Charles Anosike

Charles Afam Anosike

Charles Afam Anosike is a Nigerian meteorological-agency executive appointed Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency in December 2023. Official NiMet and World Meteorological Organization materials also identify him as Nigeria's Permanent Representative with the WMO.

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About Charles Anosike

Profile information current to 2026-08-22.

Nigeria · Meteorological agency executive · 4 affiliations

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Known for: Meteorological services; International meteorological governance
Country: Nigeria

Meteorological agency executive

At a glance

President Bola Tinubu appointed Anosike substantive Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency on 13 December 2023.
Official records identify him as Nigeria's Permanent Representative with the World Meteorological Organization.
Before becoming Director-General, he served as NiMet's Director of Applied Meteorological Services from 2021 to 2023.
In March 2024, the WMO Secretary-General designated him an acting member of the WMO Executive Council for Regional Association I (Africa).

Leadership of NiMet

Anosike was appointed substantive Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency by President Bola Tinubu on 13 December 2023. NiMet describes the position as Director-General and Chief Executive Officer, and its February 2026 Seasonal Climate Prediction continued to identify him in that role.

Career and education

NiMet's official biography says Anosike served as Director of Applied Meteorological Services from 2021 to 2023 before becoming Director-General. It also reports that he holds BA and Master of Information Technology degrees from American InterContinental University, while Walden University records show that he received a Doctor of Business Administration degree in January 2014 for research on sustainability efforts by an oil company in the Niger Delta.

International meteorological roles

Official NiMet and WMO materials identify Anosike as Nigeria's Permanent Representative with the World Meteorological Organization. On 27 March 2024, the WMO Secretary-General also designated him an acting member of the organization's Executive Council for Regional Association I, which covers Africa.

Affiliations

Nigerian Meteorological Agency Director-General and Chief Executive Officer 2023-12-13–present
Nigerian Meteorological Agency Director of Applied Meteorological Services 2021–2023
World Meteorological Organization Nigeria's Permanent Representative present
Nigerian Meteorological Agency 2023-12-13–present

Timeline

2014-01 Received a Doctor of Business Administration degree from Walden University.
2021 Began serving as NiMet's Director of Applied Meteorological Services, according to the agency's biography.
2023-12-13 Appointed substantive Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency by President Bola Tinubu.
2024-03-27 Designated by the WMO Secretary-General as an acting member of the WMO Executive Council for Regional Association I (Africa).

Additional verified details

Current context

The latest located official NiMet source, dated February 2026, identifies Anosike as NiMet Director-General and Chief Executive Officer and as Nigeria's Permanent Representative with the WMO; NiMet's management page also lists him in both roles. This is the latest official role confirmation in the supplied record. No later authoritative source in that record indicated a change before the as-of date.

Biographical facts

Walden University records state that Charles Afam Anosike received a Doctor of Business Administration degree in January 2014 for a dissertation titled "Sustainability Efforts of One Oil Company in Niger Delta of Nigeria."
NiMet's official biography states that he holds a BA degree and a Master of Information Technology degree, with a specialization in IT project management, from American InterContinental University.
NiMet's official biography states that Anosike served as the agency's Director of Applied Meteorological Services from 2021 to 2023.