N.S.R.D.A notifies Nigerians of imminent solar eclipse

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Image result for The National Space Research and Development Agency says there will be a partial solar eclipse on Sunday the 25th of February 2017.
The National Space Research and Development Agency says there will be a partial solar eclipse on Sunday the 25th of February 2017.
A statement made by the agency’s Head of Media and Corporate Communications, Dr. Felix Ale, reveals that the eclipse would be visible across the country, with different degrees of totality adding that there is no cause for alarm.

The statement also revealed that the highest degree of obscurity during the natural occurrence would be observed in the southern part of the country, particularly in Port Harcourt, Uyo and Calabar, where it is expected to have about 33 per cent obscurity... while the lowest degree would be about nine per cent in the Northern part of the country, particularly Kebbi State.

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