Nigeria Launches AI Research Team to Revolutionize Its Weather Forecasting
16:03 13.01.2026 (Updated: 16:04 13.01.2026)
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Nigeria Launches AI Research Team to Revolutionize Its Weather Forecasting
The team will identify opportunities and best practices in AI use for meteorology, integrating tools into Nigerian Meteorological Agency's (NiMet) systems for faster, more accurate hybrid forecasts, the agency reported.
This move complements physics-based forecasting with AI approaches, aligning with Nigeria's digital agenda and service modernization, it added.
According to NiMet's CEO Charles Anosike, building internal AI capacity will lead innovation, supporting:
🟠aviation;
🟠agriculture;
🟠disaster risk reduction;
🟠national development.
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