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.”
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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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