The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has announced plans to release the 2025 Seasonal Climate Prediction, SCP, on February 4.
This year’s theme, “The Role of Early Warnings towards a Climate-Resilient Aviation Industry for Sustainable Socio-Economic Development,” underscores the importance of proactive measures in mitigating climate impacts.
NiMet publishes its annual predictions of climatic variables, including rainfall and temperature patterns, during the first quarter of the year.
This initiative aligns with its mandate to provide critical guidance to the government and public on weather, climate, and water-related matters.
The Director General of NiMet, Prof. Charles Anosike, said, “The Seasonal Climate Prediction highlights vital weather and climate information that may affect socio-economic activities in the following sectors during the year; agriculture, aviation, disaster risk management, health, oil & gas, telecommunication, tourism, transport (Water and Land), power (hydro and renewable), water resources management, etc.
“The socioeconomic implications of the expected rainfall and temperature patterns for some sectors of the economy are also presented in the publication”.
The forecast information provided in the SCP document includes the onset and cessation dates of the 2025 rainy season; the length of the cropping season; the total amount of rainfall expected in all the 774 Local Government Areas of the country; temperature (January – May) as well as Malaria and Meningitis vigilance forecast.
The Seasonal Climate Prediction document is a national document and the public presentation attracts guests from the public and private sectors, development partners, non-governmental organizations, the diplomatic community, farmers associations, etc.
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, will perform the presentation of the publication alongside its summary for policymakers and translations in three major Nigerian languages, and State of the Climate in Nigeria
