The Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof Mansur Mutazu, has said that the Agency’s Establishment Act 2022 will further enhance effectiveness pave way for impactful future for the agency.

Prof Mutazu while speaking yesterday at a one-day Management Sensitization workshop on the Nigerian Meteorological Agency Establishment ACT 2022, stated that the enactment of the legislation marked a major milestone for the Agency, paving the way for a more effective and impactful future.

“This legal framework enhances the Agency’s capabilities, adaptability, and overall effectiveness in fulfilling its mandate.”
Prof. Matazu added that he was happy to approve the programme because of its significance in empowering staff to navigate the new legislative landscape of the Agency and the new roles and responsibilities it brings.

In his opening speech, the Director of Human Resources, Alhaji Saleh Yusuf Tukur, who represented the Director General, emphasized that understanding the Act is not just about comprehending individual roles but also how each department and individual contributes to collective success.

He added that the workshop is an opportunity for the Management staff to delve into the intricacies of NiMet Establishment Act, to decode its provisions and implications.
Earlier, the Director, Legal/Agency Secretary, Hamza iIdris Yamel, thanked the DG for giving the Legal Department the opportunity to explain the amendments in the NiMet Act, 2022, to management staff.

He described it as critical to effective implementation of the statutory functions of the Agency, adding that the workshop was intended to apprise the Management of the new amendments, and explore how they will affect the day to day operations and overall legal landscape.

He expressed hope that the new amendments will be explored and their implications for the agency as well as stakeholders and the public at large.

“The objectives of organizing the sensitization workshop is to acquaint Management staff with the key new and enhanced provisions in the NiMet Act 2022 as well as to explain the implications of these provisions and to suggest way forward for the effective implementation of the Act.

The workshop is the first step in the process of setting and establishing guidelines for sector -specific regulations for the implementation of the provisions of the new Act for compliance, monitoring and enforcement”, he said.