By Bisola Adeyemo
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted low visibility caused by dust in the Northern part of Nigeria.
Muntari Yusuf Ibrahim, General Manager Public Relations, NiMet revealed this in a statement issued on Thursday.
The statement noted that the dust has been raised over Faya-Lageau in Chad Republic and is currently advancing towards Nigeria.
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“Its arrival into the country is expected to deteriorate horizontal visibility over most states in the North,” Ibrahim said.
It further added that, the thick dust haze with horizontal visibility values of less than or equal to 1000m is expected over Borno,Yobe, Jigawa, Gombe, Adamawa, Bauchi, Katsina, Zamfara and Kano States.
He added, “This situation is expected within the next 1-6 hours and will last up to the next 24 hours”.
According to the meteorological agency, flight operations may likely be disrupted, hence advised to pick up their folders and adhere to regulations, especially at aerodromes in the Northern parts of the country.
