Four days after the quartet of British Airways, Rwandair, Emirates and Qatar Airlines diverted their flights from the Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Lagos to Kotoka International Airport, Accra, Ghana, about 1,500 Nigerian passengers are yet to be airlifted back to the country.
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted flight delays and cancellations in year 2020 due to extreme weather conditions.
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday expressed shock over the fire that razed down seven buildings on Martins street on Lagos Island, saying it was a sad development for the State to experience another fire under an absolutely avoidable circumstance.
A News Agency of Nigeria Correspondent who went round some major markets in the metropolis on Saturday gathered that the dealers of the warm clothing were experiencing high patronage
A NAN correspondent who went round the town reported that the busiest places in the capital were deserted due to extreme cold and hazy weather conditions
As people are complaining of harsh harmattan weather, wheat farmers in Yobe State are praying for prolonged cold weather, describing it as favourable for irrigation and improved harvest yields.
Dr. Tunji Akintade, Medical Director, Hamaab Medical Centre, has advised people to drink much water while fasting during harmattan season to avoid dehydration and damage to the kidney.
The Nigeria Meteorological Agency has warned that there could be prevalence of climate-induced diseases such as malaria, cerebrospinal meningitis and respiratory diseases in many parts of Nigeria in 2019.
Goni made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Friday.
The warning is contained in an Advisory Circular with reference no. AC: NCAA-AEROMET- 26 to all Pilots and Airline Operators signed by the Director-General of NCAA, Capt. Muhtar Usman.
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has announced that the severity of harmattan period would be higher and longer over the Northern states due to its proximity to the Sahara desert compared to the South in 2018/2019 dry season.
Dr Nuhu Bile, the Acting Epediomologist, Gombe State Ministry of Health, has advised asthma patients to limit exposure to dust to avoid attack during the harmattan season.
Its Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saidu Mohammed, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Kano.
NiMet’s Weather Alert on Wednesday in Abuja said the prevailing dust hazy weather would lead to flight delays and cancellations and urged travelers to always show understanding with the airlines
The NMetS’s President, Prof. Clement Akoshile, gave this advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos
The Chairman of AON, Captain Nogie Meggisson, made this known in a statement in Lagos
Ibezim said the advice became necessary to avoid fire disasters during the dry season as grasses and shrubs along the roads were dry and could easily catch fire
The North West Zonal Coordinator, Musa Ilalah made the call on Tuesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna.
According to him, there is usually no warning when fire outbreak may occur but experience has shown that incidences of fire are more during the dry season