The Federal Ministry of Environment has issued a flood alert covering 15 states and 69 locations, warning that heavy rainfall expected between September 24 and 28, 2025, could trigger flooding in vulnerable communities.
The alert, released on Wednesday by the National Flood Early Warning Centre (FEW Centre) and signed by the Director of the Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management Department, Usman Abdullahi Bokani, is part of the Ministry’s routine early-warning measures to prevent loss of lives and property during the peak of the rainy season.
Flooding remains one of Nigeria’s most frequent natural disasters, displacing thousands annually, damaging infrastructure, and threatening food security. According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), no fewer than 232 people have died, while 121,224 others have been displaced by floods as of September 20, 2025. The agency also reported that 339,658 people have been affected nationwide, with 681 sustaining injuries.
The FEW Centre highlighted the areas most at risk, listing affected communities across Adamawa, Anambra, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Edo, Imo, Kano, Katsina, Ondo, Oyo, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, and Zamfara States.
Some of the identified flood-prone locations include Yola (Adamawa), Ogbakuba (Anambra), Yenagoa (Bayelsa), Damasak (Borno), Asaba and Warri (Delta), Benin City (Edo), Oguta (Imo), Kano City (Kano), Jibia (Katsina), Akure (Ondo), Oyo Town (Oyo), Ahoada (Rivers), Isa (Sokoto), Gembu (Taraba), and Gusau (Zamfara).
The Ministry urged state governments, emergency agencies, and residents in the listed areas to take precautionary measures, prepare adequately, and activate preventive actions to mitigate the potential impact of the forecasted floods.
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