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NiMet, Tomorrow.io begin five-day Co-Design workshop to advance digital climate advisory service
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), in collaboration with Tomorrow.io, on Tuesday, began a five-day co-design workshop aimed at refining the Digital Climate Advisory Service (DCAS) Decision Tree.
In his remarks at the event, Prof. Charles Anosike, Director-General and CEO of NiMet, described the new climate advisory initiative as a game changer for helping farmers make smarter decisions based on weather information. He emphasised that the service is designed to support farmers in their everyday work by providing advice that is simple and easy to understand.
Brian Miranda, CEO representative of Tomorrow.io, expressed his appreciation to Prof. Charles Anosike, Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), recognising his foresight and strategic leadership in positioning NiMet as a leading National Hydrometeorological Service (NHMS) in Africa. He highlighted that NiMet’s adoption of artificial intelligence in meteorology will significantly enhance early warning systems for extreme weather events, thereby improving the agency’s ability to protect communities.
The workshop would strengthen the ongoing partnership on climate resilience for Nigerian farmers, ensure farmer feedback and engender expert insights into the DCAS Decision Tree, resulting in more tailored climate advisories that will help farmers make better-informed decisions about planting and harvesting.
It is also focusing on developing a Crop Decision Tree (CDT) framework, bringing together participants from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, and representatives from farmer development groups. Each organization plays a critical role in the process. This collaborative approach will help integrate NiMet’s localized 2026 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) with specific farming activities.
The system is designed to generate automated, actionable advisories tailored to various climate scenarios, such as prolonged dry spells, delayed rainfall onset, or early seasonal rains. These advisories will empower farmers to make timely decisions about when to plant, irrigate, or harvest, helping to reduce risks associated with adverse weather and ultimately enhancing agricultural productivity and resilience.
The five-day workshop will continue with a technical deep-dive session, during which participants will work together to develop the DCAS Decision Tree — a tool designed to assist Nigerian farmers in making informed choices. This decision tree will be tailored to address key challenges faced by local farmers, integrating expert insights and practical feedback to deliver actionable guidance for crop and livestock management based on climate information.
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Breaking: Court of Appeal rules in favour of Turaki -led PDP candidate for Osun governorship election
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday, ruled that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Gubernatorial Candidate in Osun State was validly nominated by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee.
The court also ordered INEC to list the PDP logo on the ballot ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election.
The Court held that access code is neither a creation of the Constitution nor the Electoral Act; rather, a creation of INEC’s guidelines and cannot, in any way, override the provisions of the Constitution.
Section 288 of the Constitution does not specify the method for nominating candidates; it only states that the names of candidates should be forwarded to the Commission.
The court further held that the defendant (INEC) should take steps to include the name of the appellant on the ballot paper.
Additionally, the court ruled that the primary election conducted by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP was a valid primary election in law.
The three-man panel of justices—Justice Mahmud, Justice Jaro, and Justice Ankawere, was unanimous in its judgment.
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Breaking: NHRC sets up situation room to monitor and document hate speech, intimidation, threat to life ahead 2027
The national Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has set up a situation room to monitor and document all incidences of hate speech, intimidation and threat to life by politicians and other actors ahead of the 2027 general election.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, revealed this on Thursday in Abuja at a press conference.
He said the situation room would enable the Commission harvest data, analysis and document persons, agencies and others involved in the negative statements in order to ensure they are properly tracked and brought to book by relevant agencies.
Ojukwu also took journalists on a tour of the newly set up situation room.
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Breaking: NHRC expresses concern over rising incidences of hate speech, threat to life ahead 2027 elections
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
At a press conference in Abuja Thursday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, recalled statements credited to Senator Francis Fadahunsi and Sheikh Yahya Jingir and described the das dangerous with capacity to set the nation ablaze.
He called on politicians, religious and traditional rulers, among other stakeholders to call their supporters and faithful to orders.
He urged government to act before rhetorics turn to violence, saying the forthcoming election in Osun State should serve as example of Nigeria’s capacity to conduct political contest in compliance with international best practices.
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