Conversely, the rainy season is expected to end later than usual in southern states like Bayelsa, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom, as well as parts of Delta, Ogun, Oyo, Kogi, Kwara, FCT, Niger, and Kaduna.<\/p>\n

The Minister also revealed that the document includes comprehensive temperature predictions for the initial five months of the year, forecasts for the dry spell and minor dry season, along with predictions for malaria and meningitis.<\/p>\n

He stated, “The annual rainfall amount is predicted to be below normal over parts of Yobe, Jigawa, Bauchi, Kano, Kebbi, Gombe, Plateau, Taraba, Nasarawa, Benue, Enugu, Ebonyi, Cross River, Delta, and Bayelsa states when compared to their long-term normal. However, other parts of the country are likely to observe normal to above-normal annual rainfall amounts.”<\/p>\n

The Minister emphasized the importance of policymakers evaluating the predictions thoroughly to build adaptive capacity and resilience against climate variability within their respective sectors.<\/p>\n

The Special Guest of Honour, Olusegun Obasanjo, highlighted the significance of taking NiMet\u2019s predictions seriously, particularly in addressing climate change and food crises.<\/p>\n

Emmanuel Meribole, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, stressed the importance of the event, stating, “Throughout the years, we have observed shifting climatic patterns, extreme weather occurrences, and the resulting disastrous effects on lives, property, and livelihoods. These underscore the crucial importance of our assembly here today.”<\/p>\n

Charles Anosike, the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of NiMet, affirmed the agency’s commitment to providing precise weather forecasting promptly each year, recognizing its critical role in national well-being.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has made forecasts indicating an early onset of the rainy season for Borno, Abia, and Akwa Ibom states. Conversely, certain regions, particularly in the North Central states, are anticipated to experience delayed rainfall. This revelation came to light during the unveiling of the 2024 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) on Tuesday, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":20366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[180],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20365"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20377,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20365\/revisions\/20377"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}