Prof. Charles Anosike, the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has called on staff to ensure that the 2025 budget is executed effectively in alignment with the agency’s long-term strategic objectives.
According to a press release by the agency, the Director General emphasized the importance of efficient resource allocation and goal-driven implementation to enhance NiMet’s impact in weather forecasting and climate services.
Professor Anosike was speaking at the Budget retreat of the agency on Tuesday, 11th March 2025.
“We have to prioritize our work and projects and ensure that the projects and our activities conform with the established strategic objectives of the agency. These objectives are covered through five critical themes, namely, Infrastructure development, sufficient finance, effective stakeholder partnerships, employees growth and welfare, and efficient operations. The outcome will be a Nigerian Meteorological Agency that is vibrant, efficient and sustainable”.
Prof. Anosike also charged the staff to operate within the procurement laws and processes and be guided with the knowledge that budgetary performance is key to delivering the overall objective of NiMet.
Continuing, Prof. Anosike said that the retreat was primarily to review the 2025 budget of the agency and discuss managerial and welfare-related issues, and achievements recorded so far.
