FG Issues Fresh Flood Alert for 19 States, 76 Locations [FULL LIST] -

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By Daniel Faith

The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Environment has issued a fresh flood alert, forecasting heavy rainfall and possible flooding across 19 states and 76 locations from August 5 to August 9, 2025.

The warning was issued on Tuesday by the National Flood Early Warning Systems Centre under the Ministry of Environment, urging residents and relevant authorities to take urgent precautionary measures to prevent further disasters.

#NewsAlert report that the advisory comes on the heels of fresh flooding incidents in Ogun and Gombe States, with reports of impacts also in Lagos, Plateau, Anambra, and Delta.

According to the ministry’s prediction report, the likely flood-prone areas include:

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

Katsina: Bindawa, Bakori, Daura, Funtua

Kebbi: Bagudo, Birnin-Kebbi, Bunza, Gwandu, Jega, Kalgo, Kamba, Kangiwa, Shanga, Ribah, Sakaba, Saminaka, Yelwa, Gauri-Banza

Kano: Bebeji, Gezawa, Gwarzo, Kano, Karaye, Tundun-wada, Wudil, Kunchi

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

Gombe: Bajoga

The ministry has called for proactive steps by states, local governments, and communities to prevent avoidable loss of lives and damage to property.

Flooding remains a recurring disaster in Nigeria. In 2024, over 31 states were affected, with hundreds of lives lost and more than a million people impacted.

In May 2025, Niger State experienced one of the deadliest floods this year, claiming over 200 lives and displacing thousands following torrential rains and a dam collapse in Mokwa.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) recently disclosed that 191 deaths, 82 missing persons and over 119,000 people have already been affected by flooding this year across 43 LGAs in 19 states.

The agency also reported:

138 injured persons

43,936 people displaced

8,594 houses damaged

8,278 farmlands destroyed

NEMA added that women and children remain the most vulnerable in the ongoing flood crisis.