The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has redolved to collaborate with the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE), Delta State, on weather observation, research and e-learning.
This Director-General of NiMet, Professor Charles Anosike disclosed this Thursday at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between NiMet and the University in Abuja.
Anosike observed that oil companies have weather stations spread across the shores of Nigeria which are illegal according to the new NiMet Act.
He said that these weather stations need to be registered with NiMet in compliance with the NiMet Act and solicited the collaboration of the University to achieve this.
Anosike further noted that the partnership with the petroleum institution will not only help improve data gathering on climate risk in the area, but also strategically make NiMet become the centre of excellence in disseminating the risk to the oil and gas sector.
His words: “I will like the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE), to take advantage of NiMet’s e-learning services that will soon be unveiled.
“It would actually fast-track the introduction of joint courses between FUPRE and NiMet.”
On his part, the Vice Chancellor of FUPRE, Professor Akpofure Rim-Rukeh said the institution expects support from NiMet in the installation of observatory stations, training personnel on generation of weather data that could support research, journals and academic publications and other good interventions that will impact on the university and its environment.
Amongst other things, the MoU aims to establish a collaborative framework between NiMet and FUPRE for joint efforts in research, training and promotion of activities relating to meteorology/climatology and climate change in Nigeria.
