By Miriam Humbe
The Yola, Osubi and Owerri airports have been successfully certified to the NiMet’s quality management system ISO 9001:2015 scope for the provision of Aeronautical Meteorological services to the Aviation industry.
The certification was a result of the directive by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, to the DG/CEO Nigerian Meteorological Agency Professor Charles Anosike to “ensure strict compliance with safety regulations and continuous upward movement of Nigeria’s rating by WMO and ICAO.
This feat was achieved after a successful third-party audit of NiMet’s products and services offered to airlines at these airports by Certech Inc. Canada.
NiMet’s services were found to be in conformity with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 standard after a rigorous audit that lasted from the 20th – 23rd July 2026.
It is noteworthy that NiMet was also successfully recertified to the ISO 9001:2015 standard at Murtala Muhammed International Airport Ikeja, Aminu Kano International Airport, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Enugu International Airport and the Port Harcourt International Airport Omagwa.
The ISO certification is valid for three (3) years period with a yearly surveillance and maintenance audit until the next recertification due date in the year 2029.
Thus, this latest achievement of a revised certification by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) of ISO 9001:2015 for the provision of meteorological services to the aviation industry for eight Nigerian international airports namely: Akanu lbiam lnternational Airport Enugu; Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos; Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport Kano; Port Harcourt International Airport Omagwa, Port Harcourt; Yola Modibbo Adama International Airport; Sam Mbakwe International Airport Owerri and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, should be applauded.
In a letter to the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Professor Charles Anosike, dated July 26, 2026, with the heading ‘ISO 9001:2015’, and signed by Frank Strohmeier, Lead Auditor and Director at Certech, the certification agency noted as follows; ‘The audit objectives for the surveillance audit were achieved. A systematic process audit was performed with emphasis on risks and objectives per ISO 9001:2015’.
Accordingly, the 3rd party audit by Certech Inc. Canada resulted in the issuance of a revised certificate that states: ‘The Nigerian Meteorological Agency quality management system conforms to the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 for the provision of meteorological services to the aviation industry’.
It is noteworthy that this feat was achieved successfully at the very first time NiMet’s AeroMet products and services at Yola, Osubi and Owerri Airports were being audited for certification to the ISO 9001:2015.
Prof. Charles Anosike, the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of NiMet said: “We are excited about this. Our Quality Management System (QMS) team led by Rotimi Adenubi have been working round the clock to achieve this feat.
“We are not stopping here as management is focused on overall improvement of standards at all our operational locations”.
