The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a warning to Nigerians about the risk of approaching dense dust, which can reduce horizontal visibility.
NiMet made the announcement in a message posted on its official X Twitter on Wednesday.
The dusty haze is likely to worsen horizontal vision over the country’s northern parts, particularly over Katsina, Kano, Nguru, Jigawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Potiskum, and Maiduguri, according to the agency.
As a result, NiMet encouraged the public to take the required precautions owing to dust particles currently suspended in the atmosphere.
People with Asthma and other respiratory difficulties should be cautious of the weather, according to the report.
“The Inter-Tropical Discontinuity, ITD (currently at about 9.60N Lat) is expected to retreat slightly Southwards in the next 24hrs.
“Winds over 10m and 925hPa (700m) are favourable for Dust-Haze propagations into
the Northern parts of the country.“Stations in the source region (Sahara Desert) from Chad (Faya-Largeau, Bol-Berim, Mongo, Abeche and Ndjamena) and sources from Niger, that shares border with Northern Nigeria (Diffa, Maine-Soroa, Goure, Bila, Maradi, Zinder and Birni-n-Konni), have been reporting Dust-Haze in poor horizontal visibility between 300m and 5000m in the last 24hrs.
“Airline operators are advised to get updated weather reports from NiMet for effective planning in their operations NiMet will continue to monitor the weather and provide updates when necessary.”