The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has commenced a comprehensive strategy cascading exercise following the launch of its Strategy 2026-2030 on 16th March 2026, to translate enterprise-wide goals into actionable directorate-level plans.
Built on the Balanced Scorecard, BSC, framework, the Enterprise Strategy is anchored on five Strategic Pillars and twelve Strategic Objectives.
The plan provides a roadmap for strengthening meteorological service delivery, enhancing organizational performance, and advancing climate resilience across Nigeria.
NiMet said the cascading exercise is critical because successful strategy execution requires alignment at every level of the organization.
The process is designed to ensure that all directorates understand their roles and contributions toward achieving the Agency’s strategic vision.
According to the Agency, the exercise focuses on translating enterprise objectives into directorate-specific priorities by aligning goals, processes, and performance measures with the overall strategic direction. It also provides a framework for mapping operational activities to strategic outcomes, establishing Key Performance Indicators, KPIs, for accountability, and extending strategic objectives to individual performance plans to promote ownership and responsibility across the workforce.
To drive participation, NiMet organized the exercise into four batches covering its nine directorates and the Office of the Director General/CEO. The first batch involved the Directorate of Weather Forecasting Services and the Directorate of Applied Meteorological Services. The second batch covered the Office of the Director General/CEO, the Directorate of Corporate Services, and the Directorate of Research and Training. The third batch featured the Directorate of Engineering and Technical Services alongside the Directorate of Human Resource Management and Administration. The final batch included the Directorate of Finance and Accounts, the Directorate of Public Affairs and Customer Protection, and the Legal Services Directorate.
NiMet said the structured approach is expected to foster stronger alignment between strategy and operations, strengthen institutional capacity, improve service delivery, enhance accountability, and create a unified pathway for achieving its vision of delivering world-class meteorological services for national development.
