LAGOS – Prof. Charles Anosike, the Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and Mr. Mr. Obafemi Hamzat, the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, were among eminent Nigerians and professionals conferred with the Honourary Fellowship (HFCRM) of the Chartered Risk Management Institute of Nigeria (CRMI).
A statement by Nimet said that the conferment formed part of the proceedings at the institute’s 23rd annual international conference, held on Thursday in Lagos with the theme: ‘Emerging Crises In Africa: Way Forward.’
Commenting on the conferment, Dr. Victor Onannye, the Registrar of the institute, said that it was the first time the institute was awarding honourary fellowships to deserving Nigerians.
Also, Dr. Ezekiel Oseni, the President of the Council of the institute, said that the honorees were carefully selected and approved by the council of the institute for their contributions to the risk management profession and development of the country.
Other recipients included, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso; Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Zaccheus Adedeji, Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Emomotimi Agama, Director-General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Olasupo Olusi, Managing Director, Bank of Industry (BoI), Dame Adaora Umeoji, Group Managing Director, Zenith Bank, Dr. Roosevelt Ogbonna, MD/CEO, Access Bank, and Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, Managing Director, Fidelity Bank.
Anosike commended the institute for the recognition, saying that NiMet as a Federal Government agency was at the forefront of promoting climate actions in Nigeria
He said: “NiMet’s ongoing relationships with several agencies have played significant roles in improving climate knowledge, climate risk management, disaster risk preparedness, climate appreciation, and awareness among others. We are currently working on several climate initiatives.
“These include the national rollout of the United Nations Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative to develop a formal roadmap to ensure warnings of all multi-hazard hydrometeorological events reach all vulnerable populations. We are also driving the National Framework for Climate Services (NFCS) and a domestication of the WMO Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS).”