WASCAL, in partnership with BARANI Design Technologies, has strengthened Nigeria’s climate monitoring network and has donated an advanced Internet of Things (IoT) enabled automatic weather station to the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) during the WASCAL International Conference on Climate Change and Just Energy Transition (I3CJET 2025) in Abuja.
Hosted by NiMet, the event brought together representatives from WASCAL, BARANI, and NiMet’s technical leadership. Speaking on behalf of the Director General/CEO of NiMet, Prof. Charles Anosike, Engr. Hamid Abdulkareem welcomed the initiative, describing it as a “strategic and innovative step in strengthening Nigeria’s weather forecasting value chain.” He noted that the station complements existing BARANI systems and supports NiMet’s effort to reactivate weather stations nationwide.
BARANI’s CEO, Mr. Jan Barani, highlighted that the new MeteoHelix, MeteoWind, and MeteoRain IoT devices powered by solar energy and long-range LoRaWAN transmission offer highly accurate, low-maintenance, WMO-compliant monitoring tailored for modern urban and rural environments.
Representing WASCAL, Dr Belko Abdulaziz Diallo reaffirmed WASCAL’s commitment to deploying affordable, robust, and IoT-based weather stations across the region. He emphasised that the donation is part of a broader strategy to improve data quality, address power and transmission challenges, and strengthen regional forecasting and resilience planning.
WASCAL, BARANI, and NiMet technicians jointly installed the system in Abuja, near an existing conventional station, enabling future comparative performance assessments. NiMet also requested continued collaboration on training and capacity-building to ensure long-term sustainability.
This partnership marks a major milestone in modernising Nigeria’s meteorological infrastructure. By leveraging smart, low-power technologies, WASCAL and BARANI are helping to improve climate data availability, enhance early warning capabilities, and bolster scientific research and resilience efforts across Nigeria and West Africa.
WASCAL expresses its appreciation to NiMet for the warm reception and to BARANI Design Technologies for their strategic collaboration in advancing climate monitoring capacity in the region.
