NIMET sensitises students on climate change

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMet) says it has become vital to introduce students in secondary schools to meteorology studies to instil awareness of climate change among the younger generation.

The director general of the agency, Prof. Charles Anosike, made the disclosure in Abuja yesterday during the World Meteorological Day celebration with the theme ‘At the Front Line of Climate Action’.

According to him “The agency’s function is not just about forecasts but has now moved to impact knowledge, especially to the younger generation to be more sensitive to climate change and how to take deliberate climate action.

“Today, we have about four secondary schools which are Holy Family College Kuje, Anglican Girls/Grammar School Gudu, Government Science and Technical College Abaji, among others. Also, we are strongly advocating for the introduction of meteorology studies in our secondary schools.”

One of the students from Holy Family College Kuje, Regina Onyemachi, said she would share the knowledge she got with her friends and colleagues who have no knowledge of climate change.