Over 433,000 Nigerians Affected as Floods Ravage 27 States — NEMA Reports 241 Deaths, 144,000 Displaced

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has disclosed that no fewer than 433,578 people have been affected by flooding incidents across 27 states and 123 local government areas of Nigeria as of November 4, 2025.

According to data from NEMA’s 2025 Flood Dashboard obtained on Sunday, the floods have displaced 144,790 persons and claimed 241 lives, while 839 individuals sustained injuries and 115 remain missing nationwide.

The disaster also caused extensive damage, destroying 52,509 houses and 74,767 hectares of farmlands, leaving thousands of families without homes or livelihoods.

Demographic records show that the victims include 82,820 men, 133,407 women, 197,566 children, and 19,985 elderly persons, while 2,503 persons with disabilities were also affected.

Adamawa State recorded the highest number of victims with 60,608 affected and 23,077 displaced, followed by Lagos (57,951 affected, 3,680 displaced) and Akwa Ibom (51,813 affected, 44,732 displaced). Other severely impacted states include Imo (34,589 affected), Taraba (28,107), Rivers (26,710), and Kaduna (24,240).

Further breakdowns revealed that Edo, Kebbi, Sokoto, Delta, Jigawa, Borno, Abia, Anambra, Niger, Cross River, Bayelsa, Yobe, Katsina, Gombe, Kano, Ondo, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) also recorded varying levels of devastation.

Regionally, the South-South recorded the highest impact with 122,000 affected persons and 71,000 displaced, followed by the North-East (105,000 affected, 31,000 displaced) and North-West (78,000 affected, 13,000 displaced). The South-West recorded 62,000 affected, the South-East 53,000, while the North-Central had 13,000 affected persons.

NEMA identified key post-flood challenges, including resource shortages (60%), inaccessibility (18%), security risks (9%), community resistance (8%), and coordination difficulties (4%).

The agency highlighted food, shelter, water and sanitation, healthcare, and livelihood support as the most urgent needs of victims, alongside nutrition, education, protection, and security assistance.