The Federal Government has issued a fresh warning of possible flooding in 19 states and 76 locations nationwide, following forecasts of heavy rainfall over five days from August 5 to 9, 2025.
The alert, released Tuesday by the National Flood Early Warning Systems Centre under the Federal Ministry of Environment, urged residents and relevant authorities to take urgent precautionary measures to mitigate the anticipated impact.
This development comes as flash floods ravaged parts of Ogun and Gombe states on Tuesday, with reports of similar incidents in Lagos, Plateau, Anambra, and Delta states.
According to the flood outlook obtained by our correspondent, the areas at risk include parts of Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Ebonyi, Cross River, Nasarawa, Benue, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Kano, Niger, Plateau, Taraba, Jigawa, Yobe, Zamfara, Sokoto, Borno, and Gombe states.
Some of the specific locations listed are Eket, Oron, and Upenekang (Akwa Ibom); Tafawa-Balewa, Azare (Bauchi); Abakaliki (Ebonyi); Ogoja, Obubra (Cross River); Keffi (Nasarawa); Gboko, Vande-Ikya (Benue); Zaria (Kaduna); Daura, Funtua (Katsina); Birnin-Kebbi, Jega (Kebbi); Kano, Wudil (Kano); Kontagora (Niger); Mangu (Plateau); Takum (Taraba); Hadejia (Jigawa); Potiskum (Yobe); Sokoto (Sokoto); Biu (Borno); and Bajoga (Gombe).
Meanwhile, data released by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) last Friday revealed the scale of devastation already caused by floods this year. At least 165 lives have been lost, 82 persons remain missing, and 119,791 individuals have been affected.
The agency added that 138 people sustained injuries, while 43,936 have been displaced. A total of 8,594 houses and 8,278 farmlands have been damaged across 43 Local Government Areas in 19 states. Women and children were reported to be the most impacted by the disaster.
