Over a five-day period, the Federal Government has predicted severe rains that might cause flooding in 76 areas and 19 states.
The Federal Ministry of Environment’s National Flood Early Warning Systems Centre issued the warning on Tuesday, urging citizens and stakeholders to take immediate preventative action.
This occurs as disastrous flooding hit Ogun and Gombe states on Tuesday. The tragedy also devastated Lagos, Plateau, Anambra, and Delta states.
Our correspondent was able to receive the center’s flood prediction, which states that between August 5 to August 9, 2025, rainfall is anticipated to produce flooding in the concerned districts.
Akwa-Ibom (Edor, Eket, Ikom, Oron, Upenekang); Bauchi (Tafawa-Balewa, Azare, Jama’are, Kari, Misau, Jama’a); Ebonyi (Abakaliki, Echara, Ezilo); Cross-River (Ogoja Edor, Obubra); Nasarawa (Keana, Keffi, Wamba); Benue (Agaku, Buruku, Gboko, Igumale, Ito, Katsina-Ala, Ugba, Vande-Ikya); Kaduna (Jaji, Kafancha, Birnin-Gwari, Zaria); and Katsina (Bindawa, Bakori, Daura, Funtua) are the anticipated states and locations.
The others are the following: Niger (Kontagora, Rijau, Ringim); Plateau (Mangu); Taraba (Donga, Takum); Jigawa (Diginsa, Gumel, Dutse, Gwaram, Hadejia, Miga); Yobe (Machina, Potiskum); Zamfara (Anka); Sokoto (Sokoto, Wamakko); Borno (Biu); and Kano (Bebeji, Gezawa, Gezawa, Gwarzo, Kano, Karaye, Tundun-wada, Ribah, Sakaba, Saminaka, Yelwa, Gauri-Banza; and Niger (Kontagora, Rijau, Ringim).
In Nigeria, flooding has become a yearly event that destroys numerous properties and takes lives. According to reports, flooding struck 31 states last year, killing hundreds, hurting thousands, and affecting 1.2 million people.
The Alau Dam collapsed on September 10, 2024, resulting in floods in Borno State that killed at least 150 people, displaced 419,000 others, and submerged 70% of the community.
This year has seen a number of flooding incidents across the nation that have resulted in property damage, fatalities, injuries, and displacement. In May, Mokwa, Niger State, had the deadliest flood of the year, which is said to have killed at least 200 people and left others displaced.
The floods, which were brought on by heavy rains and made worse by the collapse of a dam, devastated a large area and made it difficult for the locals to get basic services.
In 2025, flooding also occurred in various parts of Nigeria, with Mokwa being the most badly hit. In addition to putting millions of people at risk, the flooding hit several states, notably Rivers State, where heavy rains created landslides and floods that carried people away and buried homes in the city of Okrika, killing at least 25 people.
The regular water flow from the Jebba Hydroelectric Power Station dam caused flooding in 30 towns in April, resulting in the destruction of rice fields and the deaths of at least 13 persons in Kwara State and Mokwa, including three on a canoe that capsized on a flooded river.
The release of intervention money to assist with flood mitigation and response operations around the country was recently approved by the National Economic Council.
NEC authorized N1.5 billion for the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning, N1.5 billion for the Federal Ministry of Environment, N1.5 billion for the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, N3 billion for each of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, and N10 billion for the National Emergency Management Agency.
According to a dashboard made public by NEMA last Friday, this year’s floods has left at least 165 people dead, 82 people missing, and 119,791 people impacted.
Additionally, the government said that 8,594 homes were impacted, 43,936 people were displaced, 138 people had various degrees of injury, and 8,278 farmlands were devastated in 43 Local Government Areas throughout 19 States.
The agency said the majority of those impacted were women and children.
NEMA: 191 deaths
In the meantime, according to a recent report from the National Emergency Management Agency, the floods that have devastated sections of the nation in 2025 have claimed at least 191 lives and left 94 more unaccounted for.
According to the report our correspondent was able to obtain on Tuesday, Niger State had the highest number of fatalities—163—followed by Adamawa State, which had 26. The states of Borno and Gombe each reported one death.
The report further stated that, so far this year, the floods had affected 134,435 individuals across 20 states and 47 local government units.
Abia, the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja), Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Edo, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, and Kaduna are among the states that are impacted. Kano, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, Ondo, Rivers, and Sokoto are the others.
There have also been reports of 239 injuries and 48,056 displaced individuals. In addition, 9,499 homes and 9,450 farmlands have been impacted by the floods.
Additionally, NEMA’s dashboard showed that there are 1,874 people with impairments, 60,071 children, 27,121 males, 41,539 women, and 5,704 senior people among those impacted.
5,264,097 people were impacted by the floods in 2024, which forced 1,243,638 people to relocate throughout 35 states and 401 local government entities. 16,469 people were hurt and 1,237 people died as a result of the tragedy.
Additionally, 1,439,296 hectares of farmlands were impacted, and 116,172 dwellings were demolished, making the flooding’s humanitarian and economic effects much worse nationwide.
Ogun, Gombe ravaged
Heavy rainfall that started Monday night and continued into the early hours of Tuesday caused flooding in parts of Ogun and Gombe states.
At Redemption City, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Mowe, Ogun State, It was observed that residents, schoolchildren, and visiting church members attending the Redeemed Christian Church of God annual convention were trapped for hours as floodwaters submerged parts of the area.
One of the worst-hit areas was Estate 15, where some vehicles were completely submerged. Stranded residents had to abandon their cars and resorted to using canoes as a temporary means of transportation. In response, RCCG officials deployed Type D school buses to help ferry people in and out of the premises.
