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The Minister of State for Environment, Dr Iziaq Salako, said the African continent is more vulnerable to climate change, species loss, and biodiversity destruction than any other continent. Salako said this on Thursday in Abuja at the validation workshop on the early action support project to implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodervisty Framework. The Kunming-Montreal Global
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted thunderstorms from Thursday to Saturday across Nigeria. NiMet’s weather outlook released in Abuja predicted thunderstorms over parts of Kebbi State on Thursday during the morning hours in the North. Later in the day, it said thunderstorms are expected over parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Kaduna, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara.
NiMet predicts 3-day thunderstorms across Nigeria
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted thunderstorms from Thursday to Saturday across Nigeria.
NiMet’s weather outlook released in Abuja predicted thunderstorms over parts of Kebbi State on Thursday during the morning hours in the North.
Later in the day, it said thunderstorms are expected over parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Kaduna, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara.
NiMet said in the North central region, thunderstorms are expected over parts of Niger, and Kwara states during the morning hours.
It added that later in the day, thunderstorms are expected over the Federal Capital Territory, Kwara, Niger, Plateau, and Benue states.
According to NiMet, in the southern region there are prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Ebonyi, Imo, Abia, Ondo, Edo, Cross River, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, and Delta states during the morning hours.
The agency anticipated thunderstorms over parts of Enugu, Ondo, Imo, Abia, Ebonyi, Anambra, Oyo, Edo, Ogun, Osun, Cross River, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, and Delta states later in the day.
NiMet said, for Saturday, in the North central region, thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of Taraba and Adamawa states in the morning hours.
Then in the afternoon into evening hours, thunderstorms are expected over parts of Katsina. Kebbi, Zamfara, and Sokoto states.
In the North Central region, it said, there are prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Plateau and Niger states during the morning hours.
The agency further said that thunderstorms are expected over parts of Niger, Nasarawa, and the Federal Capital Territory later in the day.
In the Southern region, NiMet said thunderstorms are expected over part of Ondo, Ogun, Cross River, and Delta states during the morning hours.
According to NiMet, progressing into the afternoon/evening hours, thunderstorms are envisaged over Oyo, Ogun, Edo, Abia, Imo, Ebonyi, Delta, and Cross River states.
In the northern region, thunderstorms are expected over parts of Taraba State in the morning hours of Sunday.
It forecast thunderstorms over parts of Katsina, Kano, Kaduna, Taraba, and Jigawa states later in the day.
It predicted cloudy skies in the North central region with intervals of sunshine anticipated over the
region in the morning hours.
Thunderstorms are expected over parts of Kwara, Kogi, and Benue States during the afternoon into evening hours.
In the southern region, thunderstorms are envisaged over Oyo, Ogun, Edo, Ondo, Delta, Rivers, and Lagos states.
Later in the day, thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of Imo, Abia, Ebonyi, and Cross River states.
The agency urged residents to avoid flood-prone areas as there is a high likelihood of urban flooding in major cities due to heavy downpours.
According to NiMet, strong winds may precede the rains in areas where thunderstorms are likely to occur, public should take adequate precaution while relevant authorities are to adhere to safety advisories issued by relevant authorities.
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