The Federal Ministry of Environment has issued a “flood alert” for 14 states, warning that “43 locations” may experience “heavy rainfall” that could lead to flooding between September 4 and September 8, 2025.
The alert was issued by the ministry’s National Flood Early Warning Centre.
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The ministry, in a statement signed by its Director of the Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management Department, Usman Abdullahi Bokani, noted that flooding is a “pressing environmental challenge” in Nigeria, often leading to “displacement,” “destruction of farmlands,” and “waterborne diseases.”
The warning highlights the country’s vulnerability due to “climate change” and “inadequate drainage infrastructure.”
The affected states and locations are:
- Ebonyi: Afikpo
- Cross River: Edor, Ikom, Itigidi, Akpap
- Kano: Gwarzo, Karaye
- Zamfara: Anka, Gummi, Kaura Namoda, Maradun, Shinkafi, Bukkuyum
- Taraba: Dampar, Duchi, Garkowa, Gassol, Gembu, Gun Gun Bodel, Kambari, Mayo Ranewo, Mutum Biyu, Bandawa, Ngaruwa
- Abia: Eziama, Umuahia
- Yobe: Geidam, Kanama, Potiskum
- Plateau: Langtang, Shendam, Wase
- Borno: Ngala
- Imo: Okigwe, Otoko
- Niger: Sarki Pawa
- Sokoto: Sokoto, Wamakko, Isa, Shagari, Makira
- Kaduna: Kafanchan
- Akwa Ibom: Oron
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