NiMET alerts airline operators on poor Visibility in the extreme north

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has released an alert to the public on the possibility of poor visibility occurring in the extreme north. 

 According to a statement from the Agency’s Central Forecast Office and signed by its spokesman,  Muntari Ibranim, “Dust was raised over Faya Largeau, a dust source region in Chad Republic, during the morning hours of 1st January, 2022.

The plume of dust is expected to disperse towards Nigeria, to reduce visibility ranges in the Northern parts of the country during the morning hours of 2nd January, 2022.”

The statement also revealed that the raised dust should be transported into the country as from 0500LT of 2ndJanuary.

 “Cases of thick to moderate dust haze is expected over the extreme North.  Areas to be mostly affected include Yobe, Kano, Jigawa, Katsina, Kaduna, Bauchi, Gombe and Borno where horizontal visibilities should be around 1000m and below.” 

NiMet further cautioned that flight operations may be  disrupted, therefore airline operators are required to pick up their flight folders and adhere to regulations, especially at aerodromes in the Northern parts of the country. 

Road users are also advised to drive slowly and carefully due to poor visibility duringthis period especially this festive period. People with respiratory problems should also take caution.

While wishes all Nigerians a prosperous new year, NiMet commits to monitoring the trend for any changes.