Nigeria and India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to partner on meteorological science, technical research and development.
NiMET Director-General, Professor Mansur Matazu, signed the MoU on behalf of the Federal government during the recent Executive Council meeting of the World Meteorological Organisation held in Geneva, Switzerland.
Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, who oversaw the signing ceremony alongside the Indian High Mission to Geneva, said the MoU marked another milestone in the unprecedented growth of NiMet under the Buhari administration.
He said the event was also a great testimonial to the global leadership of NiMet within the world meteorological community attained during the tenure of Professor Mansur Matazu as director general.
Professor Mansur, said the main objective of the proposed collaboration is to provide bilateral relationship between NiMet and its Indian counterpart towards meteorological development in the two countries.
