The Federal Government has issued a flood alert for 15 states and 69 locations, warning that heavy rainfall between 24 and 28 September 2025 could lead to flooding in several communities.

The National Flood Early Warning Centre of the Federal Ministry of Environment announced this in a statement on Wednesday signed by Usman Abdullahi Bokani, Director of the Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management Department.

According to the Ministry, the advisory is part of routine early-warning measures aimed at preventing loss of lives and property during the peak of the rainy season.

Flooding remains a recurring disaster in Nigeria, displacing thousands of people annually, damaging infrastructure and undermining food security. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reports that at least 232 people have died, 121,224 displaced and 339,658 affected nationwide as of 20 September 2025, with 681 sustaining various degrees of injuries.

The Centre listed the areas at risk to include:

  • Adamawa: Farkumo, Jimeta, Mayo-Belwa, Wuro Bokki, Yola

  • Anambra: Ogbakuba

  • Bayelsa: Amassoma, Ikpidama, Kalama, Kolokuma/Opokuma, Odi, Odoni, Ogbia, Oloibiri, Oporoma, Otouke, Peremabiri, Sagbama, Yenagoa

  • Borno: Damasak

  • Delta: Abigborodo, Aboh, Abraka, Agbor, Asaba, Forcados, Koko, Okoloba, Okpo-Krika, Patani, Sapele, Ughelli, Warri, Umugboma, Umukwata, Umuchi-Utchi

  • Edo: Benin City, Okada

  • Imo: Egbema, Oguta

  • Kano: Bebeji, Gezawa, Gwarzo, Kano, Karaye, Tudun-Wada, Wudil

  • Katsina: Jibia

  • Ondo: Akure, Ikare, Ita-Ogbolu

  • Oyo: Iseyin, Oyo

  • Rivers: Ahoada, Itu

  • Sokoto: Isa, Shagari

  • Taraba: Bandawa, Gembu, Ngaruwa, Serti

  • Zamfara: Anka, Bungudu, Bukuyum, Gummi, Gusau, Kaura Namoda, Maradun, Shinkafi

The Ministry urged state governments, local authorities and residents in the affected areas to prepare adequately and take preventive measures to mitigate the impact of possible flooding.