Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET)

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, known as NiMet, is a government agency based in Abuja, Nigeria. The site describes NiMet as one of the government parastatals. The agency provides weather and climate services across Nigeria.

The agency's public weather services run through its central forecast office. Its products and services include aeronautical meteorology, agricultural meteorology, climate services, marine meteorology, hydrological meteorology and data management. The site lists a weather alerts page for general and storm alerts.

The site publishes weather forecasts, hazard watch information, a weather API and a weather center. It also publishes seasonal climate prediction updates, quarterly reports, air quality bulletins and livestock weather bulletins.

The agency has training institutes and a regional training center. The site lists staff training on ethics, performance management, public relations and learning management systems. It also lists pre-retirement training for staff.

The director general and chief executive is Prof. Charles Anosike. The site says Nigeria is represented at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) through NiMet. It reports a strategic partnership with the China Meteorological Administration and an AfriGEO award.

The headquarters is at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The contact page lists three phone numbers and email contacts for general inquiries, data requests and weather API support. The site also links to Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.